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 
689 
230,899 
689 
140,276 
689 
91,831 
620 
90,623 
Farms with milk cow herd size of- 
1 to 9 
305 
51,556 
305 
31,315 
305 
696 
270 
20,241 
10to 19 
70 
4,822 
70 
2,354 
70 
946 
58 
2,468 
20 to 49 
124 
16,481 
124 
7,837 
124 
3,714 
115 
8,644 
50 to 99 
77 
15,886 
77 
8,461 
77 
5,240 
71 
7,425 
100 to 199 
45 
18,945 
45 
9,305 
45 
5,890 
43 
9,640 
200 to 499 
32 
27,515 
32 
15,426 
32 
10,449 
32 
12,089 
500 to 999 
12 
13,934 
12 
8,931 
12 
8,589 
10 
5,003 
1 ,000 or more 
24 
81,760 
24 
56,647 
24 
56,307 
21 
25,113 
1,000 to 2,499 
20 
48,538 
20 
32,926 
20 
32,586 
17 
15,612 
2,500 or more 
4 
33,222 
4 
23,721 
4 
23,721 
4 
9,501 
No milk cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
14,894 
3,662,352 
12,895 
1,562,114 
(X) 
(X) 
12,979 
2,100,238 
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 
648 
134,062 
102,578 
600 
74,113 
363 
59,949 
409 
373,735 
Farms with milk cow herd size of- 
1 to 9 
275 
41,376 
35,521 
248 
25,913 
172 
15,463 
35 
357 
lOto 19 
70 
1,893 
1,966 
65 
1,546 
32 
347 
60 
2,536 
20 to 49 
116 
6,459 
5,193 
110 
4,974 
60 
1,485 
124 
10,328 
50 to 99 
77 
6,162 
7,078 
77 
5,073 
24 
1,089 
77 
17,640 
100 to 199 
43 
7,503 
8,242 
39 
5,948 
19 
1,555 
45 
21,551 
200 to 499 
31 
12,742 
14,947 
27 
8,502 
22 
4,240 
32 
40,453 
500 to 999 
12 
8,365 
4,334 
12 
3,907 
11 
4,458 
12 
35,397 
1 ,000 or more 
24 
49,562 
25,298 
22 
18,250 
23 
31,312 
24 
245,474 
1,000 to 2,499 
20 
29,661 
16,796 
18 
11,177 
19 
18,484 
20 
141,958 
2,500 or more 
4 
19,901 
8,501 
4 
7,073 
4 
12,828 
4 
103,516 
No milk cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
13,658 
2,432,965 
2,866,418 
12,507 
2,114,915 
4,577 
318,050 
11 
755 
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 
14,306 
2,567,027 
2,968,996 
13,107 
2,189,028 
1,670 
633,537 
4,940 
377,999 
Farms by number of cattle 
and calves sold - 
1 to 9 
1,648 
7,876 
7,346 
1,323 
5,762 
3 
10 
522 
2,114 
10 to 19 
1,500 
20,792 
1,331 
16,303 
58 
897 
515 
4,489 
20 to 49 
2,768 
89,377 
2,478 
70,451 
216 
6,191 
942 
18,926 
50 to 99 
2,541 
178,467 
181,709 
2,362 
145,921 
324 
18,216 
884 
32,546 
100 to 199 
2,472 
340,356 
357,649 
2,351 
280,918 
342 
34,769 
907 
59,438 
200 to 499 
2,347 
704,170 
760,548 
2,258 
585,792 
381 
75,119 
843 
118,378 
500 to 999 
735 
498,440 
564,244 
709 
419,838 
198 
108,668 
256 
78,602 
1,000 to 2,499 
224 
317,103 
404,105 
224 
283,320 
96 
102,750 
59 
33,783 
2,500 or more 
71 
410,446 
587,748 
71 
380,723 
52 
286,917 
12 
29,723 
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 
681 
1,191,162 
959 
1,490,034 
Total hogs and pigs - Con. 
Farms with- 
Flogs and pigs used or to be 
1 to 24 
260 
(D) 
231 
1,896 
used for breeding - Con. 
25 to 49 
39 
(D) 
72 
2,407 
Farms with - Con. 
50 to 99 
56 
3,939 
74 
5,052 
100 to 199 
35 
4,708 
73 
9,736 
100 to 199 
13 
1,680 
36 
4,626 
200 to 499 
38 
11,383 
145 
41,774 
200 to 499 
12 
3,435 
30 
8,825 
500 to 999 
54 
38,070 
101 
69,624 
500 or more 
83 
159,390 
84 
145,563 
1,000 to 1,999 
58 
75,835 
68 
87,958 
2,000 to 4,999 
63 
188,981 
103 
302,544 
Other hogs and pigs 
639 
1,024,147 
900 
1 ,324,547 
5,000 or more 
78 
864,979 
92 
969,043 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
242 
1,784 
202 
1,613 
Flogs and pigs used or to be 
25 to 49 
29 
1,005 
58 
1,929 
used for breeding 
286 
167,015 
430 
165,487 
50 to 99 
51 
3,287 
76 
4,990 
Farms with- 
100 to 199 
38 
4,725 
75 
9,646 
1 to 24 
142 
996 
182 
1,774 
200 to 499 
36 
11,846 
135 
37,457 
25 to 49 
25 
824 
58 
2,038 
500 to 999 
52 
35,477 
96 
64,710 
50 to 99 
11 
690 
40 
2,661 
1 ,000 or more 
191 
966,023 
258 
1 ,204,202 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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