Table 17. Milk Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle and calves inventory 
Milk cow herd 
Total 
Cows and heifers that calved 
Other cattle (see text) 
Total 
Milk cows 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total 
4,008 
474,365 
4,008 
275,125 
4,008 
267,857 
3,651 
199,240 
Farms with milk cow herd size of- 
1 to 9 
930 
15,509 
930 
5,511 
930 
2,841 
737 
9,998 
10to 19 
495 
17,365 
495 
7,278 
495 
6,753 
452 
10,087 
20 to 49 
1,229 
71,166 
1,229 
39,339 
1,229 
38,467 
1,172 
31,827 
50 to 99 
786 
99,675 
786 
53,481 
786 
52,452 
754 
46,194 
100 to 199 
371 
95,659 
371 
50,225 
371 
48,983 
359 
45,434 
200 to 499 
129 
63,750 
129 
36,969 
129 
36,217 
119 
26,781 
500 to 999 
41 
45,933 
41 
26,160 
41 
26,158 
40 
19,773 
1 ,000 or more 
27 
65,308 
27 
56,162 
27 
55,986 
18 
9,146 
1,000 to 2,499 
22 
44,856 
22 
(D) 
22 
36,089 
16 
(D) 
2,500 or more 
5 
20,452 
5 
(D) 
5 
19,897 
2 
(D) 
No milk cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
21,493 
767,928 
16,402 
270,681 
(X) 
(X) 
16,651 
497,247 
Milk cow herd 
Cattle and calves sales 
Milk sales 
Total 
Cattle 
Calves 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Total 
3,398 
182,537 
110,688 
3,115 
86,055 
2,529 
96,482 
3,280 
935,708 
Farms with milk cow herd size of- 
1 to 9 
570 
8,736 
6,663 
505 
5,191 
240 
3,545 
243 
2,410 
lOto 19 
416 
6,138 
3,950 
378 
3,244 
283 
2,894 
455 
16,389 
20 to 49 
1,097 
24,297 
12,575 
1,005 
10,908 
955 
13,389 
1,229 
112,276 
50 to 99 
761 
35,160 
22,881 
720 
19,975 
610 
15,185 
786 
171,214 
100 to 199 
360 
29,512 
18,064 
334 
15,947 
278 
13,565 
370 
169,181 
200 to 499 
126 
21,280 
14,784 
116 
10,608 
101 
10,672 
129 
135,104 
500 to 999 
41 
20,862 
12,676 
36 
10,282 
35 
10,580 
41 
109,862 
1 ,000 or more 
27 
36,552 
19,095 
21 
9,900 
27 
26,652 
27 
219,271 
1,000 to 2,499 
22 
23,377 
11,825 
18 
(D) 
22 
(D) 
22 
149,419 
2,500 or more 
5 
13,175 
7,270 
3 
(D) 
5 
(D) 
5 
69,851 
No milk cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
16,555 
604,171 
578,967 
14,397 
424,662 
6,589 
179,509 
45 
2,559 
Table 18. Cattle and Calves - Number Sold Per Farm by Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle, including calves weighing 500 pounds or more 
Calves weighing less than 
500 pounds 
Number sold 
Cattle and calves 
Total 
Cattle on feed 
(see text) 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total 
19,953 
786,708 
689,655 
17,512 
510,717 
1,789 
180,843 
9,118 
275,991 
Farms by number of cattle 
and calves sold - 
1 to 9 
9,781 
41,181 
33,799 
8,303 
29,925 
24 
79 
3,397 
1 1 ,256 
10 to 19 
4,120 
55,381 
42,812 
3,635 
36,580 
386 
5,426 
2,271 
18,801 
20 to 49 
3,545 
106,618 
83,892 
3,282 
70,879 
605 
16,305 
2,102 
35,739 
50 to 99 
1,247 
82,864 
70,388 
1,185 
57,874 
316 
18,538 
705 
24,990 
100 to 199 
545 
72,168 
68,265 
515 
53,594 
192 
20,799 
272 
18,574 
200 to 499 
442 
135,808 
134,787 
363 
91,306 
165 
43,841 
204 
44,502 
500 to 999 
185 
130,781 
119,718 
157 
80,261 
66 
34,578 
105 
50,520 
1,000 to 2,499 
74 
103,348 
87,960 
60 
57,080 
30 
35,377 
51 
46,268 
2,500 or more 
14 
58,559 
48,034 
12 
33,218 
5 
5,900 
11 
25,341 
Table 19. Hogs and Pigs - Inventory: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Flogs and pigs 
2012 
2007 
Flogs and pigs 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total hogs and pigs 
3,494 
2,058,503 
3,718 
1 ,831 ,084 
Total hogs and pigs - Con. 
Farms with- 
Flogs and pigs used or to be 
1 to 24 
2,263 
14,322 
2,261 
13,370 
used for breeding - Con. 
25 to 49 
225 
7,877 
240 
8,379 
Farms with - Con. 
50 to 99 
130 
9,281 
185 
12,363 
100 to 199 
91 
12,169 
137 
18,774 
100 to 199 
34 
4,091 
61 
7,920 
200 to 499 
121 
38,570 
215 
68,563 
200 to 499 
15 
4,244 
36 
9,878 
500 to 999 
89 
59,683 
148 
101,477 
500 or more 
59 
120,408 
62 
123,485 
1,000 to 1,999 
159 
209,306 
193 
257,358 
2,000 to 4,999 
317 
917,590 
272 
739,622 
Other hogs and pigs 
3,034 
1,915,721 
3,313 
1,671,320 
5,000 or more 
99 
789,705 
67 
611,178 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
1,917 
11,529 
1,954 
1 1 ,472 
Flogs and pigs used or to be 
25 to 49 
161 
5,478 
202 
6,938 
used for breeding 
1,532 
142,782 
1,469 
159,764 
50 to 99 
111 
7,680 
159 
10,549 
Farms with- 
100 to 199 
84 
10,757 
128 
17,199 
1 to 24 
1,265 
7,285 
1,078 
7,135 
200 to 499 
112 
35,057 
211 
66,465 
25 to 49 
110 
3,585 
125 
4,365 
500 to 999 
84 
57,644 
141 
96,078 
50 to 99 
49 
3,169 
107 
6,981 
1 ,000 or more 
565 
1 ,787,576 
518 
1,462,619 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Ohio 21 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
