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- 
25,189 
1,626,374 
18,960 
680,584 
21,574 
945,790 
18,810 
858,910 
699,569 
1 to 9 
7,045 
32,971 
4,592 
15,611 
4,749 
17,360 
3,337 
15,988 
14,131 
10to 19 
4,019 
54,971 
3,133 
25,051 
3,384 
29,920 
2,894 
23,428 
19,930 
20 to 49 
5,057 
157,047 
3,893 
68,589 
4,534 
88,458 
4,134 
68,552 
61,084 
50 to 99 
4,387 
317,784 
3,626 
148,816 
4,269 
168,968 
3,909 
163,854 
138,237 
100 to 199 
2,980 
403,150 
2,498 
175,120 
2,947 
228,030 
2,895 
195,079 
153,651 
200 to 499 
1,422 
395,200 
992 
133,638 
1,415 
261,562 
1,367 
261,322 
210,470 
500 to 999 
214 
138,346 
163 
54,511 
211 
83,835 
210 
74,078 
65,448 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
54 
75,024 
53 
38,352 
54 
36,672 
53 
32,266 
18,927 
2,500 to 4,999 
7 
25,881 
7 
13,521 
7 
12,360 
7 
9,840 
6,838 
5,000 or more 
4 
26,000 
3 
7,375 
4 
18,625 
4 
14,503 
10,854 
No cattle and calves herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
571 
21,521 
17,516 
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- 
18,960 
1,288,491 
18,960 
680,584 
15,345 
607,907 
14,405 
488,593 
323,741 
1 to 9 
7,493 
91,858 
7,493 
31,365 
5,197 
60,493 
4,282 
41,927 
38,497 
lOto 19 
2,931 
82,769 
2,931 
38,912 
2,296 
43,857 
2,284 
36,228 
28,592 
20 to 49 
4,185 
255,926 
4,185 
142,095 
3,662 
113,831 
3,611 
93,434 
65,193 
50 to 99 
3,035 
360,638 
3,035 
199,114 
2,917 
161,524 
2,943 
129,021 
76,707 
100 to 199 
969 
228,446 
969 
124,013 
936 
104,433 
943 
81,954 
52,271 
200 to 499 
269 
140,813 
269 
76,146 
262 
64,667 
264 
49,188 
28,520 
500 to 999 
62 
73,705 
62 
41,540 
59 
32,165 
62 
31,653 
17,803 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
13 
38,224 
13 
18,808 
13 
19,416 
13 
18,879 
13,725 
2,500 or more 
3 
16,112 
3 
8,591 
3 
7,521 
3 
6,309 
2,433 
No cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
6,229 
337,883 
(X) 
(X) 
6,229 
337,883 
4,976 
391,838 
393,344 
' 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- 
11,880 
352,893 
1 1 ,880 
179,920 
1 1 ,880 
148,249 
8,593 
172,973 
1 to 9 
6,978 
101,460 
6,978 
45,297 
6,978 
30,178 
4,782 
56,163 
lOto 19 
2,742 
86,252 
2,742 
42,509 
2,742 
35,998 
2,113 
43,743 
20 to 49 
1,780 
104,766 
1,780 
58,168 
1,780 
49,963 
1,358 
46,598 
50 to 99 
290 
32,875 
290 
19,366 
290 
18,219 
250 
13,509 
100 to 199 
73 
18,225 
73 
9,626 
73 
(D) 
73 
8,599 
200 to 499 
15 
(D) 
15 
(D) 
15 
3,445 
15 
(D) 
500 to 999 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
13,309 
1,273,481 
7,080 
500,664 
(X) 
(X) 
12,981 
772,817 
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- 
8,117 
142,366 
126,399 
7,195 
100,919 
462 
17,928 
3,128 
41,447 
1 to 9 
4,061 
36,179 
30,213 
3,623 
25,398 
74 
1,999 
1,268 
10,781 
lOto 19 
2,154 
35,142 
28,287 
1,868 
23,166 
125 
3,017 
968 
1 1 ,976 
20 to 49 
1,538 
40,152 
37,071 
1,359 
29,628 
177 
7,261 
703 
10,524 
50 to 99 
276 
14,264 
12,988 
263 
9,974 
56 
2,463 
154 
4,290 
100 to 199 
71 
1 1 ,948 
12,487 
67 
9,046 
25 
2,729 
26 
2,902 
200 to 499 
15 
(D) 
(D) 
13 
(D) 
4 
(D) 
9 
974 
500 to 999 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
11,264 
738,065 
590,687 
10,405 
433,539 
1,240 
117,606 
6,188 
304,526 
20 Pennsylvania 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
