Table 14. Cattle and Calves Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle and calves inventory 
Herd size 
Total 
Cows and heifers 
that calved 
Other cattle (see text) 
Cattle and calves sales 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Total 
Farms with herd size of- 
19,548 
829,717 
16,361 
394,156 
15,798 
435,561 
14,857 
428,481 
327,613 
1 to 9 
5,737 
29,288 
4,284 
16,167 
3,837 
13,121 
3,087 
(D) 
(D) 
1 0 to 1 9 
4,805 
66,230 
4,213 
36,768 
3,938 
29,462 
3,736 
27,570 
17,308 
20 to 49 
5,254 
157,961 
4,665 
89,073 
4,471 
68,888 
4,549 
65,359 
42,993 
50 to 99 
2,126 
143,370 
1,838 
73,525 
1,968 
69,845 
1,968 
68,982 
48,648 
100 to 199 
945 
125,966 
790 
59,309 
905 
66,657 
853 
62,075 
47,035 
200 to 499 
506 
149,251 
426 
61,706 
505 
87,545 
491 
83,227 
70,189 
500 to 999 
127 
85,533 
105 
27,634 
127 
57,899 
125 
71,694 
62,567 
1,000 to 2,499 
46 
(D) 
38 
(D) 
45 
(D) 
46 
35,874 
30,028 
2,500 to 4,999 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
5,000 or more 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
“ 
- 
- 
No cattle and calves herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
455 
6,930 
5,120 
Table 15 . Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle and calves inventory 
Cow herd 1 
Total 
Cows and heifers 
that calved 
Other cattle (see text) 
Cattle and calves sales 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Total 
Farms with cow herd size of- 
16,361 
711,728 
16,361 
394,156 
12,611 
317,572 
13,007 
318,506 
227,450 
1 to 9 
7,243 
71,003 
7,243 
34,836 
5,343 
36,167 
4,877 
26,464 
17,435 
1 0 to 1 9 
3,940 
91,096 
3,940 
52,447 
3,073 
38,649 
3,372 
33,270 
21,501 
20 to 49 
3,429 
169,144 
3,429 
100,724 
2,646 
68,420 
3,067 
66,298 
43,620 
50 to 99 
1,086 
127,478 
1,086 
71,481 
928 
55,997 
1,041 
69,405 
54,513 
100 to 199 
471 
114,822 
471 
60,135 
431 
54,687 
460 
57,205 
43,154 
200 to 499 
159 
88,243 
159 
45,381 
158 
42,862 
157 
42,169 
31,245 
500 to 999 
24 
29,008 
24 
16,031 
24 
12,977 
24 
16,911 
11,905 
1,000 to 2,499 
9 
20,934 
9 
13,121 
8 
7,813 
9 
6,784 
4,077 
2,500 or more 
“ 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
No cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
3,187 
117,989 
(X) 
(X) 
3,187 
117,989 
2,305 
116,905 
105,282 
1 Cow herd includes beef cows, milk cows, and heifers that calved. 
Table 16 . Beef Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle and calves inventory 
Beef cow herd 
Cows and heifers that calved 
Other cattle (see text) 
Total 
Beef cows 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total 
Farms with beef cow herd size of- 
16,059 
643,753 
16,059 
355,053 
16,059 
348,196 
12,356 
288,700 
1 to 9 
7,151 
71,336 
7,151 
35,198 
7,151 
34,525 
5,282 
36,138 
1 0 to 1 9 
3,925 
92,458 
3,925 
53,007 
3,925 
52,261 
3,062 
39,451 
20 to 49 
3,413 
171,047 
3,413 
101,798 
3,413 
100,063 
2,635 
69,249 
50 to 99 
1,040 
124,473 
1,040 
70,450 
1,040 
68,133 
886 
54,023 
100 to 199 
401 
97,934 
401 
51,108 
401 
50,587 
364 
46,826 
200 to 499 
112 
64,480 
112 
32,116 
112 
31,261 
110 
32,364 
500 to 999 
15 
(D) 
15 
(D) 
15 
(□) 
15 
(D) 
1,000 to 2,499 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2,500 or more 
" 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
3,489 
185,964 
302 
39,103 
(X) 
(X) 
3,442 
146,861 
Cattle and calves sales 
Cattle 
Beef cow herd 
Total 
Total 
Cattle on feed 
(see text) 
Calves 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total 
Farms with beef cow herd size of- 
12,807 
298,683 
217,182 
10,786 
209,187 
5 
178 
7,592 
89,496 
1 to 9 
4,862 
26,650 
17,522 
3,955 
16,831 
- 
- 
2,507 
9,819 
1 0 to 1 9 
3,363 
33,764 
22,006 
2,793 
20,538 
- 
- 
2,096 
13,226 
20 to 49 
3,057 
67,207 
44,231 
2,610 
40,125 
- 
- 
1,991 
27,082 
50 to 99 
1,006 
69,217 
54,496 
936 
51,714 
2 
(D) 
675 
17,503 
100 to 199 
390 
52,428 
39,926 
367 
40,549 
3 
(D) 
257 
11,879 
200 to 499 
112 
36,471 
28,401 
109 
(D) 
- 
62 
(D) 
500 to 999 
15 
(D) 
(D) 
15 
(D) 
- 
- 
2 
(D) 
1,000 to 2,499 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
2 
(D) 
2,500 or more 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
" 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
2,505 
136,728 
115,551 
2,188 
117,639 
10 
2,250 
950 
19,089 
20 North Carolina 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
