Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative, 
Total 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
403 
397 
396 
6 
6 
20 
500 or more 
316 
293 
291 
23 
13 
4 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
1,139 
1,103 
1,094 
36 
28 
149 
number 
113,307 
107,097 
106,634 
6,210 
2,428 
11,548 
Beef cows 
farms 
1,012 
978 
969 
34 
27 
141 
number 
(D) 
65,915 
65,452 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
115 
107 
107 
8 
8 
28 
10 to 49 
430 
419 
413 
11 
11 
75 
50 to 99 
240 
235 
234 
5 
5 
21 
100 to 199 
161 
160 
158 
1 
1 
12 
200 to 499 
60 
53 
53 
7 
1 
5 
500 or more 
6 
4 
4 
2 
1 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
137 
135 
135 
2 
1 
9 
number 
(D) 
41,182 
41,182 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
8 
8 
8 
1 
10 to 49 
13 
13 
13 
- 
- 
2 
50 to 99 
24 
23 
23 
1 
- 
2 
100 to 199 
42 
41 
41 
1 
1 
- 
200 to 499 
29 
29 
29 
- 
- 
3 
500 or more 
21 
21 
21 
" 
" 
1 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
1,543 
1,496 
1,487 
47 
36 
157 
number 
610,719 
572,268 
566,631 
38,451 
28,057 
12,264 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
1,627 
1,571 
1,558 
56 
45 
162 
number 
821,787 
768,990 
756,746 
52,797 
45,323 
15,789 
$1,000 
1,119,593 
1,042,185 
(D) 
77,407 
69,955 
15,497 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
369 
354 
352 
15 
11 
62 
number 
34,463 
32,770 
(D) 
1,693 
189 
4,508 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
1,554 
1,502 
1,489 
52 
41 
148 
number 
787,324 
736,220 
(D) 
51,104 
45,134 
11,281 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
769 
745 
743 
24 
20 
36 
number 
600,746 
556,133 
(D) 
44,613 
40,842 
4,798 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
1,217 
1,139 
1,126 
78 
72 
57 
number 
5,666,179 
5,151,285 
5,023,610 
514,894 
451,839 
220,150 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
19 
15 
15 
4 
4 
5 
25 to 49 
4 
4 
4 
- 
- 
3 
50 to 99 
7 
7 
7 
- 
- 
3 
1 00 to 1 99 
13 
12 
11 
1 
1 
5 
200 to 499 
59 
55 
53 
4 
4 
3 
500 or more 
1,115 
1,046 
1,036 
69 
63 
38 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
311 
275 
266 
36 
31 
29 
number 
318,471 
237,458 
228,695 
81,013 
61,707 
22,874 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,199 
1,123 
1,112 
76 
70 
54 
number 
5,347,708 
4,913,827 
4,794,915 
433,881 
390,132 
197,276 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
1,300 
1,226 
1,212 
74 
68 
59 
number 
15,558,392 
13,296,009 
13,003,608 
2,262,383 
2,002,956 
638,949 
$1,000 
2,038,726 
1,844,573 
(D) 
194,153 
(D) 
69,895 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
116 
111 
111 
5 
5 
26 
number 
15,473 
13,501 
13,501 
1,972 
1,972 
1,020 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
106 
105 
105 
1 
1 
23 
number 
(D) 
6,428 
6,428 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
104 
99 
99 
5 
5 
24 
number 
37,472 
33,813 
33,813 
3,659 
3,659 
1,012 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
408 
383 
382 
25 
21 
103 
number 
3,313 
2,641 
(D) 
672 
130 
830 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
370 
351 
350 
19 
16 
92 
number 
2,956 
2,297 
(D) 
659 
119 
725 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
112 
105 
105 
7 
7 
29 
number 
558 
532 
532 
26 
26 
231 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
54 
51 
51 
3 
3 
16 
number 
(D) 
2,097 
2,097 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
32 
32 
32 
9 
number 
3,079 
3,079 
3,079 
- 
- 
119 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
153 
136 
132 
17 
16 
24 
number 
31,330,269 
24,207,016 
21,219,498 
7,123,253 
(D) 
1,700 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
121 
109 
108 
12 
12 
23 
400 to 3,199 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3,200 to 9,999 
5 
5 
5 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
3 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
3 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
21 
16 
13 
5 
4 
" 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
31 
28 
26 
3 
2 
6 
number 
7,986,327 
(D) 
5,821,010 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Iowa 153 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
