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 
Herd 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- 
38,826 
1,856,316 
34,031 
922,608 
32,663 
933,708 
32,051 
943,717 
722,596 
1 to 9 
8,066 
43,122 
6,076 
23,831 
5,540 
19,291 
4,746 
21,764 
14,830 
1 0 to 1 9 
8,302 
115,220 
7,388 
67,380 
6,642 
47,840 
6,606 
50,612 
33,566 
20 to 49 
12,280 
383,659 
1 1 ,272 
220,123 
10,692 
163,536 
11,000 
169,969 
117,292 
50 to 99 
5,898 
399,194 
5,516 
212,465 
5,610 
186,729 
5,539 
176,360 
125,967 
100 to 199 
2,912 
390,353 
2,612 
193,402 
2,817 
196,951 
2,827 
191,637 
142,340 
200 to 499 
1,133 
321,978 
982 
140,277 
1,127 
181,701 
1,100 
182,496 
156,079 
500 to 999 
176 
118,240 
143 
42,135 
176 
76,105 
174 
83,163 
76,043 
1,000 to 2,499 
56 
75,300 
39 
19,915 
56 
55,385 
56 
66,606 
55,599 
2,500 to 4,999 
3 
9,250 
3 
3,080 
3 
6,170 
3 
1,110 
880 
5,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
“ 
- 
“ 
No cattle and calves herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
801 
16,965 
12,915 
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 1 
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- 
34,031 
1,649,133 
34,031 
922,608 
27,868 
726,525 
29,009 
748,098 
550,411 
1 to 9 
11,011 
118,070 
11,011 
55,132 
8,485 
62,938 
7,856 
52,860 
38,533 
1 0 to 1 9 
8,631 
207,805 
8,631 
117,700 
6,971 
90,105 
7,533 
85,950 
60,300 
20 to 49 
9,802 
506,804 
9,802 
294,138 
8,214 
212,666 
9,109 
218,034 
155,233 
50 to 99 
3,164 
370,448 
3,164 
209,469 
2,876 
160,979 
3,104 
170,992 
123,071 
100 to 199 
1,089 
246,496 
1,089 
140,886 
994 
105,610 
1,078 
116,294 
88,028 
200 to 499 
293 
147,939 
293 
78,145 
287 
69,794 
288 
80,050 
65,775 
500 to 999 
37 
43,471 
37 
22,238 
37 
21,233 
37 
21,391 
17,846 
1,000 to 2,499 
4 
8,100 
4 
4,900 
4 
3,200 
4 
2,527 
1,624 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
No cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
4,795 
207,183 
(X) 
(X) 
4,795 
207,183 
3,843 
212,584 
185,100 
1 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- 
33,556 
1,583,235 
33,556 
887,392 
33,556 
874,630 
27,473 
695,843 
1 to 9 
10,871 
118,444 
10,871 
55,982 
10,871 
54,742 
8,387 
62,462 
1 0 to 1 9 
8,610 
209,018 
8,610 
118,626 
8,610 
117,375 
6,955 
90,392 
20 to 49 
9,775 
513,235 
9,775 
297,642 
9,775 
292,931 
8,201 
215,593 
50 to 99 
3,056 
360,534 
3,056 
204,599 
3,056 
201,709 
2,776 
155,935 
100 to 199 
974 
219,083 
974 
125,928 
974 
124,869 
885 
93,155 
200 to 499 
238 
123,371 
238 
64,030 
238 
62,419 
237 
59,341 
500 to 999 
30 
(D) 
30 
(D) 
30 
(D) 
30 
(D) 
1,000 to 2,499 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2,500 or more 
" 
- 
" 
" 
- 
- 
- 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
5,270 
273,081 
475 
35,216 
(X) 
(X) 
5,190 
237,865 
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- 
28,663 
730,642 
539,948 
25,373 
541,378 
35 
1,323 
16,320 
189,264 
1 to 9 
7,814 
53,000 
38,477 
6,475 
37,428 
6 
86 
3,872 
15,572 
1 0 to 1 9 
7,520 
86,149 
60,496 
6,588 
58,223 
4 
(D) 
4,422 
27,926 
20 to 49 
9,097 
219,914 
156,588 
8,249 
157,120 
11 
168 
5,413 
62,794 
50 to 99 
3,000 
168,331 
121,694 
2,866 
124,785 
6 
135 
1,901 
43,546 
100 to 199 
965 
108,893 
83,340 
934 
84,403 
7 
789 
574 
24,490 
200 to 499 
235 
73,154 
61,050 
229 
61,211 
1 
(D) 
122 
1 1 ,943 
500 to 999 
30 
(D) 
(D) 
30 
(D) 
- 
14 
(D) 
1,000 to 2,499 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
- 
- 
2 
(D) 
2,500 or more 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
4,189 
230,040 
195,564 
3,645 
201,017 
15 
2,338 
1,702 
29,023 
20 Tennessee 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
