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 
Flerd 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- 
2,423 
86,256 
1,782 
42,622 
1,909 
43,634 
1,518 
33,693 
29,709 
1 to 9 
1,467 
5,974 
968 
2,658 
1,045 
3,316 
737 
(D) 
(D) 
10to 19 
356 
4,746 
301 
2,164 
303 
2,582 
256 
1,405 
1,137 
20 to 49 
311 
9,372 
242 
4,144 
282 
5,228 
262 
3,152 
2,861 
50 to 99 
113 
7,910 
101 
4,039 
109 
3,871 
95 
2,336 
(D) 
100 to 199 
102 
13,881 
98 
7,839 
97 
6,042 
97 
4,529 
2,782 
200 to 499 
48 
15,334 
47 
8,473 
47 
6,861 
46 
4,464 
2,852 
500 to 999 
20 
15,377 
20 
8,286 
20 
7,091 
19 
4,751 
2,208 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
4 
(D) 
4 
(D) 
4 
(D) 
4 
2,335 
751 
2,500 to 4,999 
2 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
5,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
No cattle and calves herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
138 
1,618 
1,367 
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 ' 
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- 
1,782 
76,049 
1,782 
42,622 
1,268 
33,427 
1,153 
23,616 
14,100 
1 to 9 
1,234 
8,414 
1,234 
4,095 
812 
4,319 
685 
(D) 
2,026 
lOto 19 
197 
4,587 
197 
(D) 
144 
(D) 
156 
1,467 
1,160 
20 to 49 
163 
(D) 
163 
5,222 
134 
(D) 
138 
2,504 
(D) 
50 to 99 
94 
11,314 
94 
6,395 
90 
4,919 
85 
3,784 
100 to 199 
54 
12,241 
54 
7,189 
49 
5,052 
50 
3,393 
200 to 499 
31 
17,519 
31 
9,845 
30 
7,674 
30 
5,400 
500 to 999 
8 
9,563 
8 
5,459 
8 
4,104 
8 
3,504 
1,301 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
No cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
641 
10,207 
(X) 
(X) 
641 
10,207 
503 
1 1 ,695 
16,975 
' 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- 
1,354 
23,275 
1,354 
13,240 
1,354 
10,505 
902 
10,035 
1 to 9 
1,086 
10,025 
1,086 
5,047 
1,086 
3,449 
707 
4,978 
lOto 19 
154 
4,042 
154 
2,266 
154 
1,953 
105 
1,776 
20 to 49 
85 
4,360 
85 
2,715 
85 
2,451 
66 
1,645 
50 to 99 
19 
2,540 
19 
1,545 
19 
1,245 
14 
995 
100 to 199 
8 
(D) 
8 
(D) 
8 
(D) 
8 
(D) 
200 to 499 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
500 to 999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
1,069 
62,981 
428 
29,382 
(X) 
(X) 
1,007 
33,599 
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- 
840 
7,201 
6,339 
745 
5,320 
7 
284 
293 
1,881 
1 to 9 
618 
2,802 
2,170 
544 
1,965 
- 
- 
203 
837 
lOto 19 
122 
1,178 
973 
109 
812 
1 
(D) 
49 
366 
20 to 49 
74 
1,509 
1,267 
68 
1,102 
3 
45 
31 
407 
50 to 99 
16 
1,097 
1,485 
15 
944 
2 
(D) 
6 
153 
100 to 199 
8 
(D) 
(D) 
7 
(D) 
- 
3 
(D) 
200 to 499 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
500 to 999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
816 
28,110 
24,736 
711 
18,077 
19 
(D) 
384 
10,033 
20 Maine 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
