Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
3,181 
2,919 
17 
232 
417 
758 
892 
603 
500 or more 
2,238 
2,121 
1 
119 
237 
665 
619 
480 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
13,584 
10,082 
131 
896 
1,172 
2,459 
2,878 
2,546 
number 
1 ,702,390 
1,529,783 
5,697 
105,240 
178,314 
408,380 
474,094 
358,058 
Beef cows 
farms 
13,327 
9,867 
131 
870 
1,126 
2,400 
2,815 
2,525 
number 
1,610,559 
1,439,237 
5,697 
96,215 
157,946 
385,61 1 
439,002 
354,766 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
1,472 
583 
18 
58 
42 
124 
115 
226 
1 0 to 49 
4,276 
2,631 
78 
296 
269 
535 
703 
750 
50 to 99 
2,513 
1,985 
28 
180 
256 
440 
596 
485 
too to 199 
2,435 
2,181 
6 
188 
288 
609 
628 
462 
200 to 499 
2,155 
2,036 
- 
128 
240 
571 
636 
461 
500 or more 
476 
451 
1 
20 
31 
121 
137 
141 
Milk cows 
farms 
689 
572 
- 
64 
99 
141 
157 
111 
number 
91,831 
90,546 
- 
9,025 
20,368 
22,769 
35,092 
3,292 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
305 
220 
29 
28 
40 
58 
65 
10 to 49 
194 
166 
- 
23 
36 
47 
35 
25 
50 to 99 
77 
74 
- 
3 
13 
19 
28 
11 
100 to 199 
45 
45 
- 
3 
6 
16 
13 
7 
200 to 499 
32 
31 
- 
2 
5 
8 
13 
3 
500 or more 
36 
36 
- 
4 
11 
11 
10 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
13,599 
10,247 
109 
895 
1,254 
2,532 
2,904 
2,553 
number 
2,190,861 
1,985,113 
9,590 
133,124 
255,066 
585,820 
580,938 
420,575 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
14,306 
10,682 
129 
919 
1,246 
2,649 
3,048 
2,691 
number 
2,567,027 
2,326,688 
9,091 
133,531 
276,287 
645,449 
739,703 
522,627 
$1,000 
2,968,996 
2,704,543 
9,832 
133,516 
328,104 
751,351 
882,688 
599,052 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
4,940 
3,564 
30 
272 
421 
845 
1,034 
962 
number 
377,999 
330,717 
1,210 
29,410 
38,495 
89,835 
97,770 
73,997 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
13,107 
9,932 
122 
862 
1,146 
2,470 
2,826 
2,506 
number 
2,189,028 
1,995,971 
7,881 
104,121 
237,792 
555,614 
641 ,933 
448,630 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
1,670 
1,491 
8 
124 
184 
436 
446 
293 
number 
633,537 
578,371 
715 
26,002 
73,187 
166,549 
224,274 
87,644 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
681 
498 
1 
44 
75 
165 
126 
87 
number 
1,191,162 
1,049,219 
(D) 
(D) 
102,436 
374,685 
362,993 
175,245 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
260 
124 
1 
16 
22 
29 
29 
27 
25 to 49 
39 
34 
- 
1 
3 
13 
3 
14 
50 to 99 
56 
36 
- 
10 
6 
9 
6 
5 
100 to 199 
35 
34 
- 
- 
6 
7 
15 
6 
200 to 499 
38 
36 
- 
- 
7 
16 
11 
2 
500 or more 
253 
234 
- 
17 
31 
91 
62 
33 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
286 
220 
1 
19 
32 
67 
64 
37 
number 
167,015 
139,216 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
47,456 
47,833 
19,827 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
639 
469 
38 
70 
160 
123 
78 
number 
1,024,147 
910,003 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
327,229 
315,160 
155,418 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
678 
506 
1 
46 
74 
165 
130 
90 
number 
3,914,312 
3,353,916 
(D) 
(D) 
474,740 
1 ,248,493 
1,126,521 
415,058 
$1,000 
446,756 
393,931 
(D) 
(D) 
39,904 
138,998 
135,507 
67,181 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,798 
1,033 
18 
78 
137 
242 
287 
271 
number 
257,676 
202,765 
7,807 
1 1 ,232 
18,216 
59,677 
65,245 
40,588 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
1,606 
947 
18 
75 
120 
231 
264 
239 
number 
165,786 
128,760 
4,283 
7,478 
12,060 
38,702 
43,977 
22,260 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
1,610 
963 
20 
75 
145 
228 
256 
239 
number 
218,640 
176,751 
4,734 
8,021 
18,665 
56,802 
51,622 
36,907 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
6,463 
3,784 
21 
267 
421 
936 
1,086 
1,053 
number 
68,925 
43,853 
143 
1,941 
4,586 
9,617 
11,130 
16,436 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
6,318 
3,679 
20 
256 
401 
914 
1,066 
1,022 
number 
65,241 
41,409 
121 
1,766 
3,994 
9,137 
10,549 
15,842 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
2,223 
1,183 
7 
91 
116 
280 
347 
342 
number 
13,603 
7,939 
13 
322 
672 
1,754 
2,638 
2,540 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
748 
334 
1 
32 
46 
104 
81 
70 
number 
16,545 
10,374 
(D) 
1,176 
1,516 
2,951 
3,529 
(D) 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
373 
166 
18 
25 
55 
37 
31 
number 
8,895 
5,107 
- 
463 
882 
1,058 
1,666 
1,038 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,703 
760 
15 
43 
107 
183 
199 
213 
number 
2,450,780 
2,373,771 
300 
1,184 
4,101 
(D) 
(D) 
9,754 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
1,677 
739 
15 
43 
105 
176 
189 
211 
400 to 3,199 
20 
17 
- 
- 
2 
5 
8 
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 
4 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
205 
110 
6 
2 
26 
18 
31 
27 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
60 
(D) 
60,530 
345 
(D) 
734 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
204 South Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
