Table 1 7. 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 
559 
143,213 
559 
79,773 
559 
54,628 
488 
63,440 
Farms with milk cow herd size of- 
1 to 9 
264 
32,314 
264 
16,247 
264 
682 
228 
16,067 
10 to 19 
52 
6,910 
52 
3,439 
52 
681 
36 
3,471 
20 to 49 
80 
9,165 
80 
3,702 
80 
2,604 
72 
5,463 
50 to 99 
81 
16,181 
81 
8,983 
81 
5,379 
77 
7,198 
1 00 to 1 99 
39 
14,070 
39 
7,272 
39 
5,538 
36 
6,798 
200 to 499 
24 
21,325 
24 
7,327 
24 
6,975 
23 
13,998 
500 to 999 
7 
8,455 
7 
4,534 
7 
4,500 
7 
3,921 
1 ,000 or more 
12 
34,793 
12 
28,269 
12 
28,269 
9 
6,524 
1,000 to 2,499 
9 
19,993 
9 
(D) 
9 
13,719 
8 
(D) 
2,500 or more 
3 
14,800 
3 
(D) 
3 
14,550 
1 
(D) 
No milk cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
22,721 
6,242,462 
19,041 
1,704,967 
(X) 
(X) 
19,038 
4,537,495 
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 
467 
80,593 
81,302 
402 
57,727 
290 
22,866 
310 
219,561 
Farms with milk cow herd size of- 
1 to 9 
196 
28,684 
30,882 
170 
24,246 
122 
4,438 
27 
404 
10 to 19 
40 
4,294 
2,709 
28 
2,791 
23 
1,503 
40 
2,057 
20 to 49 
74 
2,912 
2,531 
65 
2,161 
46 
751 
80 
7,199 
50 to 99 
77 
5,403 
4,804 
71 
3,902 
45 
1,501 
81 
17,045 
1 00 to 1 99 
38 
4,290 
4,336 
32 
3,178 
22 
1,112 
39 
18,879 
200 to 499 
23 
17,682 
24,523 
20 
15,651 
16 
2,031 
24 
26,786 
500 to 999 
7 
2,412 
2,007 
7 
1,526 
4 
886 
7 
17,136 
1 ,000 or more 
12 
14,916 
9,510 
9 
4,272 
12 
10,644 
12 
130,056 
1,000 to 2,499 
9 
9,379 
6,717 
6 
2,768 
9 
6,611 
9 
62,056 
2,500 or more 
3 
5,537 
2,793 
3 
1,504 
3 
4,033 
3 
68,000 
No milk cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
20,500 
7,487,297 
10,016,864 
18,229 
7,082,481 
7,510 
404,816 
4 
163 
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 
20,967 
7,567,890 
10,098,166 
18,631 
7,140,208 
2,232 
5,041,822 
7,800 
427,682 
Farms by number of cattle 
and calves sold - 
1 to 9 
3,615 
17,477 
15,982 
2,971 
12,913 
9 
42 
1,176 
4,564 
10 to 19 
2,881 
39,210 
34,186 
2,343 
27,685 
80 
1,133 
1,198 
11,525 
20 to 49 
4,658 
147,433 
139,135 
4,017 
111,213 
262 
7,395 
1,820 
36,220 
50 to 99 
3,344 
232,167 
229,578 
3,088 
185,157 
295 
16,657 
1,341 
47,010 
1 00 to 1 99 
2,628 
363,983 
354,656 
2,478 
288,965 
296 
29,717 
1,097 
75,018 
200 to 499 
2,200 
664,330 
716,579 
2,114 
556,996 
471 
119,269 
804 
107,334 
500 to 999 
846 
573,963 
682,652 
831 
510,053 
302 
163,717 
240 
63,910 
1,000 to 2,499 
438 
656,043 
821,878 
432 
595,464 
203 
257,015 
94 
60,579 
2,500 or more 
357 
4,873,284 
7,103,521 
357 
4,851,762 
314 
4,446,877 
30 
21,522 
Table 19. Hogs and Pigs - Inventory: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Hogs and pigs 
2012 
2007 
Hogs and pigs 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total hogs and pigs 
1,476 
2,992,576 
2,213 
3,268,544 
Total hogs and pigs - Con. 
Farms with- 
Hogs and pigs used or to be 
1 to 24 
451 
3,213 
428 
3,666 
used for breeding - Con. 
25 to 49 
64 
2,292 
129 
4,499 
Farms with - Con. 
50 to 99 
84 
5,784 
139 
9,600 
1 00 to 1 99 
98 
14,682 
200 
28,113 
1 00 to 1 99 
41 
5,204 
83 
10,900 
200 to 499 
189 
60,979 
435 
141,150 
200 to 499 
37 
1 1 ,423 
70 
20,188 
500 to 999 
163 
115,961 
318 
220,288 
500 or more 
86 
366,752 
132 
341,529 
1,000 to 1,999 
185 
244,950 
264 
355,435 
2,000 to 4,999 
143 
440,085 
203 
620,970 
Other hogs and pigs 
1,383 
2,601,025 
2,150 
2,879,264 
5,000 or more 
99 
2,104,630 
97 
1,884,823 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
394 
2,762 
413 
3,418 
Hogs and pigs used or to be 
25 to 49 
68 
2,352 
114 
3,841 
used for breeding 
578 
391,551 
905 
389,280 
50 to 99 
66 
4,370 
147 
9,902 
Farms with- 
1 00 to 1 99 
101 
14,061 
196 
25,706 
1 to 24 
275 
2,233 
345 
3,787 
200 to 499 
183 
58,590 
431 
136,366 
25 to 49 
95 
3,126 
169 
5,914 
500 to 999 
160 
112,928 
328 
223,975 
50 to 99 
44 
2,813 
106 
6,962 
1 ,000 or more 
411 
2,405,962 
521 
2,476,056 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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