Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
4,533 
3,402 
11 
119 
277 
624 
991 
1,380 
500 or more 
2,249 
1,818 
7 
96 
199 
368 
542 
606 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
134,451 
60,806 
211 
1,677 
3,010 
7,890 
14,593 
33,425 
number 
4,764,269 
3,129,664 
7,995 
94,552 
259,751 
572,614 
808,544 
1,386,208 
Beef cows 
farms 
133,924 
60,394 
210 
1,659 
2,956 
7,750 
14,477 
33,342 
number 
4,329,341 
2,725,134 
(D) 
(D) 
181,024 
386,130 
728,835 
1 ,336,954 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
54,413 
19,757 
66 
511 
1,069 
2,611 
4,563 
10,937 
1 0 to 49 
60,792 
28,334 
114 
731 
1,177 
3,367 
6,624 
16,321 
50 to 99 
10,495 
6,298 
16 
192 
297 
818 
1,521 
3,454 
too to 199 
4,826 
3,365 
5 
127 
194 
513 
966 
1,560 
200 to 499 
2,679 
2,054 
7 
77 
167 
349 
640 
814 
500 or more 
719 
586 
2 
21 
52 
92 
163 
256 
Milk cows 
farms 
985 
703 
1 
22 
72 
207 
204 
197 
number 
434,928 
404,530 
(D) 
(D) 
78,727 
186,484 
79,709 
49,254 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
366 
171 
2 
5 
27 
39 
98 
10 to 49 
144 
99 
1 
3 
6 
19 
42 
28 
50 to 99 
80 
72 
- 
4 
10 
20 
25 
13 
100 to 199 
145 
127 
- 
4 
11 
38 
49 
25 
200 to 499 
94 
87 
- 
3 
9 
38 
25 
12 
500 or more 
156 
147 
- 
6 
31 
65 
24 
21 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
115,614 
52,642 
184 
1,452 
2,699 
6,793 
12,694 
28,820 
number 
6,395,478 
4,686,086 
5,978 
102,598 
562,256 
1,155,295 
1,420,584 
1,439,375 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
116,891 
54,681 
186 
1,537 
2,688 
6,926 
13,100 
30,244 
number 
10,784,116 
8,125,879 
7,884 
169,598 
1,031,174 
1,937,693 
2,403,512 
2,576,018 
$1,000 
13,013,127 
10,133,930 
6,497 
148,586 
1 ,346,974 
2,542,821 
3,066,819 
3,022,232 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
73,481 
34,555 
104 
927 
1,582 
4,299 
8,294 
19,349 
number 
1,586,769 
969,641 
1,315 
31,032 
105,751 
195,729 
226,568 
409,246 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
95,455 
45,435 
160 
1,245 
2,220 
5,601 
10,903 
25,306 
number 
9,197,347 
7,156,238 
6,569 
138,566 
925,423 
1,741,964 
2,176,944 
2,166,772 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
1,140 
695 
6 
26 
55 
118 
163 
327 
number 
5,454,363 
4,389,247 
162 
2,419 
592,821 
1,232,497 
1,377,427 
1,183,921 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
4,905 
1,695 
13 
122 
266 
441 
395 
458 
number 
800,893 
739,993 
246 
1,605 
17,550 
(D) 
(D) 
35,925 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
4,466 
1,477 
9 
111 
245 
386 
340 
386 
25 to 49 
226 
106 
4 
6 
10 
20 
29 
37 
50 to 99 
121 
44 
- 
- 
3 
10 
7 
24 
100 to 199 
50 
33 
- 
4 
2 
10 
7 
10 
200 to 499 
20 
14 
- 
1 
1 
6 
6 
- 
500 or more 
22 
21 
- 
- 
5 
9 
6 
1 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
2,341 
952 
11 
67 
136 
243 
225 
270 
number 
83,017 
62,395 
86 
495 
4,580 
44,625 
6,339 
6,270 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
3,939 
1,291 
13 
102 
231 
332 
291 
322 
number 
717,876 
677,598 
160 
1,110 
12,970 
(D) 
(D) 
29,655 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
2,906 
1,028 
6 
70 
185 
269 
226 
272 
number 
1 ,938,690 
1 ,774,498 
82 
3,861 
63,700 
(D) 
(D) 
112,659 
$1,000 
239,358 
231 ,282 
14 
392 
(D) 
(D) 
48,523 
4,996 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
10,674 
4,413 
11 
147 
326 
777 
1,146 
2,006 
number 
623,000 
411,098 
85 
12,637 
19,588 
56,271 
121,162 
201,355 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
7,148 
3,039 
4 
100 
174 
486 
812 
1,463 
number 
357,434 
249,495 
8 
7,848 
11,580 
35,064 
73,784 
121,211 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
6,264 
2,799 
5 
96 
188 
462 
728 
1,320 
number 
450,497 
339,523 
15 
17,060 
11,613 
34,560 
68,781 
207,494 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
64,114 
25,833 
84 
970 
1,973 
4,751 
7,193 
10,862 
number 
395,816 
193,547 
505 
5,967 
17,856 
38,784 
55,810 
74,625 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
61,531 
24,816 
84 
956 
1,933 
4,624 
6,950 
10,269 
number 
350,231 
167,315 
402 
4,926 
15,537 
32,409 
47,050 
66,991 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
14,127 
5,964 
26 
340 
652 
1,227 
1,674 
2,045 
number 
49,861 
25,278 
58 
1,050 
2,133 
4,621 
8,504 
8,912 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
25,063 
9,764 
45 
283 
747 
1,726 
2,512 
4,451 
number 
878,914 
511,506 
2,279 
11,240 
30,717 
80,705 
141,932 
244,633 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
14,571 
5,927 
26 
183 
401 
987 
1,527 
2,803 
number 
418,597 
252,975 
757 
8,579 
13,458 
44,879 
65,554 
119,748 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
19,748 
7,972 
21 
249 
649 
1,534 
2,208 
3,311 
number 
20,902,244 
18,594,898 
1,103 
189,076 
476,811 
3,126,356 
10,740,145 
4,061,407 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
19,516 
7,792 
20 
240 
629 
1,490 
2,144 
3,269 
400 to 3,199 
71 
44 
1 
2 
10 
7 
17 
7 
3,200 to 9,999 
9 
5 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
2 
10,000 to 19,999 
22 
19 
- 
2 
- 
4 
8 
5 
20,000 to 49,999 
89 
76 
- 
5 
8 
21 
23 
19 
50,000 to 99,999 
17 
16 
- 
- 
1 
3 
5 
7 
1 00,000 or more 
24 
20 
- 
- 
1 
7 
10 
2 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
2,564 
1,180 
4 
48 
114 
207 
347 
460 
number 
6,244,474 
5,092,600 
146 
88,992 
303,998 
1,413,883 
2,120,710 
1,164,871 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
212 Texas 2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
