Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 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 
10,598 
657 
1,027 
279 
320 
299 
number 
1,439,653 
25,481 
12,218 
4,444 
(D) 
7,804 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
1,995 
296 
713 
139 
136 
105 
1 0 to 49 
3,109 
249 
275 
125 
167 
147 
50 to 99 
1,690 
67 
29 
11 
16 
39 
1 00 to 1 99 
1,553 
27 
6 
2 
1 
7 
200 to 499 
1,640 
13 
4 
2 
- 
1 
500 or more 
611 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
397 
26 
93 
17 
20 
9 
number 
13,947 
36 
194 
46 
(D) 
15 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
315 
26 
89 
16 
17 
9 
1 0 to 49 
18 
- 
4 
1 
1 
- 
50 to 99 
17 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
100 to 199 
26 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
17 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
500 or more 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
10,121 
557 
1,034 
252 
320 
262 
number 
1,180,140 
13,069 
8,170 
6,279 
11,576 
4,434 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
10,629 
655 
1,010 
277 
343 
265 
number 
1,711,264 
24,191 
13,756 
7,975 
17,102 
8,754 
$1,000 
1,783,908 
22,981 
12,756 
9,556 
15,836 
8,261 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
3,499 
205 
293 
94 
101 
82 
number 
222,365 
5,128 
3,126 
1,056 
1,042 
1,649 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
9,934 
583 
867 
241 
311 
247 
number 
1,488,899 
19,063 
10,630 
6,919 
16,060 
7,105 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
316 
13 
16 
3 
4 
4 
number 
80,413 
898 
723 
256 
76 
84 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
406 
50 
118 
11 
18 
18 
number 
173,953 
527 
812 
(D) 
224 
162 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
323 
45 
113 
10 
15 
18 
25 to 49 
26 
2 
4 
- 
2 
- 
50 to 99 
11 
2 
1 
- 
1 
- 
100 to 199 
6 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
37 
- 
1 
" 
- 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
197 
17 
34 
5 
5 
11 
number 
20,933 
117 
137 
(D) 
31 
64 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
395 
50 
118 
8 
18 
18 
number 
153,020 
410 
675 
(D) 
193 
98 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
412 
47 
129 
13 
15 
17 
number 
511,483 
1,056 
1,135 
(D) 
285 
238 
$1,000 
54,091 
115 
179 
(D) 
27 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,338 
132 
314 
57 
59 
36 
number 
236,646 
5,644 
7,914 
3,209 
2,792 
2,978 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
1,166 
108 
272 
57 
52 
31 
number 
144,863 
3,244 
5,045 
2,176 
1,792 
1,525 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
1,098 
102 
229 
42 
45 
34 
number 
181,100 
4,291 
5,804 
2,568 
1,772 
2,099 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
11,980 
1,158 
3,236 
496 
518 
534 
number 
97,921 
6,630 
18,957 
4,661 
4,264 
4,199 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
11,582 
1,138 
3,161 
479 
494 
521 
number 
87,628 
6,065 
17,028 
4,378 
3,663 
3,531 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
2,524 
319 
802 
118 
114 
106 
number 
11,207 
680 
2,344 
696 
386 
814 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
698 
109 
292 
25 
43 
20 
number 
10,323 
672 
2,708 
162 
406 
186 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
241 
25 
99 
5 
13 
5 
number 
6,631 
199 
1,387 
128 
121 
104 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,243 
303 
794 
94 
118 
105 
number 
464,802 
16,166 
13,707 
4,581 
3,736 
1,831 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
2,202 
302 
794 
93 
117 
105 
400 to 3,199 
6 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
17 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
14 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
273 
52 
76 
13 
12 
16 
number 
225,021 
1,095 
924 
231 
1,178 
340 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
191 
33 
64 
10 
13 
8 
number 
73,208 
3,085 
1,312 
186 
1,822 
208 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
18 
3 
5 
- 
1 
2 
number 
(D) 
111 
70 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
72 Montana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
