Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Cows and heifers that calved - Con. 
Beef cows 
farms 
133,924 
6,461 
30,742 
10,645 
1 1 ,927 
12,891 
number 
4,329,341 
51,526 
207,278 
103,931 
146,094 
193,564 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
54,413 
5,269 
24,292 
6,195 
5,431 
4,499 
1 0 to 49 
60,792 
1,087 
6,368 
4,408 
6,403 
8,178 
50 to 99 
10,495 
74 
65 
39 
86 
199 
too to 199 
4,826 
20 
9 
3 
7 
11 
200 to 499 
2,679 
9 
7 
- 
- 
4 
500 or more 
719 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
985 
62 
124 
22 
55 
57 
number 
434,928 
1,221 
3,480 
141 
9,675 
8,159 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
366 
53 
118 
17 
39 
29 
10 to 49 
144 
5 
2 
4 
5 
13 
50 to 99 
80 
2 
- 
1 
8 
4 
100 to 199 
145 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
200 to 499 
94 
2 
3 
- 
2 
5 
500 or more 
156 
- 
1 
- 
1 
2 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
115,614 
5,577 
25,924 
8,801 
9,825 
10,757 
number 
6,395,478 
51,799 
145,947 
69,074 
1 1 1 ,289 
124,832 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
116,891 
4,884 
24,067 
8,867 
10,173 
11,194 
number 
10,784,116 
66,730 
163,403 
82,115 
140,708 
186,460 
$1,000 
13,013,127 
55,377 
121,519 
66,310 
111,064 
159,535 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
73,481 
2,572 
13,629 
5,582 
6,589 
7,331 
number 
1,586,769 
23,259 
66,002 
31,990 
56,800 
64,315 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
95,455 
3,617 
18,188 
6,746 
8,092 
8,972 
number 
9,197,347 
43,471 
97,401 
50,125 
83,908 
122,145 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
1,140 
29 
82 
32 
51 
90 
number 
5,454,363 
1,385 
3,118 
624 
8,427 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
4,905 
1,127 
2,032 
366 
334 
232 
number 
800,893 
10,226 
25,719 
(D) 
4,821 
2,994 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
4,466 
1,051 
1,910 
341 
307 
202 
25 to 49 
226 
49 
73 
16 
10 
14 
50 to 99 
121 
17 
35 
3 
10 
10 
100 to 199 
50 
8 
5 
5 
5 
6 
200 to 499 
20 
2 
8 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
22 
- 
1 
1 
2 
- 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
2,341 
565 
887 
171 
155 
97 
number 
83,017 
3,457 
9,628 
5,025 
1,282 
1,019 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
3,939 
922 
1,660 
290 
259 
190 
number 
717,876 
6,769 
16,091 
(D) 
3,539 
1,975 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
2,906 
734 
1,122 
187 
205 
143 
number 
1 ,938,690 
15,295 
(D) 
(D) 
8,805 
4,827 
$1,000 
239,358 
1,767 
(D) 
(D) 
1,024 
450 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
10,674 
1,866 
3,952 
619 
659 
553 
number 
623,000 
24,813 
69,673 
14,619 
16,643 
18,404 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
7,148 
1,086 
2,541 
416 
450 
372 
number 
357,434 
9,305 
32,020 
7,176 
8,642 
8,195 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
6,264 
957 
2,077 
344 
356 
345 
number 
450,497 
12,071 
31,334 
6,607 
7,608 
9,645 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
64,114 
6,538 
22,605 
5,019 
4,656 
4,616 
number 
395,816 
29,078 
120,146 
29,678 
28,841 
30,738 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
61,531 
6,339 
21,755 
4,794 
4,498 
4,389 
number 
350,231 
26,781 
104,910 
25,819 
25,126 
26,498 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
14,127 
2,123 
5,460 
1,063 
1,012 
963 
number 
49,861 
4,707 
14,259 
3,383 
3,277 
3,318 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
25,063 
4,397 
10,802 
1,690 
1,529 
1,403 
number 
878,914 
66,523 
178,458 
35,475 
38,388 
32,937 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
14,571 
2,494 
6,015 
965 
868 
811 
number 
418,597 
31,391 
80,579 
19,408 
17,414 
15,077 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
19,748 
3,429 
8,778 
1,603 
1,379 
1,233 
number 
20,902,244 
331,770 
2,589,002 
796,479 
2,189,019 
468,185 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
19,516 
3,414 
8,727 
1,582 
1,344 
1,215 
400 to 3,199 
71 
13 
31 
5 
4 
3 
3,200 to 9,999 
9 
- 
3 
2 
1 
2 
10,000 to 19,999 
22 
- 
3 
5 
6 
3 
20,000 to 49,999 
89 
1 
9 
3 
17 
9 
50,000 to 99,999 
17 
- 
2 
4 
4 
1 
100,000 or more 
24 
1 
3 
2 
3 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
2,564 
554 
1,133 
181 
180 
116 
number 
6,244,474 
14,028 
1,127,876 
412,213 
672,305 
244,172 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
2,445 
555 
1,118 
177 
137 
124 
number 
14,433,677 
28,167 
948,518 
713,398 
1,627,062 
548,866 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
376 
76 
155 
30 
34 
12 
number 
7,314,981 
4,579 
1 ,448,639 
351,759 
1,048,092 
804,072 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
78 Texas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
