Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
Registered 
individual 
Total 
under 
state law 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
4,533 
3,340 
811 
624 
500 or more 
2,249 
1,160 
709 
600 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
134,451 
121,360 
9,173 
6,287 
number 
4,764,269 
3,426,556 
900,459 
745,838 
Beef cows 
farms 
133,924 
120,980 
9,066 
6,200 
number 
4,329,341 
3,254,742 
721,211 
575,563 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
54,413 
51,240 
2,138 
1,331 
1 0 to 49 
60,792 
55,061 
4,071 
2,681 
50 to 99 
10,495 
8,837 
1,190 
867 
too to 199 
4,826 
3,721 
795 
621 
200 to 499 
2,679 
1,774 
623 
478 
500 or more 
719 
347 
249 
222 
Milk cows 
farms 
985 
765 
154 
121 
number 
434,928 
171,814 
179,248 
170,275 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
366 
332 
17 
12 
1 0 to 49 
144 
119 
20 
19 
50 to 99 
80 
69 
8 
6 
100 to 199 
145 
112 
27 
15 
200 to 499 
94 
63 
18 
11 
500 or more 
156 
70 
64 
58 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
115,614 
103,948 
8,049 
5,587 
number 
6,395,478 
2,499,155 
1,992,160 
1 ,872,738 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
116,891 
104,768 
8,427 
5,795 
number 
10,784,116 
3,724,362 
3,365,849 
3,210,062 
$1,000 
13,013,127 
3,276,456 
4,522,227 
4,389,142 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
73,481 
65,913 
5,323 
3,661 
number 
1,586,769 
1,040,792 
265,229 
224,909 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
95,455 
85,117 
7,207 
5,000 
number 
9,197,347 
2,683,570 
3,100,620 
2,985,153 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
1,140 
822 
180 
144 
number 
5,454,363 
346,221 
2,258,664 
2,256,221 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
4,905 
4,524 
198 
140 
number 
800,893 
88,934 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
4,466 
4,159 
163 
114 
25 to 49 
226 
196 
19 
13 
50 to 99 
121 
111 
6 
6 
100 to 199 
50 
38 
7 
5 
200 to 499 
20 
14 
2 
1 
500 or more 
22 
6 
1 
1 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
2,341 
2,155 
113 
73 
number 
83,017 
31,502 
1,243 
831 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
3,939 
3,642 
140 
106 
number 
717,876 
57,432 
(D) 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
2,906 
2,650 
133 
87 
number 
1,938,690 
265,817 
(D) 
(D) 
$1,000 
239,358 
25,602 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
10,674 
9,818 
554 
381 
number 
623,000 
490,138 
108,953 
96,202 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
7,148 
6,573 
398 
288 
number 
357,434 
274,242 
69,610 
63,192 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
6,264 
5,707 
395 
272 
number 
450,497 
316,800 
122,694 
112,915 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
64,114 
57,844 
3,832 
2,753 
number 
395,816 
326,469 
34,919 
28,557 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
61,531 
55,591 
3,630 
2,599 
number 
350,231 
294,715 
27,906 
22,449 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
14,127 
12,584 
851 
643 
number 
49,861 
39,798 
4,259 
3,688 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
25,063 
23,142 
1,260 
857 
number 
878,914 
706,986 
113,169 
94,472 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
14,571 
13,478 
724 
511 
number 
418,597 
339,834 
53,668 
44,211 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
19,748 
18,440 
827 
515 
number 
20,902,244 
4,042,613 
3,100,059 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
19,516 
18,274 
801 
493 
400 to 3,199 
71 
59 
5 
5 
3,200 to 9,999 
9 
8 
1 
1 
10,000 to 19,999 
22 
16 
4 
1 
20,000 to 49,999 
89 
67 
8 
8 
50,000 to 99,999 
17 
13 
1 
1 
100,000 or more 
24 
3 
7 
6 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
2,564 
2,415 
85 
52 
number 
6,244,474 
2,322,958 
1,087,896 
722,129 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
156 Texas 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
