Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal 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 
1,896 
1,740 
10 
63 
181 
438 
563 
485 
500 or more 
1,351 
1,290 
9 
36 
128 
347 
445 
325 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
10,738 
7,498 
39 
404 
716 
1,560 
2,322 
2,457 
number 
1,453,600 
1,307,497 
8,137 
46,400 
127,430 
321,644 
450,504 
353,382 
Beef cows 
farms 
10,598 
7,422 
39 
404 
703 
1,540 
2,295 
2,441 
number 
1,439,653 
1,294,848 
(D) 
(D) 
126,639 
318,113 
446,981 
348,610 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
1,995 
820 
5 
49 
59 
130 
194 
383 
1 0 to 49 
3,109 
1,834 
10 
125 
163 
302 
531 
703 
50 to 99 
1,690 
1,278 
7 
111 
123 
219 
409 
409 
100 to 199 
1,553 
1,375 
4 
54 
157 
350 
442 
368 
200 to 499 
1,640 
1,537 
5 
51 
147 
394 
506 
434 
500 or more 
611 
578 
8 
14 
54 
145 
213 
144 
Milk cows 
farms 
397 
268 
2 
11 
30 
71 
85 
69 
number 
13,947 
12,649 
(D) 
(D) 
791 
3,531 
3,523 
4,772 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
315 
193 
2 
11 
22 
53 
61 
44 
1 0 to 49 
18 
14 
- 
- 
2 
1 
8 
3 
50 to 99 
17 
17 
- 
- 
3 
6 
5 
3 
1 00 to 1 99 
26 
25 
- 
- 
2 
6 
4 
13 
200 to 499 
17 
16 
- 
- 
1 
4 
7 
4 
500 or more 
4 
3 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
10,121 
7,194 
33 
363 
700 
1,500 
2,260 
2,338 
number 
1,180,140 
1,087,618 
8,640 
39,553 
118,378 
270,289 
364,803 
285,955 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
10,629 
7,550 
33 
411 
721 
1,574 
2,308 
2,503 
number 
1,711,264 
1,552,227 
2,690 
46,862 
182,505 
374,853 
510,319 
434,998 
$1,000 
1,783,908 
1,628,562 
2,363 
44,718 
197,334 
389,673 
522,688 
471,787 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
3,499 
2,478 
16 
139 
252 
527 
769 
775 
number 
222,365 
192,951 
714 
7,556 
16,489 
54,365 
60,048 
53,779 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
9,934 
7,172 
33 
383 
679 
1,504 
2,218 
2,355 
number 
1,488,899 
1,359,276 
1,976 
39,306 
166,016 
320,488 
450,271 
381,219 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
316 
261 
6 
12 
26 
60 
67 
90 
number 
80,413 
75,018 
(D) 
512 
(D) 
6,978 
8,015 
39,231 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
406 
229 
1 
31 
27 
51 
57 
62 
number 
173,953 
172,098 
(D) 
(D) 
11,967 
52,400 
24,799 
82,585 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
323 
162 
1 
30 
23 
34 
39 
35 
25 to 49 
26 
16 
- 
- 
1 
2 
7 
6 
50 to 99 
11 
9 
- 
- 
- 
2 
4 
3 
100 to 199 
6 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
3 
3 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
1 
500 or more 
37 
37 
- 
" 
3 
11 
6 
17 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
197 
133 
- 
11 
8 
33 
39 
42 
number 
20,933 
20,590 
- 
35 
1,110 
4,884 
4,892 
9,669 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
395 
221 
1 
31 
27 
50 
52 
60 
number 
153,020 
151,508 
(D) 
(D) 
10,857 
47,516 
19,907 
72,916 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
412 
220 
1 
33 
20 
48 
61 
57 
number 
511,483 
507,791 
(D) 
(D) 
22,610 
108,391 
155,670 
220,572 
$1,000 
54,091 
53,585 
(D) 
(D) 
4,118 
13,066 
11,205 
25,132 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,338 
854 
- 
39 
64 
174 
257 
320 
number 
236,646 
210,193 
- 
2,727 
15,993 
63,945 
77,543 
49,985 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
1,166 
754 
- 
37 
49 
156 
239 
273 
number 
144,863 
128,654 
- 
1,642 
7,984 
35,437 
48,501 
35,090 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
1,098 
722 
- 
33 
53 
157 
218 
261 
number 
181,100 
159,601 
- 
4,291 
13,372 
40,232 
59,326 
42,380 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
11,980 
6,189 
20 
300 
575 
1,267 
1,953 
2,074 
number 
97,921 
58,157 
143 
2,492 
5,465 
14,028 
17,579 
18,450 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
11,582 
5,985 
20 
294 
563 
1,246 
1,879 
1,983 
number 
87,628 
52,758 
142 
2,209 
4,966 
13,008 
15,867 
1 6,566 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
2,524 
1,352 
4 
83 
155 
300 
409 
401 
number 
11,207 
7,450 
7 
364 
657 
2,308 
1,821 
2,293 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
698 
295 
1 
14 
30 
74 
90 
86 
number 
10,323 
6,400 
(D) 
990 
(D) 
1,008 
2,861 
1,188 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
241 
113 
4 
16 
21 
43 
29 
number 
6,631 
4,575 
- 
806 
133 
425 
2,719 
492 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,243 
1,050 
7 
45 
103 
213 
346 
336 
number 
464,802 
418,072 
330 
1,710 
46,966 
97,226 
81,035 
190,805 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
2,202 
1,010 
7 
44 
98 
202 
340 
319 
400 to 3,199 
6 
6 
- 
1 
- 
2 
2 
1 
3,200 to 9,999 
17 
17 
- 
- 
3 
5 
1 
8 
10,000 to 19,999 
14 
14 
- 
- 
2 
3 
2 
7 
20,000 to 49,999 
4 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
273 
150 
1 
3 
17 
36 
39 
54 
number 
225,021 
(D) 
(D) 
128 
(D) 
47,170 
40,415 
98,153 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
204 Montana 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
