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 
Flerd 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- 
25,501 
1 ,242,293 
20,410 
545,806 
20,302 
696,487 
19,131 
757,152 
659,658 
1 to 9 
8,901 
40,937 
6,147 
21,777 
5,747 
19,160 
4,921 
(D) 
(D) 
10to 19 
5,254 
71,748 
4,573 
41,099 
4,146 
30,649 
3,984 
31,546 
25,009 
20 to 49 
6,076 
187,619 
5,400 
103,559 
5,331 
84,060 
5,241 
85,764 
69,292 
50 to 99 
2,666 
180,623 
2,342 
91,457 
2,539 
89,166 
2,468 
86,838 
70,124 
100 to 199 
1,452 
195,101 
1,195 
86,862 
1,407 
108,239 
1,403 
110,558 
92,427 
200 to 499 
840 
255,584 
564 
81,829 
830 
173,755 
811 
182,696 
159,570 
500 to 999 
215 
142,530 
122 
37,299 
214 
105,231 
208 
116,051 
1 1 7,049 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
83 
120,847 
59 
56,827 
77 
64,020 
81 
82,264 
70,195 
2,500 to 4,999 
12 
(D) 
6 
(D) 
11 
22,207 
12 
33,220 
34,535 
5,000 or more 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
- 
- 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
No cattle and calves herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
822 
29,556 
29,996 
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 ' 
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- 
20,410 
943,821 
20,410 
545,806 
15,211 
398,015 
15,674 
427,396 
321,040 
1 to 9 
9,180 
85,545 
9,180 
40,134 
6,026 
45,411 
5,802 
39,612 
31,821 
lOto 19 
4,525 
104,498 
4,525 
60,482 
3,417 
44,016 
3,740 
43,479 
33,901 
20 to 49 
4,361 
217,457 
4,361 
128,683 
3,616 
88,774 
3,862 
98,892 
76,325 
50 to 99 
1,492 
174,599 
1,492 
98,249 
1,365 
76,350 
1,438 
74,329 
57,514 
100 to 199 
590 
145,648 
590 
76,584 
545 
69,064 
576 
59,592 
48,834 
200 to 499 
183 
90,783 
183 
50,769 
173 
40,014 
177 
45,188 
31,837 
500 to 999 
51 
58,333 
51 
33,243 
50 
25,090 
51 
28,152 
20,514 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
23 
46,506 
23 
(D) 
17 
(D) 
23 
24,977 
13,025 
2,500 or more 
5 
20,452 
5 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
5 
13,175 
7,270 
No cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
5,091 
298,472 
(X) 
(X) 
5,091 
298,472 
4,279 
359,312 
368,615 
' 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- 
16,922 
503,745 
16,922 
291,445 
16,922 
277,949 
1 1 ,964 
212,300 
1 to 9 
8,719 
87,832 
8,719 
44,627 
8,719 
38,520 
5,643 
43,205 
lOto 19 
4,062 
91,165 
4,062 
56,046 
4,062 
54,135 
2,986 
35,119 
20 to 49 
3,154 
152,933 
3,154 
93,073 
3,154 
90,565 
2,476 
59,860 
50 to 99 
702 
76,290 
702 
45,672 
702 
45,118 
607 
30,618 
100 to 199 
224 
55,449 
224 
30,082 
224 
28,117 
191 
25,367 
200 to 499 
50 
26,026 
50 
13,362 
50 
13,122 
50 
12,664 
500 to 999 
10 
(D) 
10 
(D) 
10 
(D) 
10 
(D) 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
8,579 
738,548 
3,488 
254,361 
(X) 
(X) 
8,338 
484,187 
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- 
12,668 
258,570 
220,708 
10,854 
178,175 
702 
40,348 
5,956 
80,395 
1 to 9 
5,563 
37,463 
28,650 
4,715 
24,790 
74 
3,171 
2,145 
12,673 
lOto 19 
3,361 
38,694 
30,821 
2,844 
26,009 
146 
3,496 
1,758 
12,685 
20 to 49 
2,792 
76,946 
65,503 
2,412 
53,769 
288 
8,738 
1,505 
23,177 
50 to 99 
673 
39,590 
35,449 
624 
28,643 
121 
9,105 
389 
10,947 
100 to 199 
221 
32,949 
32,862 
202 
24,760 
57 
8,960 
127 
8,189 
200 to 499 
47 
24,038 
18,384 
46 
13,040 
13 
6,438 
26 
10,998 
500 to 999 
10 
(D) 
(D) 
10 
(D) 
3 
440 
5 
(D) 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
7,285 
528,138 
468,946 
6,658 
332,542 
1,087 
140,495 
3,162 
195,596 
20 Ohio 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
