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 
Flerd 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- 
151,362 
11,159,747 
134,451 
4,764,269 
115,614 
6,395,478 
1 1 1 ,947 
10,597,323 
12,843,039 
1 to 9 
49,970 
252,987 
39,272 
156,493 
31,972 
96,494 
27,370 
142,026 
104,193 
10to 19 
35,425 
482,590 
32,589 
325,135 
26,954 
157,455 
26,420 
226,700 
163,380 
20 to 49 
36,822 
1,114,300 
35,072 
776,600 
29,816 
337,700 
31,016 
520,832 
366,221 
50 to 99 
14,875 
1,006,996 
14,372 
682,085 
13,500 
324,911 
13,555 
511,367 
373,526 
100 to 199 
7,488 
1,011,637 
7,154 
661,465 
6,965 
350,172 
7,077 
595,617 
445,816 
200 to 499 
4,533 
1,352,017 
4,179 
821,110 
4,221 
530,907 
4,279 
844,580 
732,751 
500 to 999 
1,237 
824,700 
1,076 
428,392 
1,194 
396,308 
1,219 
573,510 
512,273 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
639 
936,191 
528 
390,192 
624 
545,999 
638 
740,165 
717,073 
2,500 to 4,999 
191 
651,482 
136 
215,605 
187 
435,877 
191 
592,829 
614,024 
5,000 or more 
182 
3,526,847 
73 
307,192 
181 
3,219,655 
182 
5,849,697 
8,813,783 
No cattle and calves herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
4,944 
186,793 
170,088 
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 ' 
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- 
134,451 
7,505,784 
134,451 
4,764,269 
98,703 
2,741,515 
103,823 
4,202,344 
3,474,769 
1 to 9 
54,483 
434,137 
54,483 
256,451 
36,485 
177,686 
34,899 
209,845 
156,363 
lOto 19 
30,784 
625,179 
30,784 
410,483 
22,313 
214,696 
24,681 
319,752 
240,308 
20 to 49 
30,027 
1,317,209 
30,027 
892,048 
23,021 
425,161 
25,982 
660,618 
510,356 
50 to 99 
10,550 
1,080,551 
10,550 
700,122 
9,175 
380,429 
9,975 
597,418 
463,493 
100 to 199 
4,950 
1,017,861 
4,950 
652,276 
4,427 
365,585 
4,732 
597,940 
488,089 
200 to 499 
2,775 
1,289,886 
2,775 
789,020 
2,463 
500,866 
2,677 
856,948 
786,387 
500 to 999 
585 
621,848 
585 
379,585 
542 
242,263 
580 
342,428 
301,220 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
214 
503,412 
214 
304,736 
199 
198,676 
214 
311,135 
293,581 
2,500 or more 
83 
615,701 
83 
379,548 
78 
236,153 
83 
306,260 
234,973 
No cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
16,911 
3,653,963 
(X) 
(X) 
16,911 
3,653,963 
13,068 
6,581,772 
9,538,358 
' 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- 
133,924 
6,879,486 
133,924 
4,383,679 
133,924 
4,329,341 
98,276 
2,495,807 
1 to 9 
54,413 
437,060 
54,413 
258,243 
54,413 
256,162 
36,462 
178,817 
lOto 19 
30,776 
632,271 
30,776 
414,335 
30,776 
410,281 
22,306 
217,936 
20 to 49 
30,016 
1 ,337,973 
30,016 
905,115 
30,016 
891,536 
23,008 
432,858 
50 to 99 
10,495 
1,103,641 
10,495 
715,510 
10,495 
696,254 
9,137 
388,131 
100 to 199 
4,826 
1,008,626 
4,826 
645,288 
4,826 
633,550 
4,316 
363,338 
200 to 499 
2,679 
1,247,138 
2,679 
763,323 
2,679 
760,317 
2,380 
483,815 
500 to 999 
528 
558,002 
528 
341,353 
528 
341,089 
492 
216,649 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
161 
367,536 
161 
221,248 
161 
220,888 
148 
146,288 
2,500 or more 
30 
187,239 
30 
119,264 
30 
119,264 
27 
67,975 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
17,438 
4,280,261 
527 
380,590 
(X) 
(X) 
1 7,338 
3,899,671 
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- 
103,391 
3,940,435 
3,307,720 
84,487 
2,780,312 
820 
184,119 
66,490 
1,160,123 
1 to 9 
34,883 
211,064 
157,375 
26,965 
138,692 
49 
(D) 
19,251 
72,372 
lOto 19 
24,678 
322,411 
241,820 
19,571 
197,373 
120 
2,065 
16,596 
125,038 
20 to 49 
25,985 
665,110 
512,994 
21,597 
418,032 
313 
31,547 
18,146 
247,078 
50 to 99 
9,933 
607,942 
467,458 
8,968 
395,058 
160 
15,798 
7,367 
212,884 
100 to 199 
4,612 
588,046 
480,757 
4,253 
417,780 
97 
19,294 
3,146 
170,266 
200 to 499 
2,586 
838,139 
775,166 
2,448 
641,163 
60 
60,626 
1,583 
196,976 
500 to 999 
523 
319,626 
287,086 
503 
254,773 
11 
3,664 
289 
64,853 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
161 
254,840 
259,823 
154 
210,633 
10 
(D) 
93 
44,207 
2,500 or more 
30 
133,257 
125,239 
28 
106,808 
- 
19 
26,449 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
13,500 
6,843,681 
9,705,407 
10,968 
6,417,035 
320 
5,270,244 
6,991 
426,646 
20 Texas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
