Table 14. Cattle and Calves Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle and calves inventory 
Herd size 
Total 
Cows and heifers 
that calved 
Other cattle (see text) 
Cattle and calves sales 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Total 
Farms with herd size of- 
40,141 
2,270,871 
34,809 
1,056,858 
33,365 
1,214,013 
32,302 
1,271,679 
1,016,337 
1 to 9 
8,470 
43,228 
6,319 
24,793 
5,599 
18,435 
4,719 
(D) 
(D) 
1 0 to 1 9 
7,850 
108,730 
6,915 
65,636 
6,146 
43,094 
5,981 
47,772 
33,347 
20 to 49 
11,789 
369,058 
10,863 
222,041 
10,019 
147,017 
10,284 
168,898 
120,552 
50 to 99 
6,522 
446,850 
5,984 
241,749 
6,193 
205,101 
6,026 
210,296 
155,605 
100 to 199 
3,363 
453,754 
3,027 
221,595 
3,265 
232,159 
3,215 
233,850 
180,414 
200 to 499 
1,734 
500,834 
1,401 
188,048 
1,730 
312,786 
1,673 
295,257 
246,669 
500 to 999 
341 
226,951 
252 
64,507 
341 
162,444 
333 
167,278 
142,706 
1,000 to 2,499 
61 
81,496 
41 
20,564 
61 
60,932 
60 
69,599 
65,327 
2,500 to 4,999 
9 
(D) 
5 
(D) 
9 
(D) 
9 
30,175 
30,457 
5,000 or more 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
No cattle and calves herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
982 
21,623 
17,385 
Table 15. Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle and calves inventory 
Cow herd 1 
Total 
Cows and heifers 
that calved 
Other cattle (see text) 
Cattle and calves sales 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Total 
Farms with cow herd size of- 
34,809 
1,944,780 
34,809 
1,056,858 
28,033 
887,922 
28,842 
949,132 
733,562 
1 to 9 
10,386 
111,463 
10,386 
50,589 
7,515 
60,874 
6,863 
53,782 
36,180 
1 0 to 1 9 
8,262 
197,455 
8,262 
112,402 
6,558 
85,053 
6,963 
89,289 
63,217 
20 to 49 
10,424 
560,185 
10,424 
316,412 
8,654 
243,773 
9,428 
279,011 
215,159 
50 to 99 
3,857 
477,767 
3,857 
252,750 
3,528 
225,017 
3,751 
236,530 
179,596 
100 to 199 
1,408 
331,969 
1,408 
180,336 
1,310 
151,633 
1,379 
172,316 
139,526 
200 to 499 
435 
213,551 
435 
114,633 
431 
98,918 
421 
91,735 
78,413 
500 to 999 
30 
33,773 
30 
18,907 
30 
14,866 
30 
15,756 
12,646 
1,000 to 2,499 
7 
18,617 
7 
10,829 
7 
7,788 
7 
10,713 
8,825 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
No cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
5,332 
326,091 
(X) 
(X) 
5,332 
326,091 
4,442 
344,170 
300,160 
1 Cow herd includes beef cows, milk cows, and heifers that calved. 
Table 16. Beef Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle and calves inventory 
Beef cow herd 
Cows and heifers that calved 
Other cattle (see text) 
Total 
Beef cows 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total 
Farms with beef cow herd size of- 
33,823 
1,843,317 
33,823 
1,004,723 
33,823 
985,075 
27,189 
838,594 
1 to 9 
10,136 
109,181 
10,136 
52,930 
10,136 
49,942 
7,349 
56,251 
1 0 to 1 9 
8,252 
200,696 
8,252 
114,769 
8,252 
112,191 
6,557 
85,927 
20 to 49 
10,221 
556,324 
10,221 
314,133 
10,221 
308,953 
8,471 
242,191 
50 to 99 
3,531 
441,711 
3,531 
234,446 
3,531 
229,839 
3,221 
207,265 
100 to 199 
1,268 
306,297 
1,268 
164,591 
1,268 
161,300 
1,177 
141,706 
200 to 499 
387 
191,991 
387 
101,798 
387 
101,164 
386 
90,193 
500 to 999 
23 
25,734 
23 
14,656 
23 
14,286 
23 
11,078 
1,000 to 2,499 
5 
1 1 ,383 
5 
7,400 
5 
7,400 
5 
3,983 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
6,318 
427,554 
986 
52,135 
(X) 
(X) 
6,176 
375,419 
Cattle and calves sales 
Cattle 
Beef cow herd 
Total 
Total 
Cattle on feed 
(see text) 
Calves 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total 
Farms with beef cow herd size of- 
28,073 
917,754 
713,050 
24,488 
697,762 
539 
23,256 
15,027 
219,992 
1 to 9 
6,748 
50,396 
33,560 
5,466 
31,165 
17 
(D) 
3,270 
19,231 
1 0 to 1 9 
6,967 
89,755 
63,276 
5,944 
58,546 
69 
1,094 
3,910 
31,209 
20 to 49 
9,261 
277,868 
215,302 
8,241 
213,145 
258 
6,019 
5,061 
64,723 
50 to 99 
3,444 
227,096 
174,687 
3,248 
175,243 
115 
6,921 
1,951 
51,853 
100 to 199 
1,249 
165,441 
134,735 
1,196 
133,687 
64 
5,470 
647 
31,754 
200 to 499 
376 
85,066 
73,270 
367 
70,021 
14 
2,575 
170 
15,045 
500 to 999 
23 
14,012 
11,510 
22 
9,360 
2 
(D) 
14 
4,652 
1,000 to 2,499 
5 
8,120 
6,710 
4 
6,595 
- 
4 
1,525 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
5,211 
375,548 
320,672 
4,516 
327,936 
181 
13,675 
2,041 
47,612 
20 Kentucky 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
