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 
Herd 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- 
23,702 
2,412,684 
17,655 
821,138 
21,102 
1,591,546 
19,687 
1,498,013 
1,591,415 
1 to 9 
4,350 
21,703 
2,645 
9,940 
3,152 
11,763 
2,578 
17,175 
16,036 
1 0 to 1 9 
3,527 
48,410 
2,765 
24,077 
2,958 
24,333 
2,714 
26,890 
24,859 
20 to 49 
5,563 
174,832 
4,491 
86,199 
4,960 
88,633 
4,785 
99,598 
92,768 
50 to 99 
3,948 
275,933 
3,205 
117,817 
3,801 
158,116 
3,615 
135,068 
132,381 
100 to 199 
3,395 
468,416 
2,623 
173,630 
3,338 
294,786 
3,209 
222,726 
221,867 
200 to 499 
2,190 
661,376 
1,485 
183,101 
2,178 
478,275 
2,098 
378,500 
435,114 
500 to 999 
535 
363,365 
319 
92,414 
530 
270,951 
497 
263,322 
295,755 
1,000 to 2,499 
154 
216,665 
100 
73,124 
149 
143,541 
151 
169,388 
214,859 
2,500 to 4,999 
29 
95,938 
17 
30,881 
26 
65,057 
29 
76,177 
86,169 
5,000 or more 
11 
86,046 
5 
29,955 
10 
56,091 
11 
109,169 
71,608 
No cattle and calves herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
696 
39,769 
48,219 
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 1 
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- 
17,655 
1,689,541 
17,655 
821,138 
15,055 
868,403 
14,923 
796,962 
723,514 
1 to 9 
4,807 
71,953 
4,807 
22,911 
3,609 
49,042 
3,301 
42,435 
45,789 
1 0 to 1 9 
3,371 
97,391 
3,371 
45,564 
2,802 
51,827 
2,857 
51,556 
51,260 
20 to 49 
4,985 
335,414 
4,985 
153,952 
4,382 
181,462 
4,459 
151,961 
147,392 
50 to 99 
2,791 
391,403 
2,791 
184,389 
2,644 
207,014 
2,652 
149,064 
138,273 
100 to 199 
1,163 
333,928 
1,163 
152,185 
1,106 
181,743 
1,123 
138,028 
136,956 
200 to 499 
409 
225,838 
409 
116,006 
397 
109,832 
403 
95,369 
91,240 
500 to 999 
84 
98,139 
84 
55,315 
79 
42,824 
83 
49,587 
43,514 
1,000 to 2,499 
38 
85,095 
38 
(D) 
33 
(D) 
38 
46,873 
34,674 
2,500 or more 
7 
50,380 
7 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
7 
72,089 
34,416 
No cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
6,047 
723,143 
(X) 
(X) 
6,047 
723,143 
5,460 
740,820 
916,121 
1 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- 
13,547 
858,115 
13,547 
396,227 
13,547 
357,826 
11,130 
461,888 
1 to 9 
4,744 
91,245 
4,744 
33,018 
4,744 
22,720 
3,569 
58,227 
1 0 to 1 9 
3,264 
105,914 
3,264 
50,933 
3,264 
43,687 
2,712 
54,981 
20 to 49 
3,753 
261,000 
3,753 
122,627 
3,753 
111,308 
3,204 
138,373 
50 to 99 
1,188 
165,531 
1,188 
82,536 
1,188 
76,060 
1,081 
82,995 
100 to 199 
451 
135,022 
451 
59,814 
451 
58,101 
418 
75,208 
200 to 499 
128 
69,209 
128 
34,170 
128 
32,971 
127 
35,039 
500 to 999 
17 
(D) 
17 
(D) 
17 
(D) 
17 
(D) 
1,000 to 2,499 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2,500 or more 
" 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
10,155 
1,554,569 
4,108 
424,911 
(X) 
(X) 
9,972 
1,129,658 
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- 
11,219 
465,284 
496,671 
10,099 
388,631 
1,348 
124,336 
3,824 
76,653 
1 to 9 
3,317 
47,377 
50,967 
2,914 
35,538 
183 
13,409 
1,010 
1 1 ,839 
1 0 to 1 9 
2,779 
53,585 
53,072 
2,452 
42,353 
225 
10,963 
1,007 
1 1 ,232 
20 to 49 
3,389 
130,127 
129,575 
3,064 
107,393 
513 
31,544 
1,139 
22,734 
50 to 99 
1,150 
84,704 
85,986 
1,098 
67,487 
261 
20,796 
455 
17,217 
100 to 199 
440 
79,811 
89,075 
429 
71,031 
114 
23,737 
162 
8,780 
200 to 499 
125 
42,676 
54,768 
123 
39,253 
45 
(D) 
45 
3,423 
500 to 999 
17 
(D) 
(D) 
17 
(D) 
5 
5,981 
6 
1,428 
1,000 to 2,499 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
- 
- 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
9,164 
1,072,498 
1,142,964 
8,500 
819,367 
2,704 
445,250 
3,136 
253,131 
20 Minnesota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
