Table 1 1 . Cattle and Calves - Inventory and Sales: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Montana 
Beaverhead 
Big Horn 
Blaine 
Broadwater 
Carbon 
Carter 
INVENTORY - Con. 
Cattle and calves - Con. 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
128 
- 
3 
4 
- 
3 
3 
2007 
225 
5 
3 
8 
- 
3 
4 
number, 2012 
52,345 
- 
(D) 
208 
- 
110 
728 
2007 
42,872 
(D) 
1,073 
141 
(D) 
380 
2012 farms by inventory: 
1 to 1 9 
farms 
20 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
number 
287 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
20 to 49 
farms 
23 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
number 
663 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
50 to 99 
farms 
27 
- 
1 
2 
- 
1 
- 
number 
1,674 
- 
(□) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
100 to 199 
farms 
18 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
2,569 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
farms 
19 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
number 
4,702 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
728 
500 or more 
farms 
21 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
42,450 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
SALES 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms, 2012 
92 
- 
- 
3 
3 
- 
- 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
$1,000, 2012 
44,671 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms, 2012 
10,629 
222 
256 
247 
117 
354 
241 
2007 
11,526 
216 
360 
302 
116 
329 
226 
number, 2012 
1,711,264 
99,248 
58,729 
37,147 
13,314 
46,546 
64,671 
2007 
1,842,159 
98,264 
82,920 
48,539 
13,034 
41,401 
41,250 
$1,000, 2012 
1,783,908 
109,035 
54,850 
36,103 
(D) 
48,505 
67,156 
2007 
1,368,699 
69,791 
52,074 
32,456 
9,568 
29,771 
31,563 
2012 farms by number sold: 
1 to 9 
farms 
2,051 
29 
35 
24 
22 
53 
6 
number 
8,732 
108 
153 
110 
120 
236 
19 
1 0 to 1 9 
farms 
1,147 
17 
35 
21 
22 
39 
12 
number 
15,766 
264 
482 
331 
270 
530 
135 
20 to 49 
farms 
1,940 
35 
40 
60 
15 
100 
32 
number 
62,114 
1,150 
1,296 
1,845 
460 
3,276 
1,003 
50 to 99 
farms 
1,669 
21 
36 
39 
13 
75 
33 
number 
118,754 
1,482 
2,573 
2,685 
961 
4,956 
2,363 
1 00 to 1 99 
farms 
1,601 
19 
36 
52 
21 
51 
41 
number 
222,890 
2,648 
4,980 
7,287 
2,871 
6,731 
5,829 
200 to 499 
farms 
1,586 
44 
51 
30 
18 
28 
89 
number 
486,522 
14,505 
15,962 
9,091 
5,433 
8,427 
27,544 
500 or more 
farms 
635 
57 
23 
21 
6 
8 
28 
number 
796,486 
79,091 
33,283 
15,798 
3,199 
22,390 
27,778 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds, 
sold 
farms, 2012 
3,499 
73 
119 
78 
36 
121 
95 
2007 
3,990 
64 
172 
117 
28 
104 
76 
number, 2012 
222,365 
10,725 
14,070 
6,887 
1,556 
3,703 
7,486 
2007 
272,531 
18,654 
23,378 
8,479 
1,129 
4,267 
4,017 
2012 farms by number sold: 
1 to 9 
farms 
1,134 
22 
22 
23 
14 
48 
14 
number 
4,195 
(D) 
111 
105 
62 
138 
63 
10 to 19 
farms 
529 
7 
22 
15 
10 
8 
11 
number 
6,820 
97 
305 
209 
124 
98 
160 
20 to 49 
farms 
746 
14 
22 
11 
5 
46 
33 
number 
23,701 
501 
639 
382 
185 
1,528 
1,057 
50 to 99 
farms 
476 
10 
20 
9 
4 
11 
11 
number 
32,316 
704 
1,499 
552 
275 
684 
743 
100 to 199 
farms 
343 
10 
15 
11 
- 
8 
20 
number 
45,403 
1,252 
2,043 
1,509 
- 
1,255 
2,663 
200 to 499 
farms 
209 
2 
14 
5 
3 
- 
3 
number 
59,833 
(D) 
4,575 
1,486 
910 
- 
800 
500 or more 
farms 
62 
8 
4 
4 
- 
- 
3 
number 
50,097 
7,697 
4,898 
2,644 
- 
2,000 
Cattle, including calves weighing 500 pounds 
or more, sold 
farms, 2012 
9,934 
206 
227 
233 
Ill 
324 
235 
2007 
10,859 
215 
328 
275 
112 
315 
223 
number, 2012 
1,488,899 
88,523 
44,659 
30,260 
11,758 
42,843 
57,185 
2007 
1,569,628 
79,610 
59,542 
40,060 
11,905 
37,134 
37,233 
2012 farms by number sold: 
1 to 9 
farms 
2,087 
26 
38 
24 
23 
60 
9 
number 
8,799 
89 
152 
102 
113 
247 
40 
10 to 19 
farms 
1,079 
15 
26 
25 
18 
33 
21 
number 
14,759 
207 
343 
374 
225 
460 
269 
20 to 49 
farms 
1,856 
31 
38 
59 
13 
84 
36 
number 
59,321 
970 
1,191 
1,860 
415 
2,548 
1,165 
50 to 99 
farms 
1,608 
18 
35 
40 
15 
77 
21 
number 
113,529 
1,231 
2,516 
2,780 
1,095 
5,045 
1,481 
100 to 199 
farms 
1,397 
17 
33 
40 
19 
37 
44 
number 
191,946 
2,313 
4,284 
5,459 
2,543 
4,985 
6,145 
200 to 499 
farms 
1,397 
48 
41 
32 
19 
25 
81 
number 
421,229 
15,382 
12,186 
9,922 
5,367 
7,168 
24,541 
500 or more 
farms 
510 
51 
16 
13 
4 
8 
23 
number 
679,316 
68,331 
23,987 
9,763 
2,000 
22,390 
23,544 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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