Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
Registered 
individual 
Total 
under 
state law 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
2,190 
1,676 
346 
297 
500 or more 
729 
393 
190 
170 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
17,655 
15,818 
1,271 
920 
number 
821,138 
567,247 
165,470 
143,772 
Beef cows 
farms 
13,547 
12,521 
705 
459 
number 
357,826 
305,033 
37,271 
25,015 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
4,744 
4,480 
152 
101 
1 0 to 49 
7,017 
6,541 
350 
217 
50 to 99 
1,188 
1,053 
97 
69 
100 to 199 
451 
364 
60 
46 
200 to 499 
128 
71 
41 
23 
500 or more 
19 
12 
5 
3 
Milk cows 
farms 
4,746 
3,811 
664 
533 
number 
463,312 
262,214 
128,199 
118,757 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
364 
330 
23 
17 
1 0 to 49 
1,678 
1,545 
106 
79 
50 to 99 
1,626 
1,343 
224 
151 
100 to 199 
712 
447 
196 
177 
200 to 499 
258 
122 
70 
64 
500 or more 
108 
24 
45 
45 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
21,102 
18,967 
1,447 
1,072 
number 
1,591,546 
1,183,514 
251,588 
216,491 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
20,383 
18,250 
1,444 
1,064 
number 
1,537,782 
1,081,061 
273,978 
245,343 
$1,000 
1,639,634 
1,141,076 
291,859 
257,974 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
6,960 
6,107 
563 
438 
number 
329,784 
237,633 
61,761 
58,639 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
18,599 
16,604 
1,348 
1,005 
number 
1,207,998 
843,428 
212,217 
186,704 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
4,052 
3,395 
442 
340 
number 
569,586 
375,596 
103,544 
89,813 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
3,355 
2,662 
293 
242 
number 
7,606,785 
4,145,003 
1,290,333 
1,149,954 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
941 
875 
30 
21 
25 to 49 
128 
121 
2 
2 
50 to 99 
102 
90 
4 
3 
100 to 199 
116 
99 
11 
8 
200 to 499 
248 
197 
40 
32 
500 or more 
1,820 
1,280 
206 
176 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
1,133 
864 
122 
97 
number 
572,545 
209,129 
122,468 
107,163 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
3,163 
2,494 
281 
235 
number 
7,034,240 
3,935,874 
1,167,865 
1,042,791 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
3,420 
2,693 
311 
258 
number 
22,154,443 
11,160,454 
4,251,100 
3,916,571 
$1,000 
2,783,049 
1,495,257 
499,684 
460,679 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,171 
2,021 
90 
67 
number 
126,506 
1 1 1 ,328 
11,656 
6,694 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
1,919 
1,791 
76 
57 
number 
76,178 
66,887 
7,052 
4,006 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
1,691 
1,581 
66 
49 
number 
112,558 
93,651 
16,135 
5,978 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
9,537 
8,803 
324 
223 
number 
66,384 
57,207 
3,030 
2,319 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
9,248 
8,558 
303 
208 
number 
56,370 
50,287 
2,297 
1,635 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
2,151 
1,963 
78 
52 
number 
9,642 
8,770 
298 
232 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
1,580 
1,488 
39 
23 
number 
33,721 
30,916 
1,732 
1,063 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
847 
801 
24 
12 
number 
16,878 
15,229 
1,491 
495 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
4,501 
4,184 
156 
110 
number 
9,693,648 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
4,402 
4,104 
147 
101 
400 to 3,199 
30 
24 
6 
6 
3,200 to 9,999 
6 
6 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
33 
31 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
5 
3 
2 
2 
50,000 to 99,999 
4 
4 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
21 
12 
1 
1 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
539 
499 
23 
11 
number 
2,823,994 
876,512 
861,864 
861,114 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
152 Minnesota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
