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 
Herd 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- 
13,559 
1,419,365 
1 1 ,275 
696,742 
11,490 
722,623 
10,172 
592,308 
429,445 
1 to 9 
3,322 
15,219 
2,286 
7,631 
2,135 
7,588 
1,523 
8,806 
7,940 
1 0 to 1 9 
2,099 
28,808 
1,740 
13,856 
1,698 
14,952 
1,437 
13,728 
9,424 
20 to 49 
2,974 
92,723 
2,494 
44,026 
2,632 
48,697 
2,392 
37,331 
30,015 
50 to 99 
2,179 
154,098 
2,019 
81,450 
2,096 
72,648 
1,959 
57,717 
38,758 
100 to 199 
1,732 
233,403 
1,621 
119,111 
1,697 
114,292 
1,662 
91,384 
60,978 
200 to 499 
780 
223,673 
677 
100,818 
766 
122,855 
735 
103,642 
87,835 
500 to 999 
227 
158,424 
201 
69,929 
224 
88,495 
222 
79,110 
66,455 
1,000 to 2,499 
187 
286,514 
180 
144,901 
183 
141,613 
183 
116,144 
76,192 
2,500 to 4,999 
49 
160,441 
47 
80,426 
49 
80,015 
49 
62,778 
39,361 
5,000 or more 
10 
66,062 
10 
34,594 
10 
31,468 
10 
21,668 
12,486 
No cattle and calves herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
383 
26,250 
20,053 
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 1 
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 1 ,275 
1,309,872 
11,275 
696,742 
9,206 
613,130 
8,731 
480,214 
302,090 
1 to 9 
3,912 
55,705 
3,912 
16,090 
2,725 
39,615 
2,284 
36,990 
33,441 
1 0 to 1 9 
1,781 
54,181 
1,781 
23,767 
1,380 
30,414 
1,360 
24,785 
21,134 
20 to 49 
2,467 
153,298 
2,467 
80,208 
2,125 
73,090 
2,100 
59,391 
47,678 
50 to 99 
1,890 
223,689 
1,890 
125,416 
1,807 
98,273 
1,796 
74,605 
42,729 
100 to 199 
703 
170,012 
703 
93,935 
668 
76,077 
678 
53,168 
28,867 
200 to 499 
272 
149,598 
272 
83,816 
258 
65,782 
265 
52,354 
28,488 
500 to 999 
145 
189,348 
145 
101,274 
142 
88,074 
143 
64,799 
37,368 
1,000 to 2,499 
93 
241,097 
93 
132,030 
89 
109,067 
93 
90,648 
48,807 
2,500 or more 
12 
72,944 
12 
40,206 
12 
32,738 
12 
23,474 
13,577 
No cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
2,284 
109,493 
(X) 
(X) 
2,284 
109,493 
1,824 
138,344 
147,408 
1 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- 
6,579 
292,522 
6,579 
140,707 
6,579 
86,030 
4,756 
151,815 
1 to 9 
3,840 
96,520 
3,840 
41,124 
3,840 
15,928 
2,712 
55,396 
1 0 to 1 9 
1,409 
60,516 
1,409 
29,195 
1,409 
18,387 
1,034 
31,321 
20 to 49 
1,074 
76,019 
1,074 
37,288 
1,074 
30,235 
793 
38,731 
50 to 99 
200 
32,447 
200 
18,801 
200 
12,679 
162 
13,646 
100 to 199 
47 
16,141 
47 
9,421 
47 
(D) 
47 
6,720 
200 to 499 
8 
(D) 
8 
(D) 
8 
1,803 
7 
(D) 
500 to 999 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1,000 to 2,499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
6,980 
1,126,843 
4,696 
556,035 
(X) 
(X) 
6,734 
570,808 
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- 
4,582 
127,009 
109,128 
4,140 
82,949 
193 
13,589 
1,889 
44,060 
1 to 9 
2,365 
44,802 
33,557 
2,114 
27,181 
48 
3,414 
890 
17,621 
1 0 to 1 9 
1,086 
23,679 
19,947 
981 
16,413 
30 
2,384 
470 
7,266 
20 to 49 
896 
34,912 
34,733 
822 
25,260 
83 
5,866 
404 
9,652 
50 to 99 
183 
12,560 
10,676 
173 
7,866 
23 
1,119 
94 
4,694 
100 to 199 
45 
5,973 
(D) 
43 
3,460 
7 
(D) 
26 
2,513 
200 to 499 
6 
(D) 
1,075 
6 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
4 
(D) 
500 to 999 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
- 
1 
(D) 
1,000 to 2,499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
5,973 
491,549 
340,370 
5,530 
256,323 
183 
23,140 
3,964 
235,226 
20 New York 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
