Table 65. Summary by 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. 
Cows and heifers that calved - Con. 
Beef cows - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
128 
48 
39 
20 
15 
4 
500 or more 
19 
17 
1 
1 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
4,746 
512 
639 
1,198 
1,347 
625 
number 
463,312 
223,124 
70,582 
85,704 
64,114 
16,334 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
364 
2 
1 
13 
22 
42 
10 to 49 
1,678 
9 
46 
185 
751 
546 
50 to 99 
1,626 
52 
192 
818 
527 
37 
1 00 to 1 99 
712 
112 
373 
180 
47 
- 
200 to 499 
258 
229 
27 
2 
- 
- 
500 or more 
108 
108 
- 
- 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
21,102 
1,293 
1,788 
2,715 
3,414 
2,990 
number 
1,591,546 
517,925 
348,570 
281,384 
210,571 
103,702 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
20,383 
1,322 
1,763 
2,706 
3,302 
2,962 
number 
1,537,782 
705,673 
274,367 
212,971 
155,608 
90,246 
$1,000 
1,639,634 
787,161 
323,186 
224,338 
144,748 
79,862 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
6,960 
495 
521 
834 
1,265 
1,002 
number 
329,784 
158,993 
40,446 
38,859 
39,159 
22,979 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
18,599 
1,254 
1,685 
2,577 
3,095 
2,705 
number 
1,207,998 
546,680 
233,921 
174,112 
116,449 
67,267 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
4,052 
605 
802 
970 
831 
530 
number 
569,586 
309,106 
125,361 
79,756 
34,503 
15,605 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
3,355 
1,245 
492 
316 
275 
189 
number 
7,606,785 
6,304,477 
819,103 
290,716 
143,403 
27,098 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
941 
7 
17 
39 
63 
103 
25 to 49 
128 
2 
5 
15 
26 
18 
50 to 99 
102 
1 
8 
11 
26 
23 
100 to 199 
116 
11 
10 
31 
29 
16 
200 to 499 
248 
41 
62 
51 
70 
21 
500 or more 
1,820 
1,183 
390 
169 
61 
8 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
1,133 
257 
131 
142 
166 
100 
number 
572,545 
457,344 
47,918 
45,283 
6,541 
12,345 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
3,163 
1,224 
473 
303 
263 
171 
number 
7,034,240 
5,847,133 
771,185 
245,433 
136,862 
14,753 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
3,420 
1,327 
534 
349 
265 
181 
number 
22,154,443 
19,379,915 
1,914,870 
615,225 
208,853 
20,957 
$1,000 
2,783,049 
2,498,683 
209,672 
53,674 
17,218 
1,986 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,171 
51 
108 
95 
157 
196 
number 
126,506 
7,371 
23,241 
14,307 
11,512 
20,998 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
1,919 
41 
94 
92 
147 
178 
number 
76,178 
3,609 
11,668 
9,457 
7,230 
12,546 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
1,691 
41 
83 
84 
141 
158 
number 
112,558 
17,704 
26,410 
14,323 
9,446 
12,283 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
9,537 
175 
234 
313 
433 
733 
number 
66,384 
743 
1,660 
1,885 
2,231 
5,607 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
9,248 
167 
223 
297 
406 
695 
number 
56,370 
699 
1,569 
1,532 
1,992 
4,757 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
2,151 
15 
36 
54 
64 
137 
number 
9,642 
47 
668 
333 
157 
2,670 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
1,580 
20 
43 
51 
70 
94 
number 
33,721 
746 
2,875 
2,495 
2,048 
4,526 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
847 
11 
34 
29 
48 
64 
number 
16,878 
915 
1,673 
1,595 
1,133 
1,696 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
4,501 
78 
99 
137 
224 
371 
number 
9,693,648 
9,102,429 
409,242 
5,116 
53,489 
21,946 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
4,402 
42 
69 
136 
215 
361 
400 to 3,199 
30 
2 
1 
1 
3 
10 
3,200 to 9,999 
6 
- 
- 
- 
6 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
33 
4 
29 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
5 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
4 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
21 
21 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
539 
12 
8 
9 
19 
47 
number 
2,823,994 
2,751,233 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
6,139 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
746 
27 
40 
15 
22 
41 
number 
5,989,829 
5,544,439 
393,734 
324 
1,031 
6,329 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
86 
13 
2 
2 
1 
5 
number 
5,510,205 
5,322,515 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
sold 
farms 
1,157 
86 
84 
38 
64 
89 
number 
45,037,969 
25,866,382 
18,002,516 
679,811 
319,384 
87,919 
Farms with- 
1 to 1,999 
1,004 
16 
19 
31 
58 
85 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
100 Minnesota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
