Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
1,734 
1,351 
284 
169 
500 or more 
413 
309 
76 
46 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
34,809 
31,844 
2,235 
1,207 
number 
1,056,858 
899,717 
118,047 
66,249 
Beef cows 
farms 
33,823 
30,970 
2,164 
1,161 
number 
985,075 
845,921 
104,211 
56,318 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
10,136 
9,641 
368 
205 
1 0 to 49 
18,473 
16,968 
1,165 
610 
50 to 99 
3,531 
3,054 
353 
212 
100 to 199 
1,268 
998 
204 
98 
200 to 499 
387 
292 
65 
32 
500 or more 
28 
17 
9 
4 
Milk cows 
farms 
1,564 
1,368 
128 
78 
number 
71,783 
53,796 
13,836 
9,931 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
656 
595 
33 
19 
1 0 to 49 
369 
330 
29 
16 
50 to 99 
369 
333 
23 
15 
100 to 199 
124 
83 
29 
19 
200 to 499 
38 
23 
10 
6 
500 or more 
8 
4 
4 
3 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
33,365 
30,490 
2,161 
1,181 
number 
1,214,013 
998,337 
159,490 
99,677 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
33,284 
30,339 
2,242 
1,182 
number 
1,293,302 
1,043,218 
184,506 
118,688 
$1,000 
1,033,722 
814,226 
160,815 
106,483 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
17,068 
15,568 
1,168 
566 
number 
267,604 
233,570 
26,858 
13,361 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
29,004 
26,394 
1,963 
1,049 
number 
1,025,698 
809,648 
157,648 
105,327 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
720 
607 
95 
54 
number 
36,931 
27,894 
7,204 
4,058 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
1,284 
1,166 
65 
26 
number 
313,360 
160,596 
65,027 
19,816 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
1,057 
994 
39 
14 
25 to 49 
63 
56 
4 
1 
50 to 99 
34 
32 
2 
1 
100 to 199 
47 
34 
5 
- 
200 to 499 
22 
11 
4 
4 
500 or more 
61 
39 
11 
6 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
729 
641 
47 
18 
number 
34,911 
16,413 
5,752 
(D) 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,042 
941 
58 
24 
number 
278,449 
144,183 
59,275 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
866 
770 
54 
21 
number 
933,620 
384,318 
177,899 
63,490 
$1,000 
122,130 
57,289 
30,782 
10,684 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,743 
1,599 
77 
55 
number 
54,612 
49,274 
2,331 
1,275 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
1,351 
1,232 
66 
49 
number 
29,682 
26,867 
1,291 
573 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
1,095 
1,003 
54 
33 
number 
31,564 
25,954 
1,702 
635 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
19,012 
17,349 
905 
558 
number 
141,842 
112,721 
12,613 
10,089 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
18,329 
16,775 
840 
524 
number 
118,288 
98,760 
8,550 
6,648 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
4,256 
3,728 
262 
196 
number 
17,369 
12,940 
2,231 
2,103 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
3,797 
3,543 
151 
79 
number 
64,118 
59,636 
2,456 
1,092 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
1,990 
1,882 
64 
30 
number 
30,221 
28,100 
936 
318 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
6,252 
5,858 
247 
118 
number 
4,308,549 
(D) 
103,454 
79,666 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
6,129 
5,750 
242 
114 
400 to 3,199 
39 
37 
1 
1 
3,200 to 9,999 
2 
1 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
33 
31 
1 
1 
20,000 to 49,999 
47 
39 
3 
2 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
2 
" 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
933 
864 
44 
20 
number 
1,820,101 
(D) 
(D) 
2,306 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
152 Kentucky 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
