Table 1 7. Milk Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle and calves inventory 
Milk cow herd 
Total 
Cows and heifers that calved 
Other cattle (see text) 
Total 
Milk cows 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total 
5,427 
1,136,438 
5,427 
619,172 
5,427 
610,712 
5,108 
517,266 
Farms with milk cow herd size of- 
1 to 9 
676 
19,111 
676 
3,873 
676 
1,864 
543 
15,238 
10 to 19 
438 
15,138 
438 
6,630 
438 
6,180 
411 
8,508 
20 to 49 
1,475 
95,493 
1,475 
53,814 
1,475 
52,310 
1,414 
41,679 
50 to 99 
1,676 
203,061 
1,676 
112,962 
1,676 
111,547 
1,633 
90,099 
1 00 to 1 99 
659 
161,450 
659 
89,672 
659 
88,362 
625 
71,778 
200 to 499 
257 
145,981 
257 
81,361 
257 
80,326 
243 
64,620 
500 to 999 
143 
185,833 
143 
100,644 
143 
100,295 
140 
85,189 
1 ,000 or more 
103 
310,371 
103 
170,216 
103 
169,828 
99 
140,155 
1,000 to 2,499 
91 
237,427 
91 
130,010 
91 
129,622 
87 
107,417 
2,500 or more 
12 
72,944 
12 
40,206 
12 
40,206 
12 
32,738 
No milk cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
8,132 
282,927 
5,848 
77,570 
(X) 
(X) 
6,382 
205,357 
Milk cow herd 
Cattle and calves sales 
Milk sales 
Total 
Cattle 
Calves 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Total 
4,761 
397,104 
221,470 
4,421 
176,489 
3,974 
220,615 
4,798 
2,407,742 
Farms with milk cow herd size of- 
1 to 9 
398 
19,126 
18,827 
357 
14,860 
174 
4,266 
84 
4,096 
10 to 19 
348 
6,370 
4,280 
315 
3,566 
280 
2,804 
404 
19,552 
20 to 49 
1,280 
30,179 
16,173 
1,172 
14,178 
1,112 
16,001 
1,472 
161,064 
50 to 99 
1,602 
65,158 
33,481 
1,522 
28,213 
1,390 
36,945 
1,676 
363,145 
1 00 to 1 99 
637 
50,052 
25,763 
588 
21,510 
559 
28,542 
659 
322,543 
200 to 499 
252 
51,525 
28,004 
232 
22,758 
240 
28,767 
257 
329,895 
500 to 999 
141 
61,938 
33,072 
137 
26,589 
122 
35,349 
143 
444,694 
1 ,000 or more 
103 
112,756 
61,870 
98 
44,815 
97 
67,941 
103 
762,752 
1,000 to 2,499 
91 
89,282 
48,293 
86 
35,797 
86 
53,485 
91 
588,923 
2,500 or more 
12 
23,474 
13,577 
12 
9,018 
11 
14,456 
12 
173,829 
No milk cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
5,794 
221,454 
228,028 
5,249 
162,783 
1,879 
58,671 
68 
9,656 
Table 18. Cattle and Calves - Number Sold Per Farm by Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle, including calves weighing 500 pounds or more 
Calves weighing less than 
500 pounds 
Number sold 
Cattle and calves 
Total 
Cattle on feed 
(see text) 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total 
10,555 
618,558 
449,497 
9,670 
339,272 
376 
36,729 
5,853 
279,286 
Farms by number of cattle 
and calves sold - 
1 to 9 
3,962 
16,596 
13,862 
3,487 
12,815 
12 
(D) 
1,203 
3,781 
10 to 19 
1,857 
24,919 
18,682 
1,703 
16,727 
97 
1,210 
1,017 
8,192 
20 to 49 
2,566 
79,991 
50,511 
2,420 
43,692 
117 
2,467 
1,909 
36,299 
50 to 99 
1,128 
74,652 
47,071 
1,087 
38,998 
60 
2,919 
935 
35,654 
100 to 199 
460 
62,526 
44,390 
437 
35,764 
35 
2,845 
353 
26,762 
200 to 499 
334 
103,140 
73,361 
308 
55,486 
21 
5,116 
248 
47,654 
500 to 999 
161 
104,210 
74,137 
147 
49,959 
14 
5,765 
123 
54,251 
1,000 to 2,499 
79 
123,837 
102,866 
73 
72,568 
18 
15,171 
57 
51,269 
2,500 or more 
8 
28,687 
24,617 
8 
13,263 
2 
(D) 
8 
15,424 
Table 19. Hogs and Pigs - Inventory: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Hogs and pigs 
2012 
2007 
Hogs and pigs 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total hogs and pigs 
1,912 
74,671 
1,871 
85,741 
Total hogs and pigs - Con. 
Farms with- 
Hogs and pigs used or to be 
1 to 24 
1,655 
9,845 
1,612 
9,265 
used for breeding - Con. 
25 to 49 
112 
(D) 
146 
4,772 
Farms with - Con. 
50 to 99 
70 
4,676 
52 
3,431 
1 00 to 1 99 
29 
3,772 
21 
2,605 
1 00 to 1 99 
5 
540 
4 
455 
200 to 499 
27 
8,339 
13 
3,902 
200 to 499 
3 
1,305 
2 
(D) 
500 to 999 
2 
(D) 
4 
2,360 
500 or more 
4 
3,606 
8 
7,528 
1,000 to 1,999 
5 
7,252 
9 
10,341 
2,000 to 4,999 
12 
35,542 
12 
(D) 
Other hogs and pigs 
1,573 
63,748 
1,608 
72,378 
5,000 or more 
- 
- 
2 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
1,375 
8,129 
1,403 
7,619 
Hogs and pigs used or to be 
25 to 49 
74 
2,441 
110 
3,629 
used for breeding 
970 
10,923 
801 
13,363 
50 to 99 
58 
3,692 
38 
2,384 
Farms with- 
1 00 to 1 99 
24 
3,043 
17 
1,963 
1 to 24 
933 
4,540 
766 
3,845 
200 to 499 
23 
6,260 
14 
4,005 
25 to 49 
20 
660 
19 
570 
500 to 999 
3 
2,347 
6 
3,850 
50 to 99 
5 
272 
2 
(D) 
1 ,000 or more 
16 
37,836 
20 
48,928 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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