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- 
15,583 
3,893,251 
13,584 
1 ,702,390 
13,599 
2,190,861 
13,864 
2,518,409 
2,912,335 
1 to 9 
1,425 
6,664 
954 
3,533 
917 
3,131 
893 
9,776 
9,911 
10to 19 
1,192 
16,409 
996 
10,126 
863 
6,283 
940 
15,876 
14,417 
20 to 49 
2,627 
86,317 
2,385 
57,177 
2,037 
29,140 
2,282 
65,141 
58,469 
50 to 99 
2,382 
167,702 
2,185 
104,271 
2,095 
63,431 
2,189 
113,424 
104,928 
100 to 199 
2,538 
352,609 
2,319 
201,689 
2,366 
150,920 
2,389 
235,557 
229,556 
200 to 499 
3,181 
982,892 
2,879 
500,557 
3,099 
482,335 
3,055 
623,604 
664,952 
500 to 999 
1,512 
1,046,091 
1,279 
418,232 
1,501 
627,859 
1,438 
592,562 
682,339 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
649 
879,972 
532 
293,640 
644 
586,332 
601 
502,363 
645,298 
2,500 to 4,999 
59 
185,204 
42 
59,327 
59 
125,877 
59 
173,641 
245,867 
5,000 or more 
18 
169,391 
13 
53,838 
18 
115,553 
18 
186,465 
256,598 
No cattle and calves herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
442 
48,618 
56,661 
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- 
13,584 
3,313,971 
13,584 
1,702,390 
11,600 
1,611,581 
12,416 
2,016,157 
2,230,501 
1 to 9 
1,498 
20,778 
1,498 
6,753 
990 
14,025 
1,046 
15,749 
17,174 
lOto 19 
1,338 
40,327 
1,338 
18,373 
1,009 
21,954 
1,176 
26,822 
25,486 
20 to 49 
3,016 
197,024 
3,016 
96,718 
2,426 
100,306 
2,684 
115,022 
114,402 
50 to 99 
2,545 
347,460 
2,545 
174,539 
2,258 
172,921 
2,416 
214,478 
223,316 
100 to 199 
2,478 
677,732 
2,478 
333,893 
2,306 
343,839 
2,421 
402,918 
425,819 
200 to 499 
2,190 
1,227,821 
2,190 
637,089 
2,108 
590,732 
2,161 
702,930 
771,697 
500 to 999 
435 
526,037 
435 
278,781 
424 
247,256 
428 
318,390 
382,581 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
73 
173,306 
73 
101,180 
68 
72,126 
73 
1 1 1 ,884 
125,753 
2,500 or more 
11 
103,486 
11 
55,064 
11 
48,422 
11 
107,964 
144,273 
No cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
1,999 
579,280 
(X) 
(X) 
1,999 
579,280 
1,890 
550,870 
738,496 
' 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- 
13,327 
3,187,197 
13,327 
1,625,007 
13,327 
1,610,559 
1 1 ,368 
1,562,190 
1 to 9 
1,472 
19,910 
1,472 
6,977 
1,472 
6,699 
967 
12,933 
lOto 19 
1,345 
40,196 
1,345 
19,114 
1,345 
18,355 
1,011 
21,082 
20 to 49 
2,931 
196,058 
2,931 
97,556 
2,931 
94,304 
2,353 
98,502 
50 to 99 
2,513 
345,133 
2,513 
174,181 
2,513 
171,958 
2,234 
170,952 
100 to 199 
2,435 
669,568 
2,435 
332,083 
2,435 
328,623 
2,258 
337,485 
200 to 499 
2,155 
1,215,946 
2,155 
629,589 
2,155 
626,066 
2,080 
586,357 
500 to 999 
416 
505,354 
416 
265,910 
416 
265,182 
407 
239,444 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
53 
124,768 
53 
68,254 
53 
68,254 
51 
56,514 
2,500 or more 
7 
70,264 
7 
31,343 
7 
31,118 
7 
38,921 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
2,256 
706,054 
257 
77,383 
(X) 
(X) 
2,231 
628,671 
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- 
12,186 
1 ,947,333 
2,190,846 
11,179 
1,643,134 
1,140 
365,406 
4,402 
304,199 
1 to 9 
1,040 
14,784 
15,977 
851 
11,565 
32 
1,934 
383 
3,219 
lOto 19 
1,183 
27,448 
26,237 
1,044 
23,385 
41 
1,821 
400 
4,063 
20 to 49 
2,604 
114,387 
114,664 
2,318 
90,782 
173 
(D) 
851 
23,605 
50 to 99 
2,382 
215,188 
224,772 
2,220 
176,093 
242 
32,065 
949 
39,095 
100 to 199 
2,381 
400,521 
422,146 
2,257 
331,566 
290 
55,241 
912 
68,955 
200 to 499 
2,127 
698,678 
768,728 
2,033 
582,328 
264 
83,572 
745 
116,350 
500 to 999 
409 
306,041 
373,593 
397 
265,882 
78 
67,144 
142 
40,159 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
53 
82,223 
108,956 
52 
75,746 
17 
34,099 
17 
6,477 
2,500 or more 
7 
88,063 
135,772 
7 
85,787 
3 
(D) 
3 
2,276 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
2,120 
619,694 
778,150 
1,928 
545,894 
530 
268,131 
538 
73,800 
20 South Dakota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
