Table 17. 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 
7,829 
1,009,132 
7,829 
540,688 
7,829 
532,335 
7,400 
468,444 
Farms with milk cow herd size of- 
1 to 9 
1,077 
28,126 
1,077 
4,745 
1,077 
2,507 
895 
23,381 
10to 19 
308 
10,615 
308 
4,952 
308 
4,348 
283 
5,663 
20 to 49 
2,515 
173,105 
2,515 
97,029 
2,515 
95,300 
2,409 
76,076 
50 to 99 
2,725 
330,447 
2,725 
181,247 
2,725 
179,090 
2,651 
149,200 
100 to 199 
882 
210,495 
882 
114,321 
882 
113,097 
850 
96,174 
200 to 499 
246 
130,480 
246 
70,789 
246 
70,427 
239 
59,691 
500 to 999 
60 
71,528 
60 
40,206 
60 
40,189 
57 
31,322 
1 ,000 or more 
16 
54,336 
16 
27,399 
16 
27,377 
16 
26,937 
1,000 to 2,499 
13 
38,224 
13 
18,808 
13 
18,786 
13 
19,416 
2,500 or more 
3 
16,112 
3 
8,591 
3 
8,591 
3 
7,521 
No milk cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
17,360 
617,242 
11,131 
139,896 
(X) 
(X) 
14,174 
477,346 
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 
6,906 
373,299 
216,151 
6,374 
177,628 
5,722 
195,671 
6,967 
1,958,092 
Farms with milk cow herd size of- 
1 to 9 
666 
20,620 
17,792 
564 
11,816 
272 
8,804 
241 
3,265 
lOto 19 
234 
5,167 
3,276 
203 
2,375 
178 
2,792 
289 
13,973 
20 to 49 
2,182 
62,441 
34,840 
1,992 
28,650 
1,939 
33,791 
2,515 
320,390 
50 to 99 
2,648 
114,048 
63,080 
2,517 
52,819 
2,269 
61,229 
2,725 
637,201 
100 to 199 
859 
71,080 
41,287 
792 
33,914 
773 
37,166 
881 
412,742 
200 to 499 
241 
44,359 
24,159 
232 
19,508 
222 
24,851 
240 
275,956 
500 to 999 
60 
30,396 
15,559 
58 
13,172 
54 
17,224 
60 
170,276 
1 ,000 or more 
16 
25,188 
16,158 
16 
15,374 
15 
9,814 
16 
124,289 
1,000 to 2,499 
13 
18,879 
13,725 
13 
12,456 
12 
6,423 
13 
85,410 
2,500 or more 
3 
6,309 
2,433 
3 
2,918 
3 
3,391 
3 
38,879 
No milk cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
12,475 
507,132 
500,934 
1 1 ,226 
356,830 
3,594 
150,302 
81 
8,799 
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 
19,381 
880,431 
717,085 
17,600 
534,458 
1,702 
135,534 
9,316 
345,973 
Farms by number of cattle 
and calves sold - 
1 to 9 
7,322 
30,434 
26,208 
6,435 
23,804 
23 
116 
2,037 
6,630 
10 to 19 
3,280 
44,300 
36,828 
2,937 
31,378 
347 
4,796 
1,473 
12,922 
20 to 49 
4,839 
155,050 
109,315 
4,555 
89,070 
497 
12,984 
3,315 
65,980 
50 to 99 
2,267 
152,477 
117,606 
2,214 
94,431 
391 
22,239 
1,584 
58,046 
100 to 199 
901 
121,675 
114,281 
878 
85,978 
263 
31,805 
474 
35,697 
200 to 499 
556 
168,619 
145,601 
429 
97,985 
137 
34,154 
290 
70,634 
500 to 999 
165 
108,734 
85,764 
115 
51,727 
38 
16,721 
104 
57,007 
1,000 to 2,499 
44 
58,183 
43,153 
30 
25,936 
5 
(D) 
33 
32,247 
2,500 or more 
7 
40,959 
38,329 
7 
34,149 
1 
(D) 
6 
6,810 
Table 19. Hogs and Pigs - Inventory: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Flogs and pigs 
2012 
2007 
Flogs and pigs 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total hogs and pigs 
3,097 
1,134,957 
3,637 
1,167,449 
Total hogs and pigs - Con. 
Farms with- 
Flogs and pigs used or to be 
1 to 24 
2,182 
13,005 
2,565 
15,799 
used for breeding - Con. 
25 to 49 
194 
(D) 
207 
6,862 
Farms with - Con. 
50 to 99 
81 
(D) 
135 
8,826 
100 to 199 
78 
11,014 
98 
13,819 
100 to 199 
33 
4,314 
59 
8,062 
200 to 499 
99 
31,790 
150 
44,783 
200 to 499 
38 
12,107 
51 
14,857 
500 to 999 
74 
53,471 
117 
79,605 
500 or more 
39 
77,794 
49 
85,349 
1,000 to 1,999 
190 
273,936 
164 
220,253 
2,000 to 4,999 
163 
432,361 
164 
492,007 
Other hogs and pigs 
2,792 
1,031,893 
3,292 
1 ,047,503 
5,000 or more 
36 
307,260 
37 
285,495 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
1,944 
1 1 ,245 
2,308 
14,000 
Flogs and pigs used or to be 
25 to 49 
158 
5,444 
172 
5,635 
used tor breeding 
1,178 
103,064 
1,380 
119,946 
50 to 99 
70 
4,596 
103 
6,796 
Farms with- 
100 to 199 
77 
10,023 
92 
12,236 
1 to 24 
992 
5,082 
1,098 
6,235 
200 to 499 
87 
28,248 
151 
43,397 
25 to 49 
34 
1,112 
77 
2,431 
500 to 999 
84 
60,131 
129 
85,677 
50 to 99 
42 
2,655 
46 
3,012 
1 ,000 or more 
372 
912,206 
337 
879,762 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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