Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
3,416 
3,067 
32 
241 
472 
915 
894 
513 
500 or more 
1,517 
1,396 
2 
105 
250 
404 
410 
225 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
21,115 
13,897 
135 
1,001 
1,618 
3,390 
3,931 
3,822 
number 
1,090,325 
900,709 
6,430 
58,377 
112,781 
266,743 
259,522 
196,856 
Beef cows 
farms 
19,677 
12,607 
126 
893 
1,348 
2,968 
3,625 
3,647 
number 
885,568 
704,294 
6,165 
47,703 
81,304 
189,191 
217,738 
162,193 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
4,209 
1,655 
23 
155 
174 
351 
428 
524 
1 0 to 49 
9,888 
6,253 
66 
418 
596 
1,284 
1,761 
2,128 
50 to 99 
3,297 
2,692 
15 
171 
328 
758 
808 
612 
100 to 199 
1,673 
1,471 
16 
112 
191 
407 
451 
294 
200 to 499 
570 
498 
6 
35 
55 
161 
160 
81 
500 or more 
40 
38 
- 
2 
4 
7 
17 
8 
Milk cows 
farms 
1,810 
1,586 
9 
134 
321 
521 
378 
223 
number 
204,757 
196,415 
265 
10,674 
31,477 
77,552 
41,784 
34,663 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
339 
191 
1 
23 
54 
54 
37 
22 
1 0 to 49 
505 
459 
5 
52 
92 
124 
121 
65 
50 to 99 
485 
464 
3 
30 
82 
185 
97 
67 
100 to 199 
309 
305 
- 
19 
61 
107 
77 
41 
200 to 499 
119 
118 
- 
7 
26 
29 
34 
22 
500 or more 
53 
49 
- 
3 
6 
22 
12 
6 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
23,374 
15,880 
157 
1,219 
1,969 
4,012 
4,541 
3,982 
number 
2,803,358 
2,483,843 
13,895 
170,140 
396,719 
705,056 
805,262 
392,771 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
24,573 
16,727 
165 
1,247 
2,061 
4,143 
4,762 
4,349 
number 
3,446,109 
3,077,906 
14,475 
209,576 
480,703 
903,722 
975,193 
494,237 
$1,000 
4,504,373 
4,083,357 
17,067 
271,454 
671,580 
1,206,073 
1,284,062 
633,121 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
7,631 
4,890 
65 
393 
604 
1,203 
1,345 
1,280 
number 
312,408 
257,416 
2,637 
23,282 
31,299 
94,471 
55,704 
50,023 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
22,331 
15,451 
141 
1,141 
1,930 
3,853 
4,399 
3,987 
number 
3,133,701 
2,820,490 
11,838 
186,294 
449,404 
809,251 
919,489 
444,214 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
6,036 
5,240 
26 
333 
735 
1,516 
1,555 
1,075 
number 
2,010,004 
1,870,416 
5,816 
106,048 
309,067 
528,167 
647,319 
273,999 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
6,266 
5,050 
13 
434 
761 
1,698 
1,498 
646 
number 
20,455,666 
16,449,602 
7,660 
1,343,434 
2,323,456 
5,861,698 
4,880,536 
2,032,818 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
678 
288 
2 
51 
50 
73 
74 
38 
25 to 49 
144 
96 
- 
6 
21 
26 
24 
19 
50 to 99 
160 
113 
1 
13 
21 
25 
23 
30 
100 to 199 
197 
168 
2 
3 
21 
50 
66 
26 
200 to 499 
588 
495 
- 
18 
62 
167 
174 
74 
500 or more 
4,499 
3,890 
8 
343 
586 
1,357 
1,137 
459 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
1,676 
1,354 
4 
73 
178 
434 
437 
228 
number 
917,567 
641,714 
135 
25,686 
75,491 
236,705 
207,580 
96,117 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
6,069 
4,929 
11 
413 
740 
1,676 
1,465 
624 
number 
19,538,099 
15,807,888 
7,525 
1,317,748 
2,247,965 
5,624,993 
4,672,956 
1,936,701 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
6,616 
5,364 
15 
441 
824 
1,782 
1,613 
689 
number 
49,355,848 
40,985,377 
36,587 
3,217,085 
5,466,280 
14,343,514 
12,644,835 
5,277,076 
$1,000 
6,767,424 
5,562,747 
5,210 
434,057 
792,840 
1,984,291 
1,680,478 
665,871 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,904 
1,492 
6 
101 
161 
341 
429 
454 
number 
165,815 
1 1 1 ,346 
109 
4,904 
15,424 
27,651 
33,997 
29,261 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
2,550 
1,311 
2 
83 
148 
304 
367 
407 
number 
94,141 
61,340 
(D) 
(D) 
9,696 
16,246 
18,071 
13,946 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
2,454 
1,251 
6 
80 
146 
286 
353 
380 
number 
177,987 
123,200 
1,656 
4,832 
15,982 
26,794 
54,484 
19,452 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
9,599 
4,267 
47 
303 
569 
989 
1,171 
1,188 
number 
62,206 
29,264 
179 
1,611 
3,912 
6,351 
8,227 
8,984 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
9,286 
4,111 
47 
299 
565 
963 
1,123 
1,114 
number 
57,175 
26,589 
150 
1,498 
3,731 
5,874 
7,337 
7,999 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
2,262 
1,055 
11 
100 
148 
232 
295 
269 
number 
8,824 
4,231 
25 
457 
711 
901 
998 
1,139 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
1,921 
778 
12 
103 
137 
182 
174 
170 
number 
56,239 
35,952 
242 
7,415 
9,472 
8,886 
5,841 
4,096 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
1,191 
505 
7 
67 
100 
130 
105 
96 
number 
36,402 
24,796 
109 
4,170 
4,720 
6,558 
4,654 
4,585 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
3,821 
1,624 
10 
149 
281 
377 
445 
362 
number 
52,218,870 
27,384,541 
(D) 
(D) 
2,986,542 
5,480,368 
6,807,620 
11,014,066 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
3,676 
1,503 
9 
135 
249 
346 
417 
347 
400 to 3,199 
31 
27 
- 
5 
8 
3 
6 
5 
3,200 to 9,999 
40 
39 
- 
5 
12 
11 
6 
5 
10,000 to 19,999 
18 
16 
- 
2 
5 
7 
2 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
8 
7 
1 
1 
2 
2 
1 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
8 
7 
- 
- 
1 
3 
2 
1 
100,000 or more 
40 
25 
- 
1 
4 
5 
11 
4 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
499 
261 
- 
19 
49 
70 
65 
58 
number 
12,565,630 
6,148,650 
- 
36,847 
614,354 
2,945,206 
838,482 
1,713,761 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
206 Iowa 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
