Table 1 1 . Cattle and Calves - Inventory and Sales: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Iowa 
Adair 
Adams 
Allamakee 
Appanoose 
Audubon 
Benton 
INVENTORY 
Cattle and calves 
farms, 2012 
26,827 
319 
204 
419 
323 
187 
365 
2007 
29,690 
354 
232 
426 
352 
225 
402 
number, 2012 
3,893,683 
41,428 
24,781 
66,138 
22,800 
32,891 
39,849 
2007 
3,982,344 
40,077 
28,749 
55,246 
28,626 
34,540 
51,018 
Farms by inventory: 
1 to 9 
farms, 2012 
* ** Bel* fj iB 
22 
24 
32 
57 
38 
44 
2007 
36 
22 
34 
28 
52 
61 
number, 2012 
1 cl 
110 
120 
177 
264 
189 
222 
2007 
20,311 
140 
100 
199 
(D) 
296 
275 
1 0 to 1 9 
farms, 2012 
3,326 
41 
14 
45 
55 
20 
58 
2007 
3,482 
33 
21 
39 
56 
35 
42 
number, 2012 
46,266 
561 
194 
638 
801 
276 
841 
2007 
49,278 
451 
303 
554 
786 
407 
552 
20 to 49 
farms, 2012 
6,273 
84 
57 
85 
89 
30 
99 
2007 
7,515 
88 
69 
108 
107 
36 
102 
number, 2012 
201,420 
2,663 
1,758 
2,966 
2,752 
1,026 
2,942 
2007 
242,817 
2,823 
2,327 
3,797 
3,614 
1,249 
3,140 
50 to 99 
farms, 2012 
4,580 
63 
41 
87 
60 
26 
64 
2007 
5,694 
73 
47 
74 
74 
39 
94 
number, 2012 
320,396 
4,334 
2,914 
5,903 
3,981 
1,716 
4,510 
2007 
398,486 
4,968 
3,284 
5,309 
5,391 
2,726 
6,242 
100 to 199 
farms, 2012 
3,740 
51 
33 
93 
39 
23 
41 
2007 
4,269 
73 
40 
83 
53 
30 
49 
number, 2012 
520,794 
6,911 
4,423 
13,908 
5,392 
3,047 
5,588 
2007 
585,742 
9,886 
5,181 
11,769 
7,331 
4,034 
6,809 
200 to 499 
farms, 2012 
3,416 
42 
27 
54 
20 
31 
52 
2007 
2,906 
38 
23 
78 
32 
11 
28 
number, 2012 
1,040,658 
12,850 
7,501 
16,864 
5,930 
8,615 
15,749 
2007 
863,592 
10,889 
6,284 
23,775 
9,372 
3,234 
8,028 
500 or more 
farms, 2012 
1,517 
16 
8 
23 
3 
19 
7 
2007 
1,662 
13 
10 
10 
2 
22 
26 
number, 2012 
1,744,516 
13,999 
7,871 
25,682 
3,680 
18,022 
9,997 
2007 
1,822,118 
10,920 
11,270 
9,843 
(D) 
22,594 
25,972 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms, 2012 
21,115 
305 
168 
365 
295 
139 
280 
2007 
22,736 
316 
201 
373 
326 
163 
308 
number, 2012 
1,090,325 
19,200 
10,033 
27,423 
12,650 
7,959 
12,949 
2007 
1,119,491 
18,120 
11,984 
26,939 
17,038 
6,567 
16,453 
Beef cows 
farms, 2012 
19,677 
305 
168 
307 
287 
138 
268 
2007 
20,809 
315 
200 
285 
321 
161 
288 
number, 2012 
885,568 
(D) 
10,033 
15,308 
12,355 
7,955 
9,214 
2007 
904,100 
18,026 
(D) 
15,051 
16,697 
(D) 
11,979 
2012 farms by inventory: 
1 to 9 
farms 
4,209 
41 
19 
52 
63 
40 
51 
number 
20,215 
(D) 
(D) 
286 
(D) 
167 
253 
1 0 to 1 9 
farms 
3,602 
47 
24 
40 
61 
11 
76 
number 
49,473 
654 
356 
606 
815 
(D) 
1,005 
20 to 49 
farms 
6,286 
101 
59 
101 
91 
44 
82 
number 
195,430 
3,119 
1,961 
3,171 
2,828 
1,378 
2,476 
50 to 99 
farms 
3,297 
51 
39 
72 
42 
22 
45 
number 
222,301 
3,428 
2,684 
4,749 
2,914 
1,549 
3,005 
100 to 199 
farms 
1,673 
40 
20 
32 
21 
13 
8 
number 
216,054 
4,969 
2,385 
3,936 
2,754 
1,958 
1,035 
200 to 499 
farms 
570 
24 
5 
10 
8 
7 
6 
number 
150,548 
5,948 
1,543 
2,560 
2,160 
1,742 
1,440 
500 or more 
farms 
40 
1 
2 
- 
1 
1 
- 
number 
31,547 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
" 
Milk cows 
farms, 2012 
1,810 
1 
- 
83 
11 
4 
16 
2007 
2,390 
3 
3 
114 
11 
3 
24 
number, 2012 
204,757 
(D) 
- 
12,115 
295 
4 
3,735 
2007 
215,391 
94 
(D) 
11,888 
341 
(D) 
4,474 
2012 farms by inventory: 
1 to 9 
farms 
339 
1 
- 
1 
6 
4 
5 
number 
748 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
4 
7 
1 0 to 1 9 
farms 
117 
- 
3 
- 
- 
number 
1,644 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
20 to 49 
farms 
388 
- 
- 
15 
1 
- 
2 
number 
13,038 
- 
- 
560 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
50 to 99 
farms 
485 
- 
- 
28 
4 
- 
1 
number 
33,373 
- 
- 
1,942 
240 
- 
(D) 
100 to 199 
farms 
309 
- 
- 
23 
- 
- 
5 
number 
41,140 
- 
- 
3,187 
- 
- 
556 
200 to 499 
farms 
119 
- 
- 
8 
- 
- 
2 
number 
34,854 
- 
- 
2,386 
- 
- 
(D) 
500 or more 
farms 
53 
- 
- 
5 
- 
- 
1 
number 
79,960 
- 
- 
4,000 
- 
- 
(D) 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms, 2012 
23,374 
278 
188 
369 
266 
164 
320 
2007 
25,608 
312 
181 
366 
292 
186 
342 
number, 2012 
2,803,358 
22,228 
14,748 
38,715 
10,150 
24,932 
26,900 
2007 
2,862,853 
21,957 
16,765 
28,307 
11,588 
27,973 
34,565 
2012 farms by inventory: 
1 to 9 
farms 
6,529 
84 
57 
77 
115 
50 
89 
number 
27,365 
374 
(D) 
386 
461 
203 
425 
10 to 19 
farms 
3,363 
29 
31 
31 
44 
13 
59 
number 
45,454 
403 
422 
410 
608 
169 
815 
20 to 49 
farms 
4,745 
85 
36 
86 
57 
35 
55 
number 
147,371 
2,712 
1,102 
2,742 
1,688 
1,002 
1,644 
50 to 99 
farms 
3,114 
31 
24 
93 
28 
19 
48 
number 
215,335 
2,264 
1,646 
6,575 
1,876 
1,349 
3,471 
100 to 199 
farms 
2,186 
18 
22 
43 
15 
14 
25 
number 
297,131 
2,292 
2,635 
5,990 
1,971 
2,010 
3,187 
200 to 499 
farms 
2,271 
23 
16 
23 
4 
15 
39 
number 
686,266 
6,291 
5,720 
6,898 
866 
4,082 
11,121 
500 or more 
farms 
1,166 
8 
2 
16 
3 
18 
5 
number 
1,384,436 
7,892 
(D) 
15,714 
2,680 
16,117 
6,237 
-continued 
382 Iowa 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
