Table 1 1 . Cattle and Calves - Inventory and Sales: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Montana 
Beaverhead 
Big Horn 
Blaine 
Broadwater 
Carbon 
Carter 
INVENTORY 
Cattle and calves 
farms, 2012 
11,845 
234 
285 
270 
124 
390 
260 
2007 
12,341 
217 
379 
317 
122 
356 
224 
number, 2012 
2,633,740 
153,655 
75,673 
68,991 
23,836 
72,073 
94,057 
2007 
2,589,679 
137,888 
93,169 
79,261 
20,078 
56,859 
65,771 
Farms by inventory: 
1 to 9 
farms, 2012 
2,049 
35 
33 
24 
12 
42 
14 
2007 
1,912 
29 
38 
31 
21 
42 
6 
number, 2012 
9,345 
167 
128 
129 
67 
187 
63 
2007 
8,827 
123 
169 
169 
99 
209 
37 
10 to 19 
farms, 2012 
1,222 
9 
37 
19 
21 
41 
14 
2007 
1,169 
9 
48 
16 
12 
32 
8 
number, 2012 
16,635 
92 
468 
264 
288 
563 
192 
2007 
16,127 
130 
603 
217 
173 
449 
124 
20 to 49 
farms, 2012 
2,068 
22 
52 
46 
23 
86 
30 
2007 
2,242 
24 
71 
55 
21 
93 
23 
number, 2012 
66,860 
706 
1,558 
1,536 
696 
2,827 
1,148 
2007 
72,056 
757 
2,486 
1,862 
615 
2,817 
807 
50 to 99 
farms, 2012 
1,663 
29 
39 
43 
14 
84 
24 
2007 
1,791 
23 
47 
49 
11 
77 
35 
number, 2012 
116,421 
1,923 
2,584 
2,989 
992 
5,981 
1,724 
2007 
126,544 
1,653 
3,143 
3,455 
778 
5,345 
2,765 
1 00 to 1 99 
farms, 2012 
1,596 
26 
37 
54 
20 
66 
33 
2007 
1,818 
26 
58 
55 
25 
51 
33 
number, 2012 
223,326 
3,768 
5,434 
7,666 
2,869 
9,168 
5,105 
2007 
254,960 
3,824 
8,123 
7,339 
3,571 
6,979 
5,090 
200 to 499 
farms, 2012 
1,896 
29 
55 
44 
23 
43 
69 
2007 
2,128 
33 
75 
74 
19 
37 
76 
number, 2012 
600,366 
8,664 
17,396 
14,533 
7,404 
13,962 
22,021 
2007 
671,003 
10,617 
22,882 
24,664 
6,403 
11,063 
25,436 
500 or more 
farms, 2012 
1,351 
84 
32 
40 
11 
28 
76 
2007 
1,281 
73 
42 
37 
13 
24 
43 
number, 2012 
1,600,787 
138,335 
48,105 
41,874 
11,520 
39,385 
63,804 
2007 
1,440,162 
120,784 
55,763 
41,555 
8,439 
29,997 
31,512 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms, 2012 
10,738 
213 
267 
257 
116 
354 
239 
2007 
11,288 
204 
364 
310 
117 
335 
214 
number, 2012 
1,453,600 
77,098 
47,683 
43,669 
14,212 
34,424 
51,273 
2007 
1,539,645 
74,524 
57,187 
53,463 
13,195 
30,351 
40,650 
Beef cows 
farms, 2012 
10,598 
211 
266 
256 
112 
352 
237 
2007 
11,162 
204 
364 
308 
115 
334 
213 
number, 2012 
1,439,653 
77,087 
47,679 
43,530 
(D) 
34,415 
51,254 
2007 
1,522,187 
74,505 
57,178 
53,285 
(D) 
30,346 
40,640 
2012 farms by inventory: 
1 to 9 
farms 
1,995 
34 
36 
29 
17 
47 
14 
number 
8,661 
135 
153 
139 
(D) 
229 
74 
10 to 19 
farms 
1,056 
13 
31 
14 
15 
41 
9 
number 
14,616 
216 
441 
204 
197 
565 
124 
20 to 49 
farms 
2,053 
20 
49 
59 
16 
86 
34 
number 
65,071 
623 
1,506 
1,906 
428 
2,843 
1,201 
50 to 99 
farms 
1,690 
30 
36 
40 
17 
83 
28 
number 
117,144 
1,996 
2,508 
2,918 
1,076 
5,750 
2,106 
100 to 199 
farms 
1,553 
25 
41 
46 
24 
54 
46 
number 
214,997 
3,266 
5,670 
6,172 
3,053 
6,961 
6,809 
200 to 499 
farms 
1,640 
34 
52 
48 
19 
29 
90 
number 
486,144 
11,541 
14,376 
14,494 
6,023 
7,913 
27,443 
500 or more 
farms 
611 
55 
21 
20 
4 
12 
16 
number 
533,020 
59,310 
23,025 
17,697 
2,537 
10,154 
13,497 
Milk cows 
farms, 2012 
397 
6 
4 
7 
5 
6 
6 
2007 
385 
11 
7 
14 
2 
5 
7 
number, 2012 
13,947 
11 
4 
139 
(D) 
9 
19 
2007 
17,458 
19 
9 
178 
(D) 
5 
10 
2012 farms by inventory: 
1 to 9 
farms 
315 
6 
4 
6 
2 
6 
6 
number 
619 
11 
4 
(D) 
(D) 
9 
19 
10 to 19 
farms 
13 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
number 
187 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
20 to 49 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
133 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50 to 99 
farms 
17 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
1,345 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100 to 199 
farms 
26 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
number 
3,578 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
farms 
17 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
5,203 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
number 
2,882 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms, 2012 
10,121 
216 
230 
234 
114 
345 
239 
2007 
10,526 
199 
319 
277 
104 
296 
206 
number, 2012 
1,180,140 
76,557 
27,990 
25,322 
9,624 
37,649 
42,784 
2007 
1,050,034 
63,364 
35,982 
25,798 
6,883 
26,508 
25,121 
2012 farms by inventory: 
1 to 9 
farms 
3,622 
47 
77 
58 
37 
128 
48 
number 
14,243 
175 
261 
222 
159 
556 
206 
10 to 19 
farms 
1,334 
21 
29 
44 
22 
45 
16 
number 
17,769 
286 
348 
609 
313 
611 
221 
20 to 49 
farms 
1,749 
31 
51 
43 
20 
72 
36 
number 
53,866 
991 
1,581 
1,277 
520 
2,073 
1,042 
50 to 99 
farms 
1,135 
18 
25 
26 
14 
34 
36 
number 
78,305 
1,280 
1,631 
1,893 
1,050 
2,526 
2,541 
100 to 199 
farms 
908 
16 
24 
27 
9 
30 
33 
number 
122,461 
2,263 
3,135 
3,469 
1,150 
4,221 
4,175 
200 to 499 
farms 
862 
35 
16 
24 
4 
25 
49 
number 
259,935 
13,016 
5,207 
6,958 
1,320 
7,468 
15,874 
500 or more 
farms 
511 
48 
8 
12 
8 
11 
21 
number 
633,561 
58,546 
15,827 
10,894 
5,112 
20,194 
18,725 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Montana 319 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
