Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1,000 to 1,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Cows and heifers that calved - Con. 
Beef cows 
farms 
8,769 
6,908 
4,840 
15,662 
11,018 
6,804 
7,257 
number 
157,910 
156,000 
123,784 
510,637 
571,104 
556,232 
1,551,281 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
2,565 
1,553 
870 
2,220 
944 
380 
195 
10 to 49 
5,930 
4,868 
3,466 
10,265 
5,742 
2,660 
1,417 
50 to 99 
253 
443 
450 
2,771 
2,858 
1,795 
1,462 
100 to 199 
16 
30 
49 
361 
1,264 
1,353 
1,703 
200 to 499 
5 
10 
4 
36 
201 
600 
1,803 
500 or more 
- 
4 
1 
9 
9 
16 
677 
Milk cows 
farms 
51 
41 
39 
150 
172 
115 
97 
number 
16,312 
21,551 
2,456 
41,650 
84,423 
101,001 
144,859 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
17 
11 
12 
18 
16 
17 
19 
10 to 49 
11 
9 
12 
39 
20 
11 
13 
50 to 99 
11 
8 
8 
18 
14 
2 
4 
100 to 199 
6 
7 
6 
39 
44 
29 
10 
200 to 499 
2 
3 
- 
20 
36 
13 
8 
500 or more 
4 
3 
1 
16 
42 
43 
43 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
7,523 
5,881 
4,149 
13,720 
10,036 
6,333 
7,088 
number 
148,504 
155,907 
90,141 
725,435 
1,372,356 
1 ,242,220 
2,157,974 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
7,882 
6,210 
4,447 
14,708 
10,561 
6,649 
7,249 
number 
264,903 
282,599 
155,335 
1,311,079 
2,678,202 
2,083,844 
3,368,738 
$1,000 
309,640 
332,084 
138,305 
1 ,496,267 
3,707,823 
2,794,357 
3,720,847 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds .... 
farms 
5,076 
4,217 
3,109 
9,963 
7,043 
4,263 
4,107 
number 
54,767 
54,521 
50,348 
297,002 
205,633 
200,740 
481,392 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
6,519 
5,248 
3,766 
12,508 
9,262 
5,908 
6,629 
number 
210,136 
228,078 
104,987 
1,014,077 
2,472,569 
1,883,104 
2,887,346 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
66 
80 
44 
164 
185 
138 
179 
number 
132,277 
135,445 
(D) 
692,146 
2,020,543 
1,426,212 
983,972 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
111 
102 
89 
244 
111 
98 
59 
number 
(D) 
1,611 
1,113 
5,759 
3,042 
3,875 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
91 
85 
80 
202 
87 
73 
37 
25 to 49 
9 
10 
5 
21 
7 
8 
4 
50 to 99 
8 
5 
- 
14 
11 
8 
- 
100 to 199 
2 
1 
4 
3 
4 
4 
3 
200 to 499 
- 
1 
- 
3 
1 
4 
1 
500 or more 
1 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
14 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
60 
65 
48 
139 
69 
59 
26 
number 
364 
561 
359 
1,714 
768 
617 
58,223 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
86 
74 
67 
189 
89 
62 
51 
number 
(D) 
1,050 
754 
4,045 
2,274 
3,258 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
73 
59 
58 
149 
79 
57 
40 
number 
(D) 
2,606 
768 
13,187 
5,238 
9,683 
1,392,157 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
82 
(D) 
879 
(D) 
178,598 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
396 
253 
211 
647 
559 
337 
622 
number 
13,456 
9,622 
8,432 
37,149 
56,885 
42,832 
310,472 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
287 
186 
138 
448 
419 
267 
538 
number 
7,428 
5,566 
4,918 
18,593 
30,422 
26,274 
198,895 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
230 
161 
131 
443 
414 
266 
540 
number 
7,681 
4,810 
4,699 
19,788 
79,705 
21,229 
245,320 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
2,855 
2,126 
1,478 
4,861 
3,444 
2,295 
3,621 
number 
17,620 
14,899 
10,304 
32,529 
23,249 
16,728 
42,006 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
2,689 
2,055 
1,411 
4,615 
3,300 
2,181 
3,505 
number 
15,517 
12,762 
9,257 
29,431 
20,799 
15,513 
37,818 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
498 
388 
265 
854 
548 
352 
601 
number 
2,219 
1,564 
1,469 
3,868 
2,807 
3,916 
5,074 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
758 
521 
379 
1,205 
844 
584 
951 
number 
21,083 
18,520 
12,901 
56,601 
56,020 
53,521 
308,487 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
430 
321 
226 
762 
563 
407 
709 
number 
13,660 
7,448 
6,582 
31,795 
25,739 
23,599 
145,905 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
740 
462 
299 
916 
517 
248 
144 
number 
400,048 
739,106 
88,910 
1,253,174 
1,625,447 
4,069,079 
6,352,025 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
727 
453 
293 
897 
504 
227 
133 
400 to 3,199 
2 
1 
3 
1 
2 
3 
3 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
1 
20,000 to 49,999 
8 
6 
3 
11 
7 
13 
2 
50,000 to 99,999 
1 
- 
- 
3 
1 
1 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
2 
- 
3 
2 
3 
5 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
83 
52 
52 
115 
55 
20 
23 
number 
145,637 
(D) 
545,221 
530,177 
580,138 
(D) 
1,321,334 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
72 
39 
45 
79 
52 
33 
14 
number 
289,599 
325,203 
81,497 
1,075,905 
1,031,341 
6,352,377 
1,411,744 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
17 
6 
9 
22 
8 
3 
4 
number 
390,807 
200,121 
675,025 
796,881 
538,049 
876,872 
180,085 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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