Table 12. Cattle and Calves - Inventory: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Cattle and calves 
23,280 
6,385,675 
21,424 
6,576,950 
Cattle and calves - Con. 
Farms with- 
Cows and heifers that calved - Con. 
1 to 9 
3,222 
14,933 
2,157 
10,287 
1 0 to 1 9 
2,654 
36,381 
1,846 
25,832 
Milk cows 
559 
54,628 
493 
54,410 
20 to 49 
5,190 
166,653 
4,388 
142,940 
Farms with- 
50 to 99 
3,688 
257,634 
3,695 
259,692 
1 to 9 
264 
682 
170 
478 
1 00 to 1 99 
3,203 
443,208 
3,462 
482,973 
1 0 to 1 9 
52 
681 
18 
273 
200 to 499 
2,937 
903,895 
3,278 
1,011,226 
20 to 49 
80 
2,604 
83 
2,759 
500 to 999 
1,389 
953,479 
1,511 
1,045,346 
50 to 99 
81 
5,379 
111 
7,387 
1,000 to 2,499 
668 
977,768 
776 
1,136,334 
100 to 199 
39 
5,538 
67 
9,322 
2,500 to 4,999 
188 
657,111 
167 
586,128 
200 to 499 
24 
6,975 
26 
7,496 
5,000 or more 
141 
1,974,613 
144 
1,876,192 
500 to 999 
7 
4,500 
8 
5,745 
1 ,000 or more 
12 
28,269 
10 
20,950 
1,000 to 2,499 
9 
13,719 
8 
(D) 
Cows and heifers that calved 
19,600 
1,784,740 
18,477 
1,944,252 
2,500 or more 
3 
14,550 
2 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
3,203 
15,095 
2,204 
10,344 
Other cattle (see text) 
19,526 
4,600,935 
18,495 
4,632,698 
10 to 19 
2,892 
39,597 
2,246 
31,298 
Farms with- 
20 to 49 
5,266 
165,563 
4,939 
158,025 
1 to 9 
6,103 
24,224 
4,754 
19,023 
50 to 99 
3,389 
232,103 
3,507 
241,560 
10 to 19 
2,683 
36,219 
2,401 
32,585 
100 to 199 
2,551 
340,920 
2,858 
385,154 
20 to 49 
3,505 
107,614 
3,577 
112,874 
200 to 499 
1,745 
500,622 
2,190 
645,796 
50 to 99 
2,278 
156,385 
2,415 
166,192 
500 to 999 
428 
281,047 
402 
262,883 
100 to 199 
1,740 
235,837 
2,034 
277,926 
1,000 to 2,499 
111 
152,121 
117 
158,497 
200 to 499 
1,670 
497,872 
1,785 
548,055 
2,500 or more 
15 
57,672 
14 
50,695 
500 to 999 
884 
602,636 
804 
562,597 
1,000 to 2,499 
390 
568,395 
462 
666,519 
2,500 or more 
273 
2,371,753 
263 
2,246,927 
Beef cows 
19,313 
1,730,112 
18,233 
1,889,842 
Farms with- 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
1,777 
2,647,855 
2,612 
2,736,201 
1 to 9 
3,121 
14,854 
2,178 
10,277 
Farms with- 
10 to 19 
2,873 
39,290 
2,243 
31,240 
1 to 1 9 
105 
1,453 
447 
3,326 
20 to 49 
5,217 
163,825 
4,907 
156,721 
20 to 49 
231 
7,551 
301 
9,912 
50 to 99 
3,344 
228,722 
3,442 
236,735 
50 to 99 
255 
17,568 
370 
25,934 
100 to 199 
2,515 
336,166 
2,799 
376,888 
1 00 to 1 99 
267 
36,481 
345 
47,291 
200 to 499 
1,709 
489,907 
2,150 
633,230 
200 to 499 
329 
103,376 
436 
137,079 
500 to 999 
420 
275,835 
393 
256,515 
500 to 999 
262 
187,166 
315 
227,116 
1,000 to 2,499 
102 
138,391 
109 
145,541 
1,000 to 2,499 
103 
173,686 
173 
274,503 
2,500 or more 
12 
43,122 
12 
42,695 
2,500 or more 
225 
2,120,574 
225 
2,011,040 
Table 13. Cattle and Calves - Sales: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Number sold 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Value ($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Value ($1,000) 
Cattle and calves 
20,967 
7,567,890 
10,098,166 
20,218 
7,620,019 
7,358,555 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 9 
3,615 
17,477 
15,982 
2,713 
12,361 
9,647 
10 to 19 
2,881 
39,210 
34,186 
2,441 
33,670 
24,907 
20 to 49 
4,658 
147,433 
139,135 
4,513 
143,706 
104,952 
50 to 99 
3,344 
232,167 
229,578 
3,440 
242,612 
181,279 
100 to 199 
2,628 
363,983 
354,656 
2,924 
400,866 
307,621 
200 to 499 
2,200 
664,330 
716,579 
2,345 
702,218 
556,897 
500 to 999 
846 
573,963 
682,652 
935 
637,800 
590,390 
1,000 to 2,499 
438 
656,043 
821,878 
525 
793,037 
746,870 
2,500 to 4,999 
131 
469,931 
691,700 
135 
459,557 
468,773 
5,000 or more 
226 
4,403,353 
6,411,821 
247 
4,194,192 
4,367,220 
Cattle, including calves weighing 500 
pounds or more 
18,631 
7,140,208 
(NA) 
18,535 
7,252,515 
(NA) 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 9 
3,754 
16,828 
(NA) 
2,849 
12,357 
(NA) 
10 to 19 
2,436 
33,035 
(NA) 
2,246 
30,745 
(NA) 
20 to 49 
4,025 
127,305 
(NA) 
4,006 
126,962 
(NA) 
50 to 99 
2,947 
202,846 
(NA) 
3,212 
223,144 
(NA) 
100 to 199 
2,170 
296,818 
(NA) 
2,507 
342,960 
(NA) 
200 to 499 
1,837 
553,591 
(NA) 
2,023 
601,110 
(NA) 
500 to 999 
728 
494,456 
(NA) 
848 
583,156 
(NA) 
1,000 to 2,499 
383 
574,315 
(NA) 
470 
714,251 
(NA) 
2,500 to 4,999 
127 
457,766 
(NA) 
130 
445,302 
(NA) 
5,000 or more 
224 
4,383,248 
(NA) 
244 
4,172,528 
(NA) 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
2,232 
5,041,822 
(NA) 
3,406 
5,117,391 
(NA) 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 1 9 
178 
2,450 
(NA) 
807 
5,330 
- 
20 to 49 
373 
11,969 
(NA) 
412 
13,120 
(NA) 
50 to 99 
291 
20,304 
(NA) 
407 
28,505 
(NA) 
100 to 199 
273 
37,577 
(NA) 
398 
55,507 
(NA) 
200 to 499 
423 
132,576 
(NA) 
480 
147,468 
(NA) 
500 to 999 
242 
167,195 
(NA) 
343 
241,007 
(NA) 
1,000 to 2,499 
159 
255,095 
(NA) 
237 
362,715 
(NA) 
2,500 to 4,999 
93 
350,493 
(NA) 
103 
362,506 
(NA) 
5,000 or more 
200 
4,064,163 
(NA) 
219 
3,901,233 
(NA) 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
7,800 
427,682 
(NA) 
6,690 
367,504 
(NA) 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 9 
2,394 
10,203 
(NA) 
1,895 
7,857 
(NA) 
10 to 19 
1,535 
19,768 
(NA) 
1,216 
15,855 
(NA) 
20 to 49 
1,826 
56,237 
(NA) 
1,781 
53,523 
(NA) 
50 to 99 
949 
63,778 
(NA) 
891 
59,840 
(NA) 
100 to 199 
650 
84,889 
(NA) 
531 
70,808 
(NA) 
200 to 499 
338 
95,565 
(NA) 
289 
81,299 
(NA) 
500 to 999 
76 
47,793 
(NA) 
67 
44,667 
(NA) 
1,000 or more 
32 
49,449 
(NA) 
20 
33,655 
(NA) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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