Table 1 1 . Cattle and Calves - Inventory and Sales: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
South Dakota 
Aurora 
Beadle 
Bennett 
Bon Homme 
Brookings 
Brown 
INVENTORY 
Cattle and calves 
farms, 2012 
15,583 
254 
360 
149 
351 
400 
341 
2007 
15,667 
214 
432 
149 
349 
392 
376 
number, 2012 
3,893,251 
56,295 
94,623 
72,141 
51,167 
83,527 
54,706 
2007 
3,687,728 
46,171 
114,035 
42,603 
61,363 
73,314 
72,197 
Farms by inventory: 
1 to 9 
farms, 2012 
1,425 
16 
29 
2 
47 
72 
49 
2007 
1,136 
9 
19 
10 
15 
50 
39 
number, 2012 
6,664 
56 
141 
(D) 
255 
345 
234 
2007 
5,682 
46 
85 
58 
80 
233 
172 
lOto 19 
farms, 2012 
1,192 
22 
28 
9 
35 
35 
42 
2007 
985 
13 
29 
8 
20 
31 
28 
number, 2012 
16,409 
286 
368 
(D) 
489 
454 
597 
2007 
13,584 
193 
410 
122 
285 
425 
380 
20 to 49 
farms, 2012 
2,627 
23 
53 
10 
66 
67 
69 
2007 
2,356 
39 
55 
12 
65 
60 
58 
number, 2012 
86,317 
755 
1,650 
335 
2,225 
2,154 
2,322 
2007 
76,703 
1,331 
1,690 
404 
2,229 
1,944 
1,943 
50 to 99 
farms, 2012 
2,382 
42 
43 
24 
72 
65 
36 
2007 
2,603 
22 
62 
27 
68 
74 
73 
number, 2012 
167,702 
3,047 
3,037 
1,719 
5,044 
4,390 
2,461 
2007 
183,255 
1,741 
4,281 
2,114 
4,655 
5,191 
4,966 
100 to 199 
farms, 2012 
2,538 
44 
68 
22 
62 
64 
58 
2007 
3,013 
51 
74 
27 
82 
77 
59 
number, 2012 
352,609 
5,768 
8,891 
3,055 
8,552 
8,644 
7,638 
2007 
424,847 
7,571 
10,451 
3,859 
10,838 
10,783 
8,183 
200 to 499 
farms, 2012 
3,181 
78 
73 
27 
51 
58 
59 
2007 
3,739 
62 
129 
38 
72 
66 
84 
number, 2012 
982,892 
23,191 
21,925 
8,904 
13,815 
17,712 
16,513 
2007 
1,155,271 
18,648 
40,078 
1 1 ,725 
20,109 
21,876 
24,497 
500 or more 
farms, 2012 
2,238 
29 
66 
55 
18 
39 
28 
2007 
1,835 
18 
64 
27 
27 
34 
35 
number, 2012 
2,280,658 
23,192 
58,611 
58,000 
20,787 
49,828 
24,941 
2007 
1,828,386 
16,641 
57,040 
24,321 
23,167 
32,862 
32,056 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms, 2012 
13,584 
222 
316 
125 
287 
333 
314 
2007 
14,108 
192 
378 
138 
266 
347 
328 
number, 2012 
1 ,702,390 
25,543 
35,886 
27,502 
13,304 
32,306 
24,533 
2007 
1,735,735 
19,318 
44,573 
24,519 
16,191 
32,307 
32,773 
Beef cows 
farms, 2012 
13,327 
215 
313 
125 
286 
317 
309 
2007 
13,802 
186 
374 
138 
259 
324 
317 
number, 2012 
1,610,559 
25,023 
34,811 
27,496 
12,608 
18,792 
23,854 
2007 
1 ,649,492 
(D) 
42,699 
24,519 
15,218 
22,870 
30,667 
2012 farms by inventory: 
1 to 9 
farms 
1,472 
17 
39 
5 
61 
72 
66 
number 
6,699 
59 
207 
23 
(D) 
(D) 
278 
lOto 19 
farms 
1,345 
13 
36 
5 
47 
33 
42 
number 
18,355 
182 
480 
70 
668 
452 
578 
20 to 49 
farms 
2,931 
49 
45 
14 
82 
83 
50 
number 
94,304 
1,790 
1,438 
420 
2,558 
2,575 
1,665 
50 to 99 
farms 
2,513 
33 
71 
24 
67 
71 
68 
number 
171,958 
2,188 
4,935 
1,707 
4,328 
4,582 
4,518 
100 to 199 
farms 
2,435 
74 
74 
24 
22 
37 
55 
number 
328,623 
10,114 
9,981 
3,178 
2,731 
4,437 
7,386 
200 to 499 
farms 
2,155 
24 
41 
35 
6 
20 
24 
number 
626,066 
7,500 
1 1 ,979 
10,808 
1,500 
5,793 
6,719 
500 or more 
farms 
476 
5 
7 
18 
1 
1 
4 
number 
364,554 
3,190 
5,791 
11,290 
(D) 
(D) 
2,710 
Milk cows 
farms, 2012 
689 
7 
13 
3 
6 
26 
10 
2007 
656 
7 
17 
- 
20 
39 
18 
number, 2012 
91,831 
520 
1,075 
6 
696 
13,514 
679 
2007 
86,243 
(D) 
1,874 
- 
973 
9,437 
2,106 
2012 farms by inventory: 
1 to 9 
farms 
305 
- 
6 
3 
- 
2 
3 
number 
696 
- 
42 
6 
- 
(D) 
6 
lOto 19 
farms 
70 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
number 
946 
- 
48 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20 to 49 
farms 
124 
6 
- 
- 
3 
8 
3 
number 
3,714 
(D) 
- 
- 
120 
273 
104 
50 to 99 
farms 
77 
1 
- 
1 
3 
- 
number 
5,240 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
100 to 199 
farms 
45 
- 
1 
- 
1 
3 
4 
number 
5,890 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
395 
569 
200 to 499 
farms 
32 
1 
2 
- 
1 
2 
- 
number 
10,449 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
500 or more 
farms 
36 
- 
- 
- 
- 
8 
- 
number 
64,896 
- 
- 
- 
- 
12,222 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms, 2012 
13,599 
233 
317 
138 
302 
350 
299 
2007 
13,694 
190 
394 
135 
318 
338 
320 
number, 2012 
2,190,861 
30,752 
58,737 
44,639 
37,863 
51,221 
30,173 
2007 
1,951,993 
26,853 
69,462 
18,084 
45,172 
41,007 
39,424 
2012 farms by inventory: 
1 to 9 
farms 
2,859 
40 
76 
12 
59 
101 
109 
number 
11,795 
188 
349 
64 
242 
425 
438 
lOto 19 
farms 
1,527 
18 
24 
12 
31 
32 
35 
number 
20,632 
209 
350 
141 
423 
440 
465 
20 to 49 
farms 
2,411 
29 
27 
18 
69 
65 
33 
number 
75,234 
999 
850 
545 
2,137 
2,044 
1,110 
50 to 99 
farms 
1,940 
34 
47 
26 
60 
54 
40 
number 
134,048 
2,164 
3,325 
1,583 
4,137 
3,714 
2,672 
100 to 199 
farms 
1,877 
67 
55 
13 
38 
35 
47 
number 
258,346 
8,842 
7,023 
1,712 
5,237 
4,698 
6,561 
200 to 499 
farms 
1,853 
34 
52 
20 
28 
39 
27 
number 
571,673 
10,024 
15,778 
7,180 
7,107 
13,351 
8,814 
500 or more 
farms 
1,132 
11 
36 
37 
17 
24 
8 
number 
1,119,133 
8,326 
31,062 
33,414 
18,580 
26,549 
10,113 
--continued 
332 South Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
