Table 1 7. Milk Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle and calves inventory 
Milk cow herd 
Total 
Cows and heifers that calved 
Other cattle (see text) 
Total 
Milk cows 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total 
571 
96,285 
571 
53,700 
571 
45,960 
453 
42,585 
Farms with milk cow herd size of- 
1 to 9 
322 
12,125 
322 
5,176 
322 
819 
226 
6,949 
10 to 19 
22 
3,309 
22 
1,165 
22 
284 
17 
2,144 
20 to 49 
48 
3,205 
48 
2,329 
48 
1,561 
34 
876 
50 to 99 
55 
9,065 
55 
4,440 
55 
4,104 
54 
4,625 
1 00 to 1 99 
63 
17,030 
63 
9,142 
63 
8,620 
62 
7,888 
200 to 499 
45 
23,634 
45 
13,672 
45 
13,036 
45 
9,962 
500 to 999 
10 
12,432 
10 
8,010 
10 
7,770 
9 
4,422 
1 ,000 or more 
6 
15,485 
6 
9,766 
6 
9,766 
6 
5,719 
1,000 to 2,499 
6 
15,485 
6 
9,766 
6 
9,766 
6 
5,719 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
No milk cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
18,977 
733,432 
15,790 
340,456 
(X) 
(X) 
15,345 
392,976 
Milk cow herd 
Cattle and calves sales 
Milk sales 
Total 
Cattle 
Calves 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Total 
396 
29,465 
18,495 
353 
17,570 
255 
11,895 
272 
175,072 
Farms with milk cow herd size of- 
1 to 9 
171 
4,131 
4,022 
142 
3,563 
94 
568 
27 
229 
10 to 19 
17 
761 
613 
16 
708 
8 
53 
18 
942 
20 to 49 
41 
1,028 
637 
35 
643 
30 
385 
48 
5,243 
50 to 99 
45 
2,259 
1,638 
41 
1,534 
34 
725 
55 
13,600 
1 00 to 1 99 
63 
4,584 
2,810 
60 
2,624 
42 
1,960 
63 
29,189 
200 to 499 
43 
5,953 
3,393 
43 
3,137 
33 
2,816 
45 
48,141 
500 to 999 
10 
6,365 
3,277 
10 
3,022 
9 
3,343 
10 
32,435 
1 ,000 or more 
6 
4,384 
2,104 
6 
2,339 
5 
2,045 
6 
45,294 
1,000 to 2,499 
6 
4,384 
2,104 
6 
2,339 
5 
2,045 
6 
45,294 
2,500 or more 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
No milk cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
14,916 
405,946 
314,238 
12,621 
309,256 
8,287 
96,690 
11 
4,193 
Table 18. Cattle and Calves - Number Sold Per Farm by Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle, including calves weighing 500 pounds or more 
Calves weighing less than 
500 pounds 
Number sold 
Cattle and calves 
Total 
Cattle on feed 
(see text) 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total 
15,312 
435,411 
332,733 
12,974 
326,826 
15 
2,428 
8,542 
108,585 
Farms by number of cattle 
and calves sold - 
1 to 9 
7,820 
35,890 
(D) 
6,294 
22,366 
3,914 
13,524 
1 0 to 1 9 
3,380 
45,011 
28,782 
2,898 
27,427 
- 
- 
2,207 
17,584 
20 to 49 
2,483 
72,181 
48,169 
2,210 
46,115 
4 
135 
1,546 
26,066 
50 to 99 
921 
62,063 
44,311 
889 
43,873 
2 
(D) 
551 
18,190 
1 00 to 1 99 
376 
50,439 
39,729 
358 
37,718 
3 
383 
207 
12,721 
200 to 499 
227 
65,312 
52,697 
221 
54,382 
4 
820 
88 
10,930 
500 to 999 
67 
(D) 
46,244 
66 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
19 
3,799 
1,000 to 2,499 
37 
53,695 
47,905 
37 
47,924 
- 
10 
5,771 
2,500 or more 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Table 19. Hogs and Pigs - Inventory: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Flogs and pigs 
2012 
2007 
Flogs and pigs 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total hogs and pigs 
2,217 
8,901,434 
2,836 
10,134,004 
Total hogs and pigs - Con. 
Farms with- 
Flogs and pigs used or to be 
1 to 24 
987 
6,091 
927 
5,129 
used for breeding - Con. 
25 to 49 
78 
2,552 
104 
(D) 
Farms with - Con. 
50 to 99 
60 
3,810 
64 
(D) 
1 00 to 1 99 
25 
3,511 
42 
5,396 
1 00 to 1 99 
8 
1,122 
22 
2,595 
200 to 499 
25 
7,959 
47 
14,192 
200 to 499 
7 
1,739 
20 
6,028 
500 to 999 
31 
23,048 
48 
34,900 
500 or more 
182 
889,230 
262 
996,225 
1,000 to 1,999 
97 
137,694 
454 
695,700 
2,000 to 4,999 
385 
1 ,254,220 
542 
1,783,259 
Other hogs and pigs 
2,040 
8,005,203 
2,598 
9,123,121 
5,000 or more 
529 
7,462,549 
608 
7,587,708 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
859 
5,224 
730 
4,182 
Flogs and pigs used or to be 
25 to 49 
59 
2,106 
94 
3,190 
used for breeding 
838 
896,231 
959 
1,010,883 
50 to 99 
40 
2,484 
51 
3,526 
Farms with- 
1 00 to 1 99 
21 
2,860 
36 
5,012 
1 to 24 
618 
3,042 
597 
3,251 
200 to 499 
26 
7,946 
39 
10,892 
25 to 49 
17 
621 
34 
1,144 
500 to 999 
36 
27,634 
61 
44,679 
50 to 99 
6 
477 
24 
1,640 
1 ,000 or more 
999 
7,956,949 
1,587 
9,051,640 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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