Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products 
Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
1,896 
99 
242 
684 
684 
130 
500 or more 
1,351 
361 
452 
419 
89 
13 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
10,738 
463 
840 
1,468 
1,843 
1,366 
number 
1,453,600 
339,608 
291,379 
360,848 
259,024 
99,893 
Beef cows 
farms 
10,598 
446 
839 
1,463 
1,837 
1,356 
number 
1,439,653 
328,319 
290,766 
359,837 
258,504 
99,771 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
1,995 
6 
19 
22 
31 
54 
1 0 to 49 
3,109 
20 
59 
128 
231 
389 
50 to 99 
1,690 
22 
83 
125 
407 
613 
100 to 199 
1,553 
49 
121 
318 
751 
261 
200 to 499 
1,640 
107 
331 
748 
401 
36 
500 or more 
611 
242 
226 
122 
16 
3 
Milk cows 
farms 
397 
58 
18 
38 
43 
25 
number 
13,947 
11,289 
613 
1,011 
520 
122 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
315 
13 
8 
27 
33 
20 
1 0 to 49 
18 
- 
6 
1 
5 
5 
50 to 99 
17 
4 
1 
7 
5 
- 
100 to 199 
26 
21 
2 
3 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
17 
16 
1 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
4 
4 
- 
" 
- 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
10,121 
510 
871 
1,479 
1,795 
1,285 
number 
1,180,140 
445,622 
252,464 
233,969 
134,132 
52,128 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
10,629 
508 
885 
1,531 
1,942 
1,437 
number 
1,711,264 
625,198 
325,251 
353,281 
243,697 
91,545 
$1,000 
1,783,908 
763,588 
345,995 
327,454 
214,251 
74,905 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
3,499 
144 
259 
467 
705 
534 
number 
222,365 
42,032 
41,567 
50,251 
48,315 
21,029 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
9,934 
502 
869 
1,493 
1,872 
1,370 
number 
1,488,899 
583,166 
283,684 
303,030 
195,382 
70,516 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
316 
37 
47 
54 
51 
53 
number 
80,413 
60,651 
6,573 
6,175 
3,158 
2,222 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
406 
51 
12 
26 
29 
28 
number 
173,953 
167,970 
924 
416 
1,778 
589 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
323 
10 
9 
21 
19 
24 
25 to 49 
26 
3 
1 
3 
5 
1 
50 to 99 
11 
1 
- 
1 
2 
1 
100 to 199 
6 
1 
1 
1 
- 
2 
200 to 499 
3 
1 
- 
- 
2 
- 
500 or more 
37 
35 
1 
- 
1 
- 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
197 
48 
9 
10 
23 
11 
number 
20,933 
19,974 
143 
47 
251 
79 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
395 
48 
11 
26 
28 
28 
number 
153,020 
147,996 
781 
369 
1,527 
510 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
412 
50 
17 
29 
29 
24 
number 
511,483 
502,147 
918 
1,665 
2,739 
658 
$1,000 
54,091 
52,799 
117 
(D) 
403 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,338 
44 
58 
113 
162 
127 
number 
236,646 
58,841 
31,346 
50,337 
38,065 
19,840 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
1,166 
33 
53 
101 
146 
115 
number 
144,863 
28,613 
22,568 
33,715 
23,090 
12,592 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
1,098 
35 
58 
111 
147 
108 
number 
181,100 
50,399 
22,407 
36,848 
30,275 
13,839 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
11,980 
296 
473 
882 
1,030 
835 
number 
97,921 
6,853 
3,744 
7,417 
8,742 
7,480 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
11,582 
288 
447 
847 
996 
813 
number 
87,628 
6,261 
3,340 
6,722 
7,857 
6,934 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
2,524 
53 
66 
134 
179 
188 
number 
11,207 
601 
239 
846 
1,309 
1,136 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
698 
5 
8 
15 
38 
38 
number 
10,323 
(D) 
862 
(D) 
694 
1,472 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
241 
2 
2 
10 
17 
18 
number 
6,631 
(D) 
(D) 
70 
371 
1,019 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,243 
53 
39 
101 
138 
118 
number 
464,802 
408,322 
1,100 
2,199 
4,221 
2,741 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
2,202 
17 
39 
101 
136 
118 
400 to 3,199 
6 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
17 
17 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
14 
13 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
4 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
273 
31 
6 
5 
13 
7 
number 
225,021 
219,143 
89 
42 
1,348 
303 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
124 Montana 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
