Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products 
Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
1,734 
91 
159 
400 
610 
311 
500 or more 
413 
105 
133 
85 
64 
7 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
34,809 
368 
449 
764 
1,941 
2,713 
number 
1,056,858 
52,737 
57,643 
77,740 
156,850 
156,591 
Beef cows 
farms 
33,823 
332 
381 
635 
1,601 
2,594 
number 
985,075 
36,091 
44,966 
63,122 
135,742 
151,958 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
10,136 
20 
21 
30 
81 
139 
1 0 to 49 
18,473 
124 
114 
225 
489 
1,083 
50 to 99 
3,531 
63 
114 
152 
461 
953 
100 to 199 
1,268 
75 
65 
132 
432 
393 
200 to 499 
387 
40 
57 
89 
137 
26 
500 or more 
28 
10 
10 
7 
1 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
1,564 
52 
105 
187 
421 
193 
number 
71,783 
16,646 
12,677 
14,618 
21,108 
4,633 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
656 
2 
6 
12 
24 
48 
1 0 to 49 
369 
1 
13 
14 
177 
122 
50 to 99 
369 
5 
15 
114 
212 
23 
100 to 199 
124 
10 
59 
47 
8 
- 
200 to 499 
38 
26 
12 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
8 
8 
- 
- 
" 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
33,365 
400 
492 
912 
2,166 
2,830 
number 
1,214,013 
122,941 
115,844 
154,767 
208,113 
158,844 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
33,284 
396 
510 
934 
2,242 
3,085 
number 
1,293,302 
194,405 
136,439 
165,405 
225,261 
168,734 
$1,000 
1,033,722 
197,135 
117,320 
144,590 
172,860 
129,824 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
17,068 
190 
235 
381 
987 
1,416 
number 
267,604 
12,812 
13,678 
27,180 
40,921 
38,960 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
29,004 
366 
475 
873 
2,109 
2,850 
number 
1,025,698 
181,593 
122,761 
138,225 
184,340 
129,774 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
720 
18 
19 
54 
80 
146 
number 
36,931 
8,916 
2,202 
5,317 
5,897 
6,408 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
1,284 
43 
26 
49 
56 
72 
number 
313,360 
259,399 
17,360 
14,763 
6,245 
4,314 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
1,057 
7 
10 
22 
26 
35 
25 to 49 
63 
2 
2 
3 
12 
8 
50 to 99 
34 
- 
2 
- 
3 
9 
100 to 199 
47 
- 
1 
3 
4 
14 
200 to 499 
22 
3 
- 
4 
9 
6 
500 or more 
61 
31 
11 
17 
2 
- 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
729 
16 
15 
31 
38 
51 
number 
34,911 
28,206 
1,372 
1,536 
533 
526 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,042 
43 
23 
45 
49 
63 
number 
278,449 
231,193 
15,988 
13,227 
5,712 
3,788 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
866 
43 
23 
33 
48 
59 
number 
933,620 
854,188 
32,584 
24,424 
9,082 
3,820 
$1,000 
122,130 
109,845 
5,154 
4,530 
1,166 
564 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,743 
9 
10 
23 
55 
87 
number 
54,612 
755 
710 
1,987 
2,689 
6,085 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
1,351 
5 
8 
20 
44 
74 
number 
29,682 
572 
384 
1,161 
1,531 
2,852 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
1,095 
5 
7 
17 
35 
58 
number 
31,564 
550 
459 
3,106 
3,073 
2,636 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
19,012 
132 
148 
221 
542 
812 
number 
141,842 
7,761 
3,349 
2,796 
5,917 
7,778 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
18,329 
128 
137 
213 
518 
758 
number 
118,288 
6,139 
2,252 
2,194 
4,666 
6,560 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
4,256 
60 
43 
68 
144 
216 
number 
17,369 
2,475 
666 
783 
1,231 
1,370 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
3,797 
14 
9 
24 
44 
84 
number 
64,118 
187 
85 
341 
7,754 
2,572 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
1,990 
7 
4 
16 
30 
54 
number 
30,221 
175 
(D) 
(D) 
2,660 
1,489 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
6,252 
24 
63 
62 
167 
190 
number 
4,308,549 
3,000,337 
917,942 
217,782 
13,623 
11,895 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
6,129 
5 
14 
44 
158 
187 
400 to 3,199 
39 
- 
1 
1 
9 
3 
3,200 to 9,999 
2 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
33 
- 
20 
13 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
47 
16 
28 
3 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
933 
8 
9 
22 
24 
28 
number 
1,820,101 
798,303 
359,891 
433,468 
198,975 
7,283 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
126 Kentucky 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
