Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
3,181 
2,703 
257 
162 
500 or more 
2,238 
1,519 
383 
287 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
13,584 
1 1 ,926 
922 
598 
number 
1,702,390 
1,237,631 
257,995 
195,390 
Beef cows 
farms 
13,327 
11,741 
887 
565 
number 
1,610,559 
1,214,542 
226,415 
164,653 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
1,472 
1,398 
40 
29 
1 0 to 49 
4,276 
4,048 
134 
76 
50 to 99 
2,513 
2,275 
133 
74 
too to 199 
2,435 
2,095 
175 
100 
200 to 499 
2,155 
1,647 
292 
197 
500 or more 
476 
278 
113 
89 
Milk cews 
farms 
689 
530 
72 
53 
number 
91,831 
23,089 
31,580 
30,737 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
305 
249 
25 
12 
10 to 49 
194 
183 
4 
2 
50 to 99 
77 
56 
10 
10 
100 to 199 
45 
28 
7 
4 
200 to 499 
32 
9 
8 
7 
500 or more 
36 
5 
18 
18 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
13,599 
11,802 
994 
666 
number 
2,190,861 
1,539,847 
330,490 
262,122 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
14,306 
12,486 
999 
670 
number 
2,567,027 
1,718,156 
461,395 
386,396 
$1,000 
2,968,996 
1,907,712 
564,055 
487,865 
Calves weighing less than 500 peunds 
farms 
4,940 
4,272 
380 
252 
number 
377,999 
263,445 
70,335 
52,300 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
13,107 
1 1 ,426 
923 
617 
number 
2,189,028 
1,454,711 
391,060 
334,096 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
1,670 
1,350 
160 
123 
number 
633,537 
292,936 
185,445 
176,483 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
681 
533 
51 
37 
number 
1,191,162 
347,167 
151,490 
124,430 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
260 
236 
13 
9 
25 to 49 
39 
37 
2 
1 
50 to 99 
56 
53 
3 
3 
100 to 199 
35 
34 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
38 
32 
3 
3 
500 or more 
253 
141 
30 
21 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
286 
194 
25 
20 
number 
167,015 
34,802 
33,860 
28,636 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
639 
503 
50 
37 
number 
1,024,147 
312,365 
117,630 
95,794 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
678 
532 
50 
38 
number 
3,914,312 
1,198,768 
634,622 
531,636 
$1,000 
446,756 
134,518 
54,321 
42,369 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,798 
1,687 
56 
20 
number 
257,676 
220,443 
18,959 
10,051 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
1,606 
1,506 
49 
15 
number 
165,786 
140,412 
13,297 
7,486 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
1,610 
1,501 
53 
17 
number 
218,640 
186,789 
11,076 
5,745 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
6,463 
5,677 
433 
288 
number 
68,925 
57,463 
6,484 
4,353 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
6,318 
5,576 
408 
267 
number 
65,241 
54,388 
6,079 
4,093 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
2,223 
2,000 
112 
72 
number 
13,603 
11,627 
1,350 
940 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
748 
698 
26 
7 
number 
16,545 
1 5,566 
611 
97 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
373 
348 
7 
3 
number 
8,895 
8,362 
333 
(D) 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,703 
1,571 
59 
39 
number 
2,450,780 
42,791 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
1,677 
1,566 
55 
35 
400 to 3,199 
20 
5 
2 
2 
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 
- 
2 
2 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
205 
190 
3 
3 
number 
(D) 
63,881 
39 
39 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
150 South Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
