Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
1,896 
648 
1,103 
145 
723 
1,173 
500 or more 
1,351 
446 
820 
85 
461 
890 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
10,738 
5,445 
4,403 
890 
4,706 
6,032 
number 
1,453,600 
507,394 
846,635 
99,571 
554,249 
899,351 
Beef cows 
farms 
10,598 
5,352 
4,360 
886 
4,660 
5,938 
number 
1,439,653 
504,444 
835,692 
99,517 
550,882 
888,771 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
1,995 
1,476 
363 
156 
952 
1,043 
1 0 to 49 
3,109 
1,873 
966 
270 
1,491 
1,618 
50 to 99 
1,690 
732 
783 
175 
776 
914 
100 to 199 
1,553 
555 
875 
123 
669 
884 
200 to 499 
1,640 
515 
990 
135 
550 
1,090 
500 or more 
611 
201 
383 
27 
222 
389 
Milk cows 
farms 
397 
205 
170 
22 
128 
269 
number 
13,947 
2,950 
10,943 
54 
3,367 
10,580 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
315 
185 
108 
22 
106 
209 
1 0 to 49 
18 
7 
11 
- 
6 
12 
50 to 99 
17 
5 
12 
- 
6 
11 
100 to 199 
26 
5 
21 
- 
5 
21 
200 to 499 
17 
2 
15 
- 
4 
13 
500 or more 
4 
1 
3 
- 
1 
3 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
10,121 
5,038 
4,280 
803 
4,263 
5,858 
number 
1,180,140 
445,424 
652,881 
81,835 
452,592 
727,548 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
10,629 
5,332 
4,432 
865 
4,564 
6,065 
number 
1,711,264 
626,162 
953,556 
131,546 
642,863 
1,068,401 
$1,000 
1,783,908 
669,538 
985,517 
128,854 
673,417 
1,110,492 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
3,499 
1,736 
1,479 
284 
1,499 
2,000 
number 
222,365 
83,277 
121,838 
17,250 
93,195 
129,170 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
9,934 
4,900 
4,225 
809 
4,218 
5,716 
number 
1,488,899 
542,885 
831,718 
114,296 
549,668 
939,231 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
316 
140 
146 
30 
126 
190 
number 
80,413 
30,417 
42,334 
7,662 
44,401 
36,012 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
406 
243 
141 
22 
141 
265 
number 
173,953 
34,159 
139,564 
230 
34,338 
139,615 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
323 
211 
91 
21 
114 
209 
25 to 49 
26 
14 
11 
1 
8 
18 
50 to 99 
11 
6 
5 
- 
8 
3 
100 to 199 
6 
2 
4 
- 
4 
2 
200 to 499 
3 
1 
2 
- 
- 
3 
500 or more 
37 
9 
28 
- 
7 
30 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
197 
93 
94 
10 
71 
126 
number 
20,933 
3,809 
17,090 
34 
5,608 
15,325 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
395 
237 
136 
22 
139 
256 
number 
153,020 
30,350 
122,474 
196 
28,730 
124,290 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
412 
241 
146 
25 
131 
281 
number 
511,483 
123,828 
387,346 
309 
174,280 
337,203 
$1,000 
54,091 
1 1 ,940 
42,107 
43 
13,180 
40,911 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,338 
847 
407 
84 
495 
843 
number 
236,646 
87,918 
142,042 
6,686 
72,428 
164,218 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
1,166 
730 
360 
76 
430 
736 
number 
144,863 
56,969 
83,522 
4,372 
42,693 
102,170 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
1,098 
681 
355 
62 
404 
694 
number 
181,100 
71,464 
104,997 
4,639 
52,110 
128,990 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
11,980 
7,984 
3,231 
765 
5,220 
6,760 
number 
97,921 
59,020 
31,679 
7,222 
41,921 
56,000 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
11,582 
7,697 
3,135 
750 
5,053 
6,529 
number 
87,628 
52,467 
28,486 
6,675 
38,339 
49,289 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
2,524 
1,683 
657 
184 
989 
1,535 
number 
11,207 
6,668 
3,404 
1,135 
4,988 
6,219 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
698 
529 
131 
38 
269 
429 
number 
10,323 
5,388 
3,534 
1,401 
3,416 
6,907 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
241 
163 
66 
12 
74 
167 
number 
6,631 
2,224 
3,060 
1,347 
2,364 
4,267 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,243 
1,640 
495 
108 
759 
1,484 
number 
464,802 
100,860 
361,975 
1,967 
86,139 
378,663 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
2,202 
1,630 
464 
108 
750 
1,452 
400 to 3,199 
6 
3 
3 
- 
3 
3 
3,200 to 9,999 
17 
4 
13 
- 
1 
16 
10,000 to 19,999 
14 
3 
11 
- 
5 
9 
20,000 to 49,999 
4 
- 
4 
- 
- 
4 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
273 
173 
84 
16 
79 
194 
number 
225,021 
28,659 
196,221 
141 
37,421 
187,600 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
220 Montana 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
