Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Cows and heifers that calved - Con. 
Beef cows 
farms 
33,823 
897 
6,955 
3,261 
4,105 
4,583 
number 
985,075 
5,421 
57,182 
42,147 
65,392 
96,748 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
10,136 
733 
4,719 
1,335 
1,244 
930 
1 0 to 49 
18,473 
161 
2,218 
1,899 
2,807 
3,455 
50 to 99 
3,531 
3 
16 
23 
52 
171 
1 00 to 1 99 
1,268 
- 
2 
4 
2 
21 
200 to 499 
387 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
500 or more 
28 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
1,564 
52 
264 
115 
145 
196 
number 
71,783 
136 
1,168 
1,130 
3,291 
5,860 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
656 
47 
249 
86 
69 
78 
1 0 to 49 
369 
5 
12 
24 
59 
70 
50 to 99 
369 
- 
- 
5 
15 
45 
100 to 199 
124 
- 
3 
- 
1 
2 
200 to 499 
38 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
500 or more 
8 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
33,365 
959 
6,676 
3,118 
3,975 
4,461 
number 
1,214,013 
6,878 
65,241 
43,087 
64,704 
99,654 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
33,284 
898 
6,445 
3,090 
3,962 
4,534 
number 
1,293,302 
7,428 
66,695 
45,764 
68,775 
103,015 
$1,000 
1,033,722 
5,082 
47,236 
34,463 
48,535 
78,649 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
17,068 
429 
3,156 
1,643 
2,052 
2,318 
number 
267,604 
2,786 
23,388 
13,946 
22,124 
25,027 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
29,004 
680 
5,197 
2,584 
3,427 
4,006 
number 
1,025,698 
4,642 
43,307 
31,818 
46,651 
77,988 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
720 
7 
41 
47 
79 
106 
number 
36,931 
98 
828 
1,761 
2,347 
3,867 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
1,284 
129 
432 
150 
126 
127 
number 
313,360 
11,261 
6,431 
9,879 
5,201 
15,309 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
1,057 
118 
410 
123 
110 
110 
25 to 49 
63 
- 
13 
6 
6 
5 
50 to 99 
34 
4 
6 
4 
4 
4 
100 to 199 
47 
5 
- 
11 
5 
6 
200 to 499 
22 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
61 
2 
2 
6 
1 
2 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
729 
68 
241 
91 
67 
69 
number 
34,911 
451 
865 
2,768 
364 
319 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,042 
94 
321 
130 
111 
106 
number 
278,449 
10,810 
5,566 
7,111 
4,837 
14,990 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
866 
84 
265 
96 
79 
89 
number 
933,620 
15,705 
75,068 
63,688 
12,186 
(D) 
$1,000 
122,130 
(D) 
4,367 
3,877 
1,970 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,743 
180 
679 
182 
149 
161 
number 
54,612 
2,503 
14,826 
5,335 
4,505 
6,715 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
1,351 
135 
499 
148 
120 
134 
number 
29,682 
1,348 
7,571 
2,802 
2,556 
3,643 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
1,095 
117 
412 
104 
90 
110 
number 
31,564 
1,334 
9,963 
3,000 
2,916 
3,719 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
19,012 
1,388 
7,150 
1,937 
2,077 
1,980 
number 
141,842 
7,454 
42,010 
12,903 
15,549 
15,045 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
18,329 
1,371 
6,992 
1,871 
1,999 
1,891 
number 
118,288 
7,019 
37,327 
11,172 
13,370 
12,588 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
4,256 
457 
1,664 
402 
474 
411 
number 
17,369 
1,109 
4,640 
1,277 
1,549 
1,666 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
3,797 
434 
1,744 
385 
380 
316 
number 
64,118 
4,835 
24,591 
6,003 
5,623 
6,326 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
1,990 
245 
933 
179 
193 
173 
number 
30,221 
2,275 
14,415 
2,557 
2,770 
2,653 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
6,252 
674 
2,591 
664 
692 
556 
number 
4,308,549 
113,907 
609,056 
291,517 
170,110 
70,151 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
6,129 
661 
2,555 
649 
683 
552 
400 to 3,199 
39 
8 
6 
3 
- 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
33 
2 
14 
5 
5 
3 
20,000 to 49,999 
47 
3 
16 
6 
4 
1 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
933 
122 
400 
101 
80 
86 
number 
1,820,101 
(D) 
416,278 
116,906 
(D) 
75,833 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
1,014 
155 
431 
104 
90 
89 
number 
3,146,697 
90,219 
522,414 
253,342 
174,774 
66,904 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
167 
25 
74 
15 
12 
13 
number 
3,981,329 
(D) 
668,324 
280,465 
275,350 
121,474 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
74 Kentucky 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
