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 
2,190 
416 
862 
609 
233 
61 
500 or more 
729 
518 
162 
38 
4 
- 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
17,655 
917 
1,256 
2,005 
2,765 
2,532 
number 
821,138 
269,560 
113,654 
127,740 
124,657 
74,711 
Beef cows 
farms 
13,547 
439 
672 
936 
1,613 
1,998 
number 
357,826 
44,615 
40,782 
42,939 
62,354 
59,468 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
4,744 
40 
99 
181 
252 
367 
1 0 to 49 
7,017 
172 
290 
482 
923 
1,276 
50 to 99 
1,188 
89 
154 
153 
299 
300 
100 to 199 
451 
73 
88 
99 
125 
50 
200 to 499 
128 
48 
40 
20 
14 
5 
500 or more 
19 
17 
1 
1 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
4,746 
526 
673 
1,206 
1,336 
598 
number 
463,312 
224,945 
72,872 
84,801 
62,303 
15,243 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
364 
2 
1 
13 
27 
41 
1 0 to 49 
1,678 
9 
50 
201 
768 
523 
50 to 99 
1,626 
54 
222 
816 
500 
34 
100 to 199 
712 
123 
374 
174 
41 
- 
200 to 499 
258 
230 
26 
2 
- 
- 
500 or more 
108 
108 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
21,102 
1,335 
1,865 
2,713 
3,446 
2,959 
number 
1,591,546 
524,356 
352,170 
279,094 
209,086 
101,164 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
20,383 
1,365 
1,837 
2,705 
3,345 
2,935 
number 
1,537,782 
711,180 
277,027 
209,537 
156,643 
87,685 
$1,000 
1,639,634 
794,268 
324,864 
219,890 
144,836 
78,070 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
6,960 
515 
542 
839 
1,276 
989 
number 
329,784 
159,780 
40,877 
38,731 
40,517 
21,528 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
18,599 
1,297 
1,754 
2,574 
3,118 
2,694 
number 
1,207,998 
551,400 
236,150 
170,806 
116,126 
66,157 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
4,052 
634 
801 
970 
842 
512 
number 
569,586 
312,392 
124,647 
78,189 
34,198 
15,360 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
3,355 
1,256 
495 
310 
272 
196 
number 
7,606,785 
6,316,028 
846,972 
253,925 
140,870 
27,201 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
941 
8 
16 
40 
67 
105 
25 to 49 
128 
2 
5 
15 
26 
23 
50 to 99 
102 
1 
8 
11 
26 
23 
100 to 199 
116 
11 
10 
31 
29 
16 
200 to 499 
248 
45 
58 
58 
63 
21 
500 or more 
1,820 
1,189 
398 
155 
61 
8 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
1,133 
259 
135 
140 
167 
105 
number 
572,545 
458,099 
57,183 
35,423 
6,417 
12,333 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
3,163 
1,234 
477 
297 
259 
178 
number 
7,034,240 
5,857,929 
789,789 
218,502 
134,453 
14,868 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
3,420 
1,340 
535 
343 
263 
182 
number 
22,154,443 
19,433,383 
1,954,925 
524,414 
206,886 
20,579 
$1,000 
2,783,049 
2,503,435 
209,081 
49,881 
16,930 
1,964 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,171 
56 
107 
96 
166 
190 
number 
126,506 
8,467 
22,292 
14,560 
12,063 
20,949 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
1,919 
46 
92 
94 
153 
175 
number 
76,178 
4,290 
11,074 
9,650 
7,689 
12,395 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
1,691 
45 
82 
86 
146 
156 
number 
112,558 
19,164 
25,063 
14,490 
9,706 
12,474 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
9,537 
187 
234 
317 
451 
726 
number 
66,384 
825 
1,648 
1,881 
2,268 
5,696 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
9,248 
179 
223 
301 
421 
691 
number 
56,370 
781 
1,551 
1,534 
2,017 
4,856 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
2,151 
15 
41 
53 
60 
138 
number 
9,642 
47 
692 
315 
151 
2,685 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
1,580 
21 
42 
55 
69 
94 
number 
33,721 
756 
2,865 
2,509 
2,058 
4,511 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
847 
12 
33 
29 
51 
61 
number 
16,878 
917 
1,671 
1,595 
1,145 
1,684 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
4,501 
78 
100 
140 
233 
368 
number 
9,693,648 
9,102,429 
409,252 
5,340 
53,521 
21,955 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
4,402 
42 
70 
139 
224 
358 
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 
22 
45 
number 
2,823,994 
2,751,233 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
6,129 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
126 Minnesota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
