Table 12. Cattle and Calves - Inventory: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Cattle and calves 
40,141 
2,270,871 
43,681 
2,395,455 
Cattle and calves - Con. 
Farms with- 
Cows and heifers that calved - Con. 
1 to 9 
8,470 
43,228 
8,907 
46,109 
1 0 to 1 9 
7,850 
108,730 
8,704 
121,192 
Milk cows 
1,564 
71,783 
2,277 
90,462 
20 to 49 
11,789 
369,058 
13,413 
421,006 
Farms with- 
50 to 99 
6,522 
446,850 
7,032 
481,903 
1 to 9 
656 
1,582 
987 
2,492 
1 00 to 1 99 
3,363 
453,754 
3,446 
462,468 
1 0 to 1 9 
71 
944 
167 
2,201 
200 to 499 
1,734 
500,834 
1,750 
512,163 
20 to 49 
298 
10,139 
496 
16,962 
500 to 999 
341 
226,951 
372 
239,094 
50 to 99 
369 
25,352 
359 
24,558 
1,000 to 2,499 
61 
81,496 
47 
65,513 
100 to 199 
124 
16,256 
220 
28,528 
2,500 to 4,999 
9 
(D) 
8 
(D) 
200 to 499 
38 
10,662 
41 
10,371 
5,000 or more 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
500 to 999 
6 
(D) 
5 
(D) 
1 ,000 or more 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
1,000 to 2,499 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
Cows and heifers that calved 
34,809 
1,056,858 
39,501 
1,256,847 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
10,386 
50,589 
10,818 
53,599 
Other cattle (see text) 
33,365 
1,214,013 
34,908 
1,138,608 
10 to 19 
8,262 
112,402 
9,306 
127,197 
Farms with- 
20 to 49 
10,424 
316,412 
12,574 
383,688 
1 to 9 
13,102 
57,724 
14,567 
62,763 
50 to 99 
3,857 
252,750 
4,548 
300,176 
10 to 19 
7,177 
96,196 
7,784 
104,734 
100 to 199 
1,408 
180,336 
1,673 
217,074 
20 to 49 
7,568 
227,344 
7,691 
229,987 
200 to 499 
435 
114,633 
534 
140,366 
50 to 99 
3,012 
202,344 
2,751 
181,595 
500 to 999 
30 
18,907 
40 
25,235 
100 to 199 
1,404 
185,342 
1,128 
150,142 
1,000 to 2,499 
7 
10,829 
8 
9,512 
200 to 499 
889 
252,916 
799 
238,129 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 
171 
115,635 
155 
98,980 
1,000 to 2,499 
34 
48,257 
26 
34,908 
2,500 or more 
8 
28,255 
7 
37,370 
Beef cows 
33,823 
985,075 
38,298 
1,166,385 
Farms with- 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
437 
21,346 
648 
15,911 
1 to 9 
10,136 
49,942 
10,607 
53,096 
Farms with- 
10 to 19 
8,252 
112,191 
9,256 
126,402 
1 to 1 9 
144 
1,937 
462 
(D) 
20 to 49 
10,221 
308,953 
12,237 
371,213 
20 to 49 
153 
4,468 
86 
2,611 
50 to 99 
3,531 
229,839 
4,244 
279,007 
50 to 99 
91 
5,575 
71 
4,691 
100 to 199 
1,268 
161,300 
1,457 
187,723 
1 00 to 1 99 
42 
5,196 
18 
2,196 
200 to 499 
387 
101,164 
458 
120,692 
200 to 499 
3 
1,020 
10 
2,933 
500 to 999 
23 
14,286 
34 
22,060 
500 to 999 
3 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1,000 to 2,499 
5 
7,400 
5 
6,192 
1,000 to 2,499 
1 
(D) 
- 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
Table 13. Cattle and Calves - Sales: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Number sold 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Value ($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Value ($1,000) 
Cattle and calves 
33,284 
1,293,302 
1,033,722 
38,212 
1,503,458 
935,611 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 9 
12,154 
57,583 
41,122 
12,491 
59,341 
34,941 
1 0 to 1 9 
7,641 
103,759 
73,655 
9,005 
122,897 
68,921 
20 to 49 
8,188 
246,117 
178,996 
10,244 
310,125 
176,342 
50 to 99 
3,004 
201,196 
154,007 
3,838 
255,657 
152,394 
1 00 to 1 99 
1,332 
175,813 
143,162 
1,568 
207,719 
131,792 
200 to 499 
704 
206,363 
178,744 
775 
228,491 
151,985 
500 to 999 
177 
120,721 
104,949 
201 
129,814 
86,347 
1,000 to 2,499 
63 
92,666 
83,173 
69 
95,004 
70,627 
2,500 to 4,999 
18 
54,284 
40,607 
15 
48,248 
33,697 
5,000 or more 
3 
34,800 
35,306 
6 
46,162 
28,565 
Cattle, including calves weighing 500 
pounds or more 
29,004 
1,025,698 
(NA) 
32,494 
1,102,649 
(NA) 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 9 
13,099 
56,192 
(NA) 
14,253 
61,305 
(NA) 
10 to 19 
6,089 
81,878 
(NA) 
7,244 
96,194 
(NA) 
20 to 49 
5,869 
175,522 
(NA) 
6,775 
201,406 
(NA) 
50 to 99 
2,144 
142,454 
(NA) 
2,323 
153,215 
(NA) 
100 to 199 
1,015 
134,405 
(NA) 
1,032 
135,425 
(NA) 
200 to 499 
565 
165,684 
(NA) 
620 
183,457 
(NA) 
500 to 999 
147 
99,294 
(NA) 
163 
103,591 
(NA) 
1,000 to 2,499 
56 
84,219 
(NA) 
66 
88,248 
(NA) 
2,500 to 4,999 
17 
51,250 
(NA) 
13 
40,681 
(NA) 
5,000 or more 
3 
34,800 
(NA) 
5 
39,127 
(NA) 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
720 
36,931 
(NA) 
1,931 
34,398 
(NA) 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 1 9 
285 
4,010 
(NA) 
1,505 
9,131 
- 
20 to 49 
256 
7,533 
(NA) 
269 
7,756 
(NA) 
50 to 99 
108 
6,771 
(NA) 
100 
6,672 
(NA) 
100 to 199 
43 
5,290 
(NA) 
40 
4,996 
(NA) 
200 to 499 
20 
5,157 
(NA) 
13 
3,215 
(NA) 
500 to 999 
3 
1,685 
(NA) 
4 
2,628 
(NA) 
1,000 to 2,499 
5 
6,485 
(NA) 
- 
- 
(NA) 
2,500 to 4,999 
- 
- 
(NA) 
- 
- 
(NA) 
5,000 or more 
- 
" 
(NA) 
" 
- 
(NA) 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
17,068 
267,604 
(NA) 
22,426 
400,809 
(NA) 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 9 
9,759 
40,731 
(NA) 
10,589 
47,604 
(NA) 
10 to 19 
3,703 
47,306 
(NA) 
5,852 
75,846 
(NA) 
20 to 49 
2,696 
75,707 
(NA) 
4,631 
130,008 
(NA) 
50 to 99 
619 
39,111 
(NA) 
979 
61,942 
(NA) 
100 to 199 
185 
24,205 
(NA) 
245 
30,881 
(NA) 
200 to 499 
78 
20,094 
(NA) 
108 
30,527 
(NA) 
500 to 999 
25 
16,873 
(NA) 
16 
9,289 
(NA) 
1,000 or more 
3 
3,577 
(NA) 
6 
14,712 
(NA) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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