Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Cows and heifers that calved - Con. 
Beef cows 
farms 
13,327 
466 
857 
221 
437 
376 
number 
1,610,559 
17,009 
11,012 
5,381 
(D) 
10,276 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
1,472 
181 
507 
81 
161 
67 
1 0 to 49 
4,276 
184 
308 
119 
235 
263 
50 to 99 
2,513 
67 
36 
15 
34 
29 
too to 199 
2,435 
23 
4 
2 
7 
16 
200 to 499 
2,155 
8 
2 
4 
- 
1 
500 or more 
476 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
689 
12 
66 
27 
21 
23 
number 
91,831 
355 
3,918 
2,736 
(D) 
2,807 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
305 
8 
29 
18 
10 
8 
10 to 49 
194 
- 
28 
5 
11 
13 
50 to 99 
77 
2 
3 
- 
- 
- 
100 to 199 
45 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
32 
- 
3 
1 
- 
1 
500 or more 
36 
- 
2 
3 
- 
1 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
13,599 
403 
1,026 
242 
432 
366 
number 
2,190,861 
19,147 
38,806 
3,986 
13,023 
18,179 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
14,306 
511 
1,050 
232 
472 
410 
number 
2,567,027 
29,188 
51,676 
8,499 
18,259 
20,808 
$1,000 
2,968,996 
32,167 
61,220 
6,933 
21,017 
23,670 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
4,940 
200 
351 
101 
206 
162 
number 
377,999 
5,976 
9,112 
3,739 
3,511 
3,325 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
13,107 
422 
880 
203 
399 
350 
number 
2,189,028 
23,212 
42,564 
4,760 
14,748 
17,483 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
1,670 
29 
41 
14 
20 
20 
number 
633,537 
3,649 
22,772 
(D) 
2,841 
5,791 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
681 
34 
123 
26 
21 
19 
number 
1,191,162 
38,360 
215,298 
37,877 
25,547 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
260 
18 
74 
17 
13 
8 
25 to 49 
39 
- 
1 
- 
1 
4 
50 to 99 
56 
- 
8 
6 
4 
5 
100 to 199 
35 
- 
5 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
38 
3 
1 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
253 
13 
34 
3 
3 
2 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
286 
15 
49 
11 
7 
12 
number 
167,015 
(D) 
54,874 
(D) 
4,873 
(D) 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
639 
29 
113 
26 
20 
13 
number 
1,024,147 
(D) 
160,424 
(D) 
20,674 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
678 
33 
120 
27 
22 
15 
number 
3,914,312 
143,364 
1,158,625 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
$1,000 
446,756 
14,857 
86,989 
14,010 
8,267 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,798 
106 
405 
61 
113 
62 
number 
257,676 
5,874 
15,267 
5,298 
10,198 
3,549 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
1,606 
87 
350 
57 
106 
48 
number 
165,786 
4,149 
10,149 
3,204 
4,734 
2,212 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
1,610 
91 
323 
48 
98 
60 
number 
218,640 
3,454 
12,736 
2,879 
7,045 
3,744 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
6,463 
383 
1,551 
289 
280 
218 
number 
68,925 
2,742 
10,594 
3,088 
2,400 
2,237 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
6,318 
382 
1,524 
282 
277 
207 
number 
65,241 
2,651 
9,844 
2,909 
2,234 
2,062 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
2,223 
186 
697 
124 
111 
76 
number 
13,603 
609 
2,506 
516 
468 
394 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
748 
81 
298 
33 
56 
33 
number 
16,545 
1,274 
3,972 
463 
395 
2,040 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
373 
45 
144 
4 
22 
24 
number 
8,895 
940 
2,311 
16 
(D) 
914 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,703 
145 
573 
91 
109 
82 
number 
2,450,780 
(D) 
147,828 
2,576 
2,816 
1,932 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
1,677 
144 
569 
91 
109 
82 
400 to 3,199 
20 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
4 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
205 
20 
86 
11 
21 
5 
number 
(D) 
654 
61,741 
121 
280 
80 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
142 
33 
44 
4 
7 
2 
number 
(D) 
1,923 
(D) 
25 
185 
(D) 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
7 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
72 South Dakota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
