Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative, 
Total 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
444 
422 
400 
22 
14 
27 
500 or more 
510 
482 
441 
28 
17 
21 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
1,551 
1,469 
1,397 
82 
63 
155 
number 
448,026 
414,382 
376,312 
33,644 
26,659 
26,291 
Beef cows 
farms 
1,539 
1,462 
1,392 
77 
63 
155 
number 
(D) 
409,044 
374,171 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
92 
90 
88 
2 
2 
26 
10 to 49 
225 
205 
199 
20 
17 
53 
50 to 99 
216 
207 
203 
9 
8 
20 
100 to 199 
250 
235 
222 
15 
14 
17 
200 to 499 
489 
474 
452 
15 
11 
31 
500 or more 
267 
251 
228 
16 
11 
8 
Milk cows 
farms 
68 
47 
18 
21 
6 
7 
number 
(D) 
5,338 
2,141 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
27 
21 
11 
6 
5 
4 
10 to 49 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
50 to 99 
8 
4 
1 
4 
- 
- 
100 to 199 
21 
14 
1 
7 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
11 
7 
4 
4 
1 
1 
500 or more 
1 
1 
1 
" 
" 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
1,531 
1,442 
1,371 
89 
69 
145 
number 
397,373 
347,502 
311,938 
49,871 
33,146 
19,310 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
1,577 
1,489 
1,416 
88 
69 
148 
number 
580,765 
503,861 
459,124 
76,904 
56,170 
34,680 
$1,000 
628,233 
543,517 
(D) 
84,717 
55,364 
35,086 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
502 
462 
432 
40 
27 
57 
number 
61,743 
56,676 
51,968 
5,067 
4,109 
5,809 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
1,499 
1,418 
1,346 
81 
63 
139 
number 
519,022 
447,185 
407,156 
71,837 
52,061 
28,871 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
60 
52 
41 
8 
5 
5 
number 
33,784 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
3,386 
575 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
56 
38 
14 
18 
4 
8 
number 
168,932 
97,778 
12,456 
71,154 
17,207 
156 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
14 
13 
9 
1 
1 
5 
25 to 49 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2 
50 to 99 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
1 00 to 1 99 
2 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
36 
22 
4 
14 
3 
- 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
48 
31 
10 
17 
3 
6 
number 
20,059 
11,816 
1,671 
8,243 
3,385 
44 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
53 
35 
11 
18 
4 
7 
number 
148,873 
85,962 
10,785 
62,911 
13,822 
112 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
62 
44 
20 
18 
4 
8 
number 
503,566 
310,343 
84,135 
193,223 
87,421 
325 
$1,000 
52,977 
33,055 
5,168 
19,922 
(D) 
28 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
115 
109 
100 
6 
2 
20 
number 
46,535 
39,941 
35,063 
6,594 
(D) 
4,437 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
102 
96 
88 
6 
2 
15 
number 
32,517 
28,595 
24,676 
3,922 
(D) 
3,121 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
101 
95 
87 
6 
2 
12 
number 
38,734 
32,006 
26,910 
6,728 
(D) 
4,762 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
1,147 
1,065 
1,029 
82 
70 
164 
number 
14,811 
11,811 
11,384 
3,000 
2,761 
1,571 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
1,075 
995 
962 
80 
68 
155 
number 
12,956 
10,144 
9,790 
2,812 
2,591 
1,158 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
221 
200 
191 
21 
17 
29 
number 
1,851 
1,483 
1,446 
368 
324 
109 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
30 
30 
30 
- 
- 
15 
number 
1,436 
1,436 
1,436 
- 
- 
78 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
19 
19 
19 
- 
- 
1 
number 
1,931 
1,931 
1,931 
- 
- 
(D) 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
203 
175 
150 
28 
13 
21 
number 
413,716 
269,646 
25,887 
144,070 
(D) 
398 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
165 
152 
147 
13 
11 
21 
400 to 3,199 
4 
3 
1 
1 
- 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
17 
7 
1 
10 
2 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
13 
9 
1 
4 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
4 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
49 
38 
21 
11 
2 
2 
number 
220,978 
140,498 
12,398 
80,480 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Montana 151 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
