Table 12. Cattle and Calves - Inventory: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Cattle and calves 
15,583 
3,893,251 
15,667 
3,687,728 
Cattle and calves - Con. 
Farms with- 
Cows and heifers that calved - Con. 
1 to 9 
1,425 
6,664 
1,136 
5,682 
10 to 19 
1,192 
16,409 
985 
13,584 
Milk cows 
689 
91,831 
656 
86,243 
20 to 49 
2,627 
86,317 
2,356 
76,703 
Farms with- 
50 to 99 
2,382 
167,702 
2,603 
183,255 
1 to 9 
305 
696 
147 
430 
100 to 199 
2,538 
352,609 
3,013 
424,847 
lOto 19 
70 
946 
31 
413 
200 to 499 
3,181 
982,892 
3,739 
1,155,271 
20 to 49 
124 
3,714 
151 
5,102 
500 to 999 
1,512 
1,046,091 
1,355 
932,314 
50 to 99 
77 
5,240 
161 
1 1 ,036 
1,000 to 2,499 
649 
879,972 
412 
591,922 
100 to 199 
45 
5,890 
86 
10,658 
2,500 to 4,999 
59 
185,204 
51 
170,798 
200 to 499 
32 
10,449 
45 
13,326 
5,000 or more 
18 
169,391 
17 
133,352 
500 to 999 
12 
8,589 
16 
11,410 
1 ,000 or more 
24 
56,307 
19 
33,868 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
20 
32,586 
16 
23,816 
Cows and heifers that calved 
13,584 
1 ,702,390 
14,108 
1 ,735,735 
2,500 or more 
4 
23,721 
3 
10,052 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
1,498 
6,753 
1,188 
5,802 
Other cattle (see text) 
13,599 
2,190,861 
13,694 
1,951,993 
10 to 19 
1,338 
18,373 
1,203 
16,490 
Farms with- 
20 to 49 
3,016 
96,718 
2,958 
96,607 
1 to 9 
2,859 
11,795 
2,762 
1 1 ,409 
50 to 99 
2,545 
174,539 
3,097 
217,609 
lOto 19 
1,527 
20,632 
1,489 
20,103 
100 to 199 
2,478 
333,893 
2,950 
402,100 
20 to 49 
2,411 
75,234 
2,557 
81,283 
200 to 499 
2,190 
637,089 
2,289 
644,921 
50 to 99 
1,940 
134,048 
2,176 
151,064 
500 to 999 
435 
278,781 
344 
220,525 
100 to 199 
1,877 
258,346 
2,032 
280,457 
1,000 to 2,499 
73 
101,180 
71 
96,360 
200 to 499 
1,853 
571,673 
1,868 
551,149 
2,500 or more 
11 
55,064 
8 
35,321 
500 to 999 
823 
564,857 
593 
413,139 
1,000 to 2,499 
267 
363,473 
171 
242,702 
2,500 or more 
42 
190,803 
46 
200,687 
Beet cows 
13,327 
1,610,559 
13,802 
1 ,649,492 
Farms with- 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
1,263 
418,374 
1,793 
517,783 
1 to 9 
1,472 
6,699 
1,168 
5,730 
Farms with- 
10 to 19 
1,345 
18,355 
1,222 
16,774 
1 to 19 
77 
1,136 
257 
2,152 
20 to 49 
2,931 
94,304 
2,930 
95,434 
20 to 49 
199 
6,280 
272 
8,845 
50 to 99 
2,513 
171,958 
3,009 
210,969 
50 to 99 
254 
18,031 
329 
22,498 
100 to 199 
2,435 
328,623 
2,861 
391,166 
100 to 199 
272 
36,177 
366 
49,619 
200 to 499 
2,155 
626,066 
2,229 
626,250 
200 to 499 
244 
71,141 
317 
92,515 
500 to 999 
416 
265,182 
323 
205,991 
500 to 999 
154 
107,461 
168 
124,043 
1,000 to 2,499 
53 
68,254 
55 
71,909 
1,000 to 2,499 
37 
53,606 
59 
87,055 
2,500 or more 
7 
31,118 
5 
25,269 
2,500 or more 
26 
124,542 
25 
131,056 
Table 13. Cattle and Calves - Sales: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Number sold 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Value ($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Value ($1,000) 
Cattle and calves 
14,306 
2,567,027 
2,968,996 
15,171 
2,745,227 
2,307,618 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 9 
1,648 
7,876 
7,346 
1,456 
6,746 
5,536 
10 to 19 
1,500 
20,792 
20,095 
1,327 
18,603 
13,590 
20 to 49 
2,768 
89,377 
85,552 
2,911 
95,070 
71,847 
50 to 99 
2,541 
178,467 
181,709 
3,062 
219,256 
168,411 
100 to 199 
2,472 
340,356 
357,649 
3,018 
417,400 
318,158 
200 to 499 
2,347 
704,170 
760,548 
2,419 
707,730 
542,858 
500 to 999 
735 
498,440 
564,244 
657 
448,836 
379,358 
1,000 to 2,499 
224 
317,103 
404,105 
247 
363,551 
325,785 
2,500 to 4,999 
52 
174,224 
236,769 
47 
158,538 
156,821 
5,000 or more 
19 
236,222 
350,979 
27 
309,497 
325,253 
Cattle, including calves weighing 500 
pounds or more 
13,107 
2,189,028 
(NA) 
14,153 
2,417,446 
(NA) 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 9 
1,772 
8,105 
(NA) 
1,562 
6,881 
(NA) 
10 to 19 
1,427 
19,632 
(NA) 
1,298 
18,039 
(NA) 
20 to 49 
2,556 
82,179 
(NA) 
2,794 
90,980 
(NA) 
50 to 99 
2,408 
168,041 
(NA) 
2,976 
211,926 
(NA) 
100 to 199 
2,132 
291,986 
(NA) 
2,648 
362,438 
(NA) 
200 to 499 
1,965 
583,029 
(NA) 
2,035 
588,525 
(NA) 
500 to 999 
599 
399,859 
(NA) 
561 
381,492 
(NA) 
1,000 to 2,499 
183 
264,617 
(NA) 
206 
303,727 
(NA) 
2,500 to 4,999 
47 
156,948 
(NA) 
46 
154,820 
(NA) 
5,000 or more 
18 
214,632 
(NA) 
27 
298,618 
(NA) 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
1,670 
633,537 
(NA) 
2,417 
806,581 
(NA) 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 19 
144 
2,088 
(NA) 
512 
4,145 
- 
20 to 49 
349 
10,789 
(NA) 
430 
13,705 
(NA) 
50 to 99 
347 
24,027 
(NA) 
375 
26,690 
(NA) 
100 to 199 
299 
40,776 
(NA) 
422 
57,128 
(NA) 
200 to 499 
266 
79,325 
(NA) 
349 
99,101 
(NA) 
500 to 999 
160 
106,758 
(NA) 
189 
134,708 
(NA) 
1,000 to 2,499 
64 
92,302 
(NA) 
94 
149,379 
(NA) 
2,500 to 4,999 
24 
78,992 
(NA) 
28 
98,812 
(NA) 
5,000 or more 
17 
198,480 
(NA) 
18 
222,913 
(NA) 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
4,940 
377,999 
(NA) 
4,700 
327,781 
(NA) 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 9 
1,200 
5,437 
(NA) 
1,110 
4,623 
(NA) 
10 to 19 
776 
10,168 
(NA) 
772 
10,327 
(NA) 
20 to 49 
1,150 
35,269 
(NA) 
1,198 
36,022 
(NA) 
50 to 99 
781 
52,849 
(NA) 
722 
48,771 
(NA) 
100 to 199 
548 
73,068 
(NA) 
517 
70,067 
(NA) 
200 to 499 
388 
110,903 
(NA) 
300 
83,826 
(NA) 
500 to 999 
79 
50,042 
(NA) 
58 
36,668 
(NA) 
1,000 or more 
18 
40,263 
(NA) 
23 
37,477 
(NA) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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