Table 14. Cattle and Calves Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle and calves inventory 
Flerd size 
Total 
Cows and heifers 
that calved 
Other cattle (see text) 
Cattle and calves sales 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Total 
Farms with herd size of- 
1,822 
420,322 
1,541 
249,634 
1,447 
170,688 
1,408 
272,927 
232,646 
1 to 9 
576 
2,514 
408 
1,447 
353 
1,067 
297 
1,469 
1,077 
10to 19 
287 
3,830 
244 
2,344 
216 
1,486 
210 
2,143 
1,573 
20 to 49 
332 
9,978 
303 
6,695 
271 
3,283 
299 
7,626 
6,457 
50 to 99 
141 
9,445 
136 
6,926 
122 
2,519 
137 
6,603 
4,495 
100 to 199 
111 
15,800 
102 
11,023 
111 
4,777 
103 
11,391 
9,124 
200 to 499 
167 
52,030 
157 
36,928 
167 
15,102 
160 
37,676 
29,649 
500 to 999 
116 
79,770 
107 
49,008 
115 
30,762 
113 
47,421 
36,877 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
65 
99,079 
60 
57,754 
65 
41,325 
62 
57,693 
52,611 
2,500 to 4,999 
17 
58,851 
15 
27,972 
17 
30,879 
17 
39,148 
44,378 
5,000 or more 
10 
89,025 
9 
49,537 
10 
39,488 
10 
61,757 
46,405 
No cattle and calves herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
90 
9,715 
8,965 
Table 15. Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle and calves inventory 
Cow herd ' 
Total 
Cows and heifers 
that calved 
Other cattle (see text) 
Cattle and calves sales 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Total 
Farms with cow herd size of- 
1,541 
385,297 
1,541 
249,634 
1,166 
135,663 
1,242 
235,209 
185,983 
1 to 9 
532 
4,055 
532 
2,208 
309 
1,847 
308 
2,383 
2,096 
lOto 19 
261 
5,236 
261 
3,542 
190 
1,694 
219 
2,344 
1,667 
20 to 49 
223 
9,123 
223 
6,648 
162 
2,475 
205 
8,664 
7,287 
50 to 99 
121 
1 1 ,049 
121 
8,180 
102 
2,869 
116 
6,384 
4,692 
100 to 199 
112 
23,024 
112 
112 
6,602 
107 
16,914 
12,994 
200 to 499 
170 
82,398 
170 
54,552 
170 
27,846 
168 
49,921 
38,610 
500 to 999 
69 
67,960 
69 
44,525 
68 
23,435 
66 
40,412 
32,318 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
42 
94,827 
42 
58,620 
42 
36,207 
42 
48,570 
44,622 
2,500 or more 
11 
87,625 
11 
54,937 
11 
32,688 
11 
59,617 
41,696 
No cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
281 
35,025 
(X) 
(X) 
281 
35,025 
256 
47,433 
55,628 
' Cow herd includes beef cows, milk cows, and heifers that calved. 
Table 16. Beef Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle and calves inventory 
Beef cow herd 
Cows and heifers that calved 
Other cattle (see text) 
Total 
Beef cows 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total 
Farms with beef cow herd size of- 
1,508 
334,369 
1,508 
220,871 
1,508 
220,150 
1,135 
113,498 
1 to 9 
519 
3,867 
519 
2,164 
519 
2,159 
297 
1,703 
lOto 19 
261 
5,236 
261 
3,542 
261 
3,529 
190 
1,694 
20 to 49 
223 
9,123 
223 
6,648 
223 
6,636 
162 
2,475 
50 to 99 
122 
1 1 ,320 
122 
8,331 
122 
8,223 
103 
2,989 
100 to 199 
113 
23,915 
113 
17,035 
113 
16,454 
113 
6,880 
200 to 499 
162 
76,690 
162 
51,579 
162 
51,578 
162 
25,111 
500 to 999 
61 
59,683 
61 
39,824 
61 
39,824 
61 
19,859 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
38 
82,820 
38 
51,971 
38 
51,970 
38 
30,849 
2,500 or more 
9 
61,715 
9 
39,777 
9 
39,777 
9 
21,938 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
314 
85,953 
33 
28,763 
(X) 
(X) 
312 
57,190 
Cattle and calves sales 
Cattle 
Beef cow herd 
Total 
Total 
Cattle on feed 
(see text) 
Calves 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total 
Farms with beef cow herd size of- 
1,214 
207,482 
175,062 
1,068 
134,993 
13 
1,049 
649 
72,489 
1 to 9 
299 
2,245 
2,020 
258 
1,661 
- 
- 
116 
584 
lOto 19 
219 
2,344 
1,667 
193 
1,580 
- 
- 
88 
764 
20 to 49 
205 
8,664 
7,287 
166 
6,061 
7 
618 
119 
2,603 
50 to 99 
117 
6,474 
4,770 
97 
3,737 
3 
252 
81 
2,737 
100 to 199 
108 
17,212 
13,360 
106 
11,217 
2 
(D) 
81 
5,995 
200 to 499 
160 
48,490 
37,646 
151 
32,982 
- 
91 
15,508 
500 to 999 
59 
37,935 
30,254 
56 
25,522 
1 
(D) 
40 
12,413 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
38 
45,371 
42,234 
34 
32,171 
- 
25 
13,200 
2,500 or more 
9 
38,747 
35,823 
7 
20,062 
- 
- 
8 
18,685 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
284 
75,160 
66,549 
256 
51,761 
4 
10,201 
112 
23,399 
20 Nevada 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
