Table 11. Cattle and Calves - Inventory and Sales: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Minnesota 
Aitkin 
Anoka 
Becker 
Beltrami 
Benton 
INVENTORY 
Cattle and calves 
farms, 2012 
23,702 
213 
95 
381 
252 
463 
2007 
24,685 
232 
97 
349 
261 
483 
number, 2012 
2,412,684 
10,444 
1,620 
32,280 
16,895 
35,196 
2007 
2,395,217 
12,204 
2,191 
26,354 
19,706 
37,553 
Farms by inventory: 
1 to 9 
farms, 2012 
4,350 
50 
51 
71 
47 
111 
2007 
4,187 
55 
36 
60 
40 
88 
number, 2012 
21,703 
269 
217 
369 
224 
538 
2007 
21,286 
313 
161 
311 
188 
468 
1 0 to 1 9 
farms, 2012 
3,527 
43 
17 
61 
46 
71 
2007 
3,737 
51 
20 
51 
50 
74 
number, 2012 
48,410 
593 
202 
793 
641 
945 
2007 
51,471 
748 
272 
682 
638 
1,034 
20 to 49 
farms, 2012 
5,563 
74 
20 
96 
74 
97 
2007 
6,132 
70 
33 
95 
74 
114 
number, 2012 
174,832 
2,346 
516 
3,037 
2,278 
2,982 
2007 
194,869 
2,315 
899 
2,716 
2,333 
3,575 
50 to 99 
farms, 2012 
3,948 
21 
3 
65 
36 
69 
2007 
4,101 
31 
4 
67 
46 
96 
number, 2012 
275,933 
1,368 
166 
4,701 
2,499 
4,565 
2007 
287,570 
2,064 
285 
4,753 
3,094 
6,817 
100 to 199 
farms, 2012 
3,395 
16 
4 
49 
30 
83 
2007 
3,629 
14 
4 
53 
29 
70 
number, 2012 
468,416 
1,861 
519 
6,983 
3,853 
11,579 
2007 
497,594 
1,576 
574 
7,562 
4,025 
10,378 
200 to 499 
farms, 2012 
2,190 
6 
- 
31 
15 
23 
2007 
2,118 
8 
- 
17 
18 
35 
number, 2012 
661,376 
1,667 
- 
9,203 
4,063 
6,780 
2007 
618,927 
3,018 
- 
4,808 
5,792 
10,220 
500 or more 
farms, 2012 
729 
3 
- 
8 
4 
9 
2007 
781 
3 
- 
6 
4 
6 
number, 2012 
762,014 
2,340 
- 
7,194 
3,337 
7,807 
2007 
723,500 
2,170 
- 
5,522 
3,636 
5,061 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms, 2012 
17,655 
201 
67 
332 
224 
362 
2007 
18,801 
215 
62 
309 
236 
391 
number, 2012 
821,138 
4,934 
789 
14,670 
8,828 
15,727 
2007 
859,520 
5,758 
957 
13,757 
10,950 
17,390 
Beef cows 
farms, 2012 
13,547 
197 
65 
262 
219 
239 
2007 
14,410 
207 
58 
244 
228 
260 
number, 2012 
357,826 
4,593 
627 
6,721 
8,319 
4,523 
2007 
399,768 
5,350 
732 
6,946 
9,975 
4,797 
2012 farms by inventory: 
1 to 9 
farms 
4,744 
76 
47 
100 
59 
100 
number 
22,720 
373 
216 
483 
(D) 
(D) 
1 0 to 1 9 
farms 
3,264 
47 
11 
51 
45 
60 
number 
43,687 
619 
(D) 
705 
568 
813 
20 to 49 
farms 
3,753 
50 
5 
83 
62 
62 
number 
111,308 
1,450 
156 
2,446 
1,765 
1,823 
50 to 99 
farms 
1,188 
17 
2 
18 
31 
12 
number 
76,060 
1,134 
(D) 
1,136 
1,846 
721 
1 00 to 1 99 
farms 
451 
7 
7 
17 
4 
number 
58,101 
1,017 
- 
1,111 
2,138 
525 
200 to 499 
farms 
128 
- 
- 
3 
4 
1 
number 
32,971 
- 
- 
840 
1,135 
(D) 
500 or more 
farms 
19 
- 
- 
- 
1 
number 
12,979 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Milk cows 
farms, 2012 
4,746 
7 
4 
95 
6 
131 
2007 
5,148 
15 
4 
79 
15 
150 
number, 2012 
463,312 
341 
162 
7,949 
509 
1 1 ,204 
2007 
459,752 
408 
225 
6,811 
975 
12,593 
2012 farms by inventory: 
1 to 9 
farms 
364 
2 
- 
14 
1 
10 
number 
1,260 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
50 
1 0 to 1 9 
farms 
244 
2 
5 
10 
number 
3,615 
- 
(D) 
64 
- 
(D) 
20 to 49 
farms 
1,434 
1 
21 
- 
24 
number 
48,765 
(D) 
- 
631 
- 
825 
50 to 99 
farms 
1,626 
4 
2 
32 
- 
59 
number 
108,358 
(D) 
(D) 
2,127 
- 
3,964 
100 to 199 
farms 
712 
18 
5 
20 
number 
92,762 
- 
- 
2,285 
(D) 
2,612 
200 to 499 
farms 
258 
- 
- 
2 
6 
number 
76,823 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
1,696 
500 or more 
farms 
108 
- 
- 
3 
- 
2 
number 
131,729 
- 
- 
2,318 
" 
(D) 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms, 2012 
21,102 
184 
73 
335 
223 
404 
2007 
21,830 
193 
79 
308 
219 
441 
number, 2012 
1,591,546 
5,510 
831 
17,610 
8,067 
19,469 
2007 
1,535,697 
6,446 
1,234 
12,597 
8,756 
20,163 
2012 farms by inventory: 
1 to 9 
farms 
6,059 
79 
49 
115 
94 
145 
number 
27,272 
(D) 
195 
(D) 
(D) 
630 
10 to 19 
farms 
3,401 
49 
14 
52 
43 
55 
number 
46,139 
650 
168 
727 
574 
750 
20 to 49 
farms 
4,537 
38 
5 
70 
43 
94 
number 
141,095 
1,060 
123 
2,230 
1,304 
3,074 
50 to 99 
farms 
3,077 
9 
5 
45 
23 
61 
number 
209,026 
586 
345 
2,966 
1,652 
4,411 
100 to 199 
farms 
2,128 
5 
- 
38 
15 
36 
number 
284,030 
745 
- 
4,801 
1,883 
5,230 
200 to 499 
farms 
1,426 
1 
- 
13 
4 
7 
number 
423,284 
(D) 
- 
4,300 
1,432 
1,791 
500 or more 
farms 
474 
3 
- 
2 
1 
6 
number 
460,700 
1,800 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
3,583 
-continued 
382 Minnesota 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
