Table 1 7. Milk Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle and calves inventory 
Milk cow herd 
Total 
Cows and heifers that calved 
Other cattle (see text) 
Total 
Milk cows 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total 
1,564 
163,221 
1,564 
87,093 
1,564 
71,783 
1,323 
76,128 
Farms with milk cow herd size of- 
1 to 9 
656 
18,117 
656 
6,122 
656 
1,582 
490 
11,995 
10 to 19 
71 
(D) 
71 
(D) 
71 
944 
49 
(D) 
20 to 49 
298 
21,915 
298 
12,913 
298 
10,139 
271 
9,002 
50 to 99 
369 
52,526 
369 
28,297 
369 
25,352 
352 
24,229 
1 00 to 1 99 
124 
32,796 
124 
18,688 
124 
16,256 
118 
14,108 
200 to 499 
38 
19,655 
38 
11,907 
38 
10,662 
35 
7,748 
500 to 999 
6 
7,039 
6 
3,651 
6 
(D) 
6 
3,388 
1 ,000 or more 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
1,000 to 2,499 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2,500 or more 
- 
“ 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
No milk cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
38,577 
2,107,650 
33,245 
969,765 
(X) 
(X) 
32,042 
1,137,885 
Milk cow herd 
Cattle and calves sales 
Milk sales 
Total 
Cattle 
Calves 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Total 
1,236 
58,103 
40,292 
1,086 
34,594 
802 
23,509 
951 
206,572 
Farms with milk cow herd size of- 
1 to 9 
409 
14,337 
10,095 
341 
(D) 
207 
(D) 
63 
334 
1 0 to 1 9 
61 
2,110 
1,672 
56 
1,616 
38 
494 
51 
(D) 
20 to 49 
259 
6,747 
3,938 
227 
3,662 
190 
3,085 
298 
25,710 
50 to 99 
348 
15,257 
9,677 
313 
9,003 
248 
6,254 
369 
66,154 
1 00 to 1 99 
115 
10,594 
8,028 
106 
(D) 
90 
(D) 
124 
47,115 
200 to 499 
36 
4,871 
3,785 
35 
2,694 
24 
2,177 
38 
32,062 
500 to 999 
6 
(D) 
(D) 
6 
(D) 
5 
768 
6 
13,227 
1 ,000 or more 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
- 
- 
2 
(D) 
1,000 to 2,499 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
- 
- 
2 
(D) 
2,500 or more 
- 
" 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
" 
- 
No milk cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
32,048 
1,235,199 
993,430 
27,918 
991,104 
16,266 
244,095 
19 
1,029 
Table 18. Cattle and Calves - Number Sold Per Farm by Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle, including calves weighing 500 pounds or more 
Calves weighing less than 
500 pounds 
Number sold 
Cattle and calves 
Total 
Cattle on feed 
(see text) 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total 
33,284 
1,293,302 
1,033,722 
29,004 
1,025,698 
720 
36,931 
17,068 
267,604 
Farms by number of cattle 
and calves sold - 
1 to 9 
12,154 
57,583 
41,122 
9,732 
37,779 
14 
(D) 
5,637 
19,804 
1 0 to 1 9 
7,641 
103,759 
73,655 
6,705 
(D) 
158 
2,232 
4,362 
(D) 
20 to 49 
8,188 
246,117 
178,996 
7,474 
173,730 
303 
7,341 
4,579 
72,387 
50 to 99 
3,004 
201,196 
154,007 
2,876 
151,078 
138 
6,926 
1,587 
50,118 
1 00 to 1 99 
1,332 
175,813 
143,162 
1,279 
141,497 
64 
5,866 
600 
34,316 
200 to 499 
704 
206,363 
178,744 
681 
175,973 
33 
6,186 
235 
30,390 
500 to 999 
177 
120,721 
104,949 
175 
102,281 
3 
(D) 
53 
18,440 
1,000 to 2,499 
63 
92,666 
83,173 
61 
85,785 
4 
3,285 
13 
6,881 
2,500 or more 
21 
89,084 
75,913 
21 
(D) 
3 
3,800 
2 
(D) 
Table 19. Hogs and Pigs - Inventory: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Hogs and pigs 
2012 
2007 
Hogs and pigs 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total hogs and pigs 
1,284 
313,360 
1,498 
348,023 
Total hogs and pigs - Con. 
Farms with- 
Hogs and pigs used or to be 
1 to 24 
1,057 
5,957 
1,187 
6,215 
used for breeding - Con. 
25 to 49 
63 
(D) 
96 
(D) 
Farms with - Con. 
50 to 99 
34 
(D) 
35 
(D) 
1 00 to 1 99 
47 
6,243 
38 
5,219 
1 00 to 1 99 
5 
602 
22 
2,704 
200 to 499 
22 
6,856 
29 
8,229 
200 to 499 
3 
950 
20 
5,186 
500 to 999 
23 
15,571 
45 
31,265 
500 or more 
8 
27,614 
14 
28,146 
1,000 to 1,999 
10 
13,610 
28 
37,280 
2,000 to 4,999 
16 
54,008 
24 
69,377 
Other hogs and pigs 
1,042 
278,449 
1,219 
5,000 or more 
12 
206,660 
16 
184,600 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
838 
4,499 
953 
4,904 
Hogs and pigs used or to be 
25 to 49 
52 
1,790 
63 
2,017 
used for breeding 
729 
34,911 
800 
42,354 
50 to 99 
38 
2,769 
35 
2,372 
Farms with- 
1 00 to 1 99 
32 
4,109 
31 
4,068 
1 to 24 
659 
2,832 
678 
2,956 
200 to 499 
22 
6,503 
31 
9,457 
25 to 49 
28 
1,020 
34 
1,227 
500 to 999 
24 
14,875 
47 
32,551 
50 to 99 
26 
1,893 
32 
2,135 
1 ,000 or more 
36 
243,904 
59 
250,300 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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