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- 
23,280 
6,385,675 
19,600 
1,784,740 
19,526 
4,600,935 
20,031 
7,457,499 
9,965,780 
1 to 9 
3,222 
14,933 
2,063 
7,918 
2,215 
7,015 
1,963 
18,266 
17,235 
1 0 to 1 9 
2,654 
36,381 
2,340 
24,004 
1,855 
12,377 
2,150 
28,535 
25,156 
20 to 49 
5,190 
166,653 
4,749 
113,591 
3,947 
53,062 
4,409 
113,962 
102,031 
50 to 99 
3,688 
257,634 
3,398 
162,799 
3,317 
94,835 
3,400 
186,049 
173,598 
100 to 199 
3,203 
443,208 
2,900 
258,224 
2,956 
184,984 
3,027 
316,510 
312,514 
200 to 499 
2,937 
903,895 
2,533 
439,870 
2,856 
464,025 
2,834 
659,117 
710,978 
500 to 999 
1,389 
953,479 
1,002 
321,990 
1,387 
631,489 
1,284 
746,873 
910,626 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
668 
977,768 
481 
288,540 
666 
689,228 
638 
861,832 
1,131,773 
2,500 to 4,999 
188 
657,111 
89 
96,533 
187 
560,578 
185 
943,937 
1,367,352 
5,000 or more 
141 
1,974,613 
45 
71,271 
140 
1,903,342 
141 
3,582,418 
5,214,516 
No cattle and calves herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
936 
110,391 
132,386 
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- 
19,600 
3,930,649 
19,600 
1,784,740 
15,846 
2,145,909 
17,376 
3,227,685 
3,768,627 
1 to 9 
3,203 
91,445 
3,203 
15,095 
2,196 
76,350 
2,272 
153,209 
160,683 
1 0 to 1 9 
2,892 
89,240 
2,892 
39,597 
2,093 
49,643 
2,513 
61,974 
66,694 
20 to 49 
5,266 
325,858 
5,266 
1 65,563 
4,023 
160,295 
4,649 
249,927 
287,456 
50 to 99 
3,389 
443,555 
3,389 
232,103 
3,018 
211,452 
3,244 
348,280 
365,566 
100 to 199 
2,551 
702,134 
2,551 
340,920 
2,304 
361,214 
2,443 
503,336 
545,272 
200 to 499 
1,745 
1,122,192 
1,745 
500,622 
1,664 
621,570 
1,705 
924,656 
1,122,606 
500 to 999 
428 
615,318 
428 
281,047 
426 
334,271 
424 
463,691 
576,551 
1,000 to 2,499 
111 
437,362 
111 
152,121 
109 
285,241 
111 
464,100 
580,881 
2,500 or more 
15 
103,545 
15 
57,672 
13 
45,873 
15 
58,512 
62,918 
No cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
3,680 
2,455,026 
(X) 
(X) 
3,680 
2,455,026 
3,591 
4,340,205 
6,329,539 
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- 
19,313 
3,855,406 
19,313 
1,737,843 
19,313 
1,730,112 
15,608 
2,117,563 
1 to 9 
3,121 
90,431 
3,121 
15,600 
3,121 
14,854 
2,134 
74,831 
1 0 to 1 9 
2,873 
2,873 
39,963 
2,873 
39,290 
2,090 
50,002 
20 to 49 
5,217 
5,217 
165,701 
5,217 
163,825 
3,980 
157,170 
50 to 99 
3,344 
440,350 
3,344 
230,467 
3,344 
228,722 
2,971 
209,883 
100 to 199 
2,515 
695,677 
2,515 
337,479 
2,515 
336,166 
2,273 
358,198 
200 to 499 
1,709 
1,111,559 
1,709 
491,196 
1,709 
489,907 
1,629 
620,363 
500 to 999 
420 
598,439 
420 
275,913 
420 
275,835 
418 
322,526 
1,000 to 2,499 
102 
417,369 
102 
138,402 
102 
138,391 
101 
278,967 
2,500 or more 
12 
88,745 
12 
43,122 
12 
43,122 
12 
45,623 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
3,967 
2,530,269 
287 
46,897 
(X) 
(X) 
3,918 
2,483,372 
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- 
17,154 
3,196,814 
3,746,001 
15,122 
2,816,686 
1,232 
1,309,876 
6,915 
380,128 
1 to 9 
2,239 
151,197 
158,446 
1,852 
144,660 
27 
117,928 
876 
6,537 
1 0 to 1 9 
2,506 
60,990 
66,771 
2,097 
50,766 
90 
10,993 
962 
10,224 
20 to 49 
4,596 
249,122 
287,034 
3,881 
210,866 
219 
80,334 
1,799 
38,256 
50 to 99 
3,206 
347,398 
365,084 
2,945 
286,503 
257 
75,022 
1,430 
60,895 
100 to 199 
2,406 
501,057 
543,247 
2,252 
425,306 
269 
107,619 
1,007 
75,751 
200 to 499 
1,671 
931,104 
1,136,820 
1,584 
835,740 
245 
402,623 
637 
95,364 
500 to 999 
416 
448,250 
554,309 
401 
386,301 
88 
166,583 
166 
61,949 
1,000 to 2,499 
102 
454,721 
574,165 
98 
429,920 
32 
325,074 
33 
24,801 
2,500 or more 
12 
52,975 
60,124 
12 
46,624 
5 
23,700 
5 
6,351 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
3,813 
4,371,076 
6,352,166 
3,509 
4,323,522 
1,000 
3,731,946 
885 
47,554 
20 Nebraska 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
