Table 1 1 . Cattle and Calves - Inventory and Sales: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Iowa 
Adair 
Adams 
Allamakee 
Appanoose 
Audubon 
Benton 
INVENTORY - Con. 
Cattle and calves - Con. 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
5,368 
42 
17 
60 
6 
47 
76 
2007 
7,209 
59 
24 
66 
13 
68 
122 
number, 2012 
1,550,523 
6,319 
4,452 
11,474 
2,183 
16,781 
11,650 
2007 
1,738,545 
9,555 
7,156 
6,355 
2,051 
21,753 
23,570 
2012 farms by inventory: 
1 to 1 9 
farms 
496 
5 
- 
2 
- 
3 
7 
number 
6,887 
54 
- 
(D) 
- 
55 
93 
20 to 49 
farms 
1,048 
9 
4 
18 
1 
6 
16 
number 
33,010 
(D) 
98 
(D) 
(□) 
251 
(D) 
50 to 99 
farms 
1,000 
11 
3 
14 
1 
4 
17 
number 
69,697 
687 
215 
950 
(D) 
291 
1,116 
100 to 199 
farms 
920 
3 
4 
12 
1 
4 
11 
number 
126,405 
458 
(D) 
1,524 
(D) 
401 
1,454 
200 to 499 
farms 
1,165 
12 
5 
7 
1 
16 
23 
number 
360,796 
3,374 
1,353 
2,028 
(D) 
4,512 
6,679 
500 or more 
farms 
739 
2 
1 
7 
2 
14 
2 
number 
953,728 
(D) 
(D) 
6,343 
(D) 
11,271 
(D) 
SALES 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms, 2012 
1,523 
- 
- 
81 
5 
4 
11 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
$1,000, 2012 
799,467 
- 
- 
51,591 
890 
16 
(D) 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms, 2012 
24,573 
292 
176 
386 
289 
174 
333 
2007 
27,535 
344 
228 
395 
322 
195 
373 
number, 2012 
3,446,109 
24,890 
17,242 
33,923 
14,883 
39,543 
35,724 
2007 
3,635,880 
30,012 
19,895 
26,034 
17,173 
34,317 
58,801 
$1,000, 2012 
4,504,373 
(D) 
20,578 
37,506 
13,388 
56,137 
42,372 
2007 
3,606,633 
(D) 
17,191 
20,896 
12,369 
34,064 
63,625 
2012 farms by number sold: 
1 to 9 
farms 
5,189 
33 
31 
41 
79 
37 
79 
number 
24,181 
179 
120 
212 
388 
170 
390 
1 0 to 1 9 
farms 
4,101 
59 
25 
58 
47 
23 
63 
number 
56,290 
767 
354 
799 
642 
328 
866 
20 to 49 
farms 
6,004 
83 
52 
97 
82 
42 
89 
number 
186,888 
2,552 
(D) 
3,096 
2,533 
1,415 
2,720 
50 to 99 
farms 
3,638 
48 
34 
112 
48 
14 
35 
number 
249,687 
3,302 
2,498 
7,634 
3,269 
912 
2,317 
1 00 to 1 99 
farms 
2,305 
44 
19 
47 
23 
25 
19 
number 
316,481 
5,941 
2,710 
6,601 
2,808 
3,230 
2,367 
200 to 499 
farms 
1,965 
17 
13 
24 
6 
18 
33 
number 
591,629 
4,681 
3,489 
8,595 
1,722 
5,077 
9,739 
500 or more 
farms 
1,371 
8 
2 
7 
4 
15 
15 
number 
2,020,953 
7,468 
(D) 
6,986 
3,521 
28,411 
17,325 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds, 
sold 
farms, 2012 
7,631 
104 
64 
154 
124 
43 
80 
2007 
8,155 
97 
70 
148 
137 
58 
71 
number, 2012 
312,408 
3,030 
1,576 
5,018 
3,514 
863 
3,053 
2007 
316,177 
3,044 
1,797 
4,744 
3,659 
1,108 
5,571 
2012 farms by number sold: 
1 to 9 
farms 
2,952 
35 
20 
35 
48 
20 
30 
number 
12,683 
189 
(D) 
(D) 
211 
118 
126 
10 to 19 
farms 
1,581 
31 
15 
39 
22 
10 
12 
number 
20,857 
397 
179 
541 
282 
133 
(D) 
20 to 49 
farms 
1,931 
24 
19 
56 
32 
10 
25 
number 
57,349 
699 
553 
1,842 
1,064 
320 
649 
50 to 99 
farms 
661 
10 
8 
12 
15 
2 
11 
number 
43,051 
660 
524 
718 
982 
(D) 
718 
100 to 199 
farms 
264 
3 
2 
11 
7 
1 
1 
number 
32,888 
(D) 
(D) 
1,360 
975 
(D) 
(D) 
200 to 499 
farms 
160 
1 
- 
number 
50,142 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
farms 
82 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
number 
95,438 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Cattle, including calves weighing 500 pounds 
or more, sold 
farms, 2012 
22,331 
256 
160 
357 
258 
155 
305 
2007 
24,994 
324 
209 
364 
280 
172 
348 
number, 2012 
3,133,701 
21,860 
15,666 
28,905 
11,369 
38,680 
32,671 
2007 
3,319,703 
26,968 
18,098 
21,290 
13,514 
33,209 
53,230 
2012 farms by number sold: 
1 to 9 
farms 
5,366 
47 
31 
48 
81 
33 
84 
number 
23,688 
253 
113 
227 
338 
120 
399 
10 to 19 
farms 
3,581 
34 
22 
59 
43 
19 
53 
number 
48,701 
430 
335 
774 
604 
250 
729 
20 to 49 
farms 
5,219 
72 
49 
102 
75 
34 
75 
number 
162,036 
2,193 
(D) 
3,239 
2,122 
1,122 
2,301 
50 to 99 
farms 
3,079 
43 
29 
85 
42 
12 
30 
number 
209,922 
2,914 
2,055 
5,805 
2,816 
809 
1,937 
100 to 199 
farms 
2,039 
35 
14 
38 
10 
24 
15 
number 
278,858 
4,668 
1,958 
5,379 
1,298 
3,130 
1,661 
200 to 499 
farms 
1,793 
17 
13 
18 
4 
18 
33 
number 
542,982 
4,681 
3,354 
6,995 
1,260 
4,941 
9,619 
500 or more 
farms 
1,254 
8 
2 
7 
3 
15 
15 
number 
1,867,514 
6,721 
(D) 
6,486 
2,931 
28,308 
16,025 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Iowa 395 
