Table 1 1 . Cattle and Calves - Inventory and Sales: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Black Hawk 
Boone 
Bremer 
Buchanan 
Buena Vista 
Butler 
Calhoun 
INVENTORY - Con. 
Cattle and calves - Con. 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
55 
25 
65 
92 
31 
54 
45 
2007 
65 
51 
118 
156 
44 
93 
35 
number, 2012 
4,156 
7,271 
6,452 
11,653 
12,809 
9,033 
10,230 
2007 
4,397 
8,052 
4,500 
28,193 
17,765 
4,455 
14,199 
2012 farms by inventory: 
1 to 19 
farms 
8 
1 
7 
12 
3 
11 
2 
number 
112 
(D) 
(D) 
171 
35 
172 
(D) 
20 to 49 
farms 
21 
1 
25 
24 
2 
9 
5 
number 
649 
(D) 
836 
728 
(D) 
318 
(D) 
50 to 99 
farms 
14 
3 
13 
29 
6 
7 
14 
number 
1,136 
(D) 
871 
2,325 
398 
475 
892 
100 to 199 
farms 
9 
6 
13 
12 
2 
15 
4 
number 
1,293 
828 
1,918 
1,733 
(D) 
2,000 
530 
200 to 499 
farms 
3 
12 
5 
6 
13 
4 
17 
number 
966 
4,019 
1,430 
1,877 
4,510 
840 
5,204 
500 or more 
farms 
- 
2 
2 
9 
5 
8 
3 
number 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
4,819 
7,502 
5,228 
3,412 
SALES 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms, 2012 
8 
- 
36 
40 
2 
20 
- 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
$1,000, 2012 
2,730 
- 
(D) 
9,240 
(D) 
8,673 
- 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms, 2012 
200 
157 
229 
312 
139 
239 
127 
2007 
187 
191 
290 
396 
160 
314 
127 
number, 2012 
15,454 
15,767 
21,229 
19,679 
27,869 
13,994 
21,179 
2007 
10,615 
16,537 
12,430 
27,397 
29,107 
18,349 
31,864 
$1,000, 2012 
19,224 
20,972 
24,406 
25,266 
39,891 
18,871 
(D) 
2007 
9,051 
16,870 
10,978 
25,656 
32,239 
16,859 
32,727 
2012 farms by number sold: 
1 to 9 
farms 
53 
67 
74 
89 
29 
66 
24 
number 
211 
345 
315 
448 
148 
321 
114 
1 0 to 1 9 
farms 
38 
33 
36 
83 
15 
44 
16 
number 
525 
444 
496 
1,120 
226 
613 
232 
20 to 49 
farms 
54 
22 
46 
54 
25 
64 
25 
number 
1,584 
681 
1,440 
1,617 
837 
2,031 
731 
50 to 99 
farms 
13 
6 
27 
29 
16 
35 
25 
number 
807 
357 
1,880 
2,150 
1,099 
2,447 
1,710 
100 to 199 
farms 
16 
4 
16 
29 
16 
17 
18 
number 
2,199 
482 
2,359 
4,108 
1,807 
2,370 
2,428 
200 to 499 
farms 
22 
10 
21 
21 
31 
7 
11 
number 
6,596 
3,272 
6,612 
6,100 
10,890 
2,094 
3,439 
500 or more 
farms 
4 
15 
9 
7 
7 
6 
8 
number 
3,532 
10,186 
8,127 
4,136 
12,862 
4,118 
12,525 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds, 
sold 
farms, 2012 
38 
52 
60 
93 
35 
67 
21 
2007 
46 
73 
70 
108 
18 
103 
34 
number, 2012 
1,590 
1,337 
4,003 
4,350 
566 
1,847 
497 
2007 
1,608 
967 
2,652 
2,417 
343 
7,236 
558 
2012 farms by number sold: 
1 to 9 
farms 
7 
37 
27 
35 
18 
24 
6 
number 
19 
172 
(D) 
145 
(D) 
105 
(D) 
10 to 19 
farms 
14 
9 
7 
28 
5 
11 
3 
number 
(D) 
114 
102 
379 
76 
165 
32 
20 to 49 
farms 
11 
3 
10 
10 
10 
23 
10 
number 
319 
71 
239 
293 
294 
697 
270 
50 to 99 
farms 
2 
1 
7 
12 
2 
6 
1 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
475 
708 
(□) 
390 
(D) 
100 to 199 
farms 
3 
1 
- 
2 
1 
number 
437 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
200 to 499 
farms 
- 
2 
8 
8 
- 
1 
number 
- 
(D) 
2,997 
2,825 
- 
(D) 
- 
500 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle, including calves weighing 500 pounds 
or more, sold 
farms, 2012 
182 
135 
212 
278 
126 
210 
121 
2007 
174 
157 
269 
359 
156 
288 
111 
number, 2012 
13,864 
14,430 
17,226 
15,329 
27,303 
12,147 
20,682 
2007 
9,007 
15,570 
9,778 
24,980 
28,764 
11,113 
31,306 
2012 farms by number sold: 
1 to 9 
farms 
52 
56 
66 
100 
27 
63 
23 
number 
211 
262 
296 
510 
130 
307 
105 
10 to 19 
farms 
37 
28 
36 
54 
12 
45 
17 
number 
495 
375 
458 
712 
185 
615 
241 
20 to 49 
farms 
41 
17 
41 
51 
21 
52 
22 
number 
1,180 
518 
1,275 
1,578 
709 
1,673 
675 
50 to 99 
farms 
13 
6 
27 
28 
13 
23 
24 
number 
824 
357 
1,883 
1,962 
845 
1,600 
1,491 
100 to 199 
farms 
15 
3 
15 
22 
15 
16 
16 
number 
2,112 
348 
2,249 
3,176 
1,682 
2,220 
2,206 
200 to 499 
farms 
21 
12 
19 
19 
31 
5 
11 
number 
6,292 
3,702 
5,835 
5,055 
10,890 
1,614 
3,439 
500 or more 
farms 
3 
13 
8 
4 
7 
6 
8 
number 
2,750 
8,868 
5,230 
2,336 
12,862 
4,118 
12,525 
-continued 
396 Iowa 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
