Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Cows and heifers that calved - Con. 
Beef cows 
farms 
19,313 
1,109 
1,817 
531 
753 
653 
number 
1,730,112 
25,474 
23,803 
(D) 
15,028 
15,844 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
3,121 
578 
1,115 
178 
244 
166 
1 0 to 49 
8,090 
403 
634 
313 
460 
422 
50 to 99 
3,344 
69 
40 
32 
40 
44 
1 00 to 1 99 
2,515 
51 
25 
6 
4 
20 
200 to 499 
1,709 
6 
2 
2 
4 
- 
500 or more 
534 
2 
1 
- 
1 
1 
Milk cows 
farms 
559 
35 
99 
16 
20 
18 
number 
54,628 
375 
2,017 
(D) 
1,784 
182 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
264 
29 
80 
7 
11 
15 
1 0 to 49 
132 
5 
14 
8 
6 
1 
50 to 99 
81 
- 
1 
1 
2 
2 
100 to 199 
39 
1 
3 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
24 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
19 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
19,526 
1,196 
1,956 
477 
700 
606 
number 
4,600,935 
67,517 
91,258 
26,624 
163,658 
94,495 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
20,967 
1,339 
2,034 
522 
817 
667 
number 
7,567,890 
91,910 
123,950 
36,044 
300,483 
146,983 
$1,000 
10,098,166 
121,056 
161,892 
46,714 
465,244 
204,815 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
7,800 
529 
807 
211 
307 
268 
number 
427,682 
9,081 
10,162 
4,361 
4,444 
5,077 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
18,631 
1,084 
1,687 
425 
703 
576 
number 
7,140,208 
82,829 
113,788 
31,683 
296,039 
141,906 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
2,232 
69 
67 
14 
38 
55 
number 
5,041,822 
47,132 
78,489 
13,328 
277,670 
120,804 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
1,476 
194 
295 
35 
64 
37 
number 
2,992,576 
186,802 
472,783 
119,638 
364,591 
53,311 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
451 
111 
164 
14 
17 
9 
25 to 49 
64 
12 
6 
- 
3 
2 
50 to 99 
84 
12 
5 
9 
9 
1 
100 to 199 
98 
4 
23 
1 
4 
6 
200 to 499 
189 
14 
11 
1 
9 
8 
500 or more 
590 
41 
86 
10 
22 
11 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
578 
78 
98 
19 
30 
24 
number 
391,551 
19,355 
64,189 
32,999 
42,904 
14,815 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,383 
177 
269 
34 
61 
36 
number 
2,601,025 
167,447 
408,594 
86,639 
321,687 
38,496 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
1,552 
191 
315 
32 
66 
43 
number 
10,620,451 
656,376 
1,600,131 
622,286 
1,379,755 
342,141 
$1,000 
1,085,828 
65,258 
169,618 
57,618 
153,989 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,464 
263 
421 
57 
64 
54 
number 
71,771 
4,758 
12,881 
2,092 
2,946 
2,330 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
1,250 
205 
350 
50 
48 
47 
number 
46,151 
2,700 
8,947 
1,317 
1,707 
1,477 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
1,234 
198 
330 
48 
64 
46 
number 
73,502 
4,809 
11,577 
3,438 
2,494 
1,455 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
9,125 
1,043 
2,568 
345 
480 
288 
number 
64,326 
6,973 
16,274 
2,358 
4,292 
2,229 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
8,864 
1,042 
2,511 
334 
474 
267 
number 
58,428 
6,559 
14,831 
2,092 
3,604 
1,977 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
1,928 
318 
534 
79 
107 
67 
number 
12,471 
2,394 
3,131 
469 
366 
431 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
1,509 
372 
585 
46 
72 
32 
number 
25,840 
4,932 
8,530 
1,023 
848 
739 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
893 
234 
321 
24 
52 
12 
number 
18,342 
3,104 
5,681 
1,281 
836 
292 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,858 
530 
962 
127 
139 
83 
number 
9,351,688 
(D) 
(D) 
2,927 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
2,825 
527 
949 
127 
138 
82 
400 to 3,199 
17 
1 
11 
- 
- 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
2 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
3 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
10 
1 
1 
- 
1 
1 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
416 
96 
126 
24 
24 
13 
number 
2,579,664 
3,561 
2,879 
767 
2,400 
(D) 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
347 
113 
126 
4 
8 
7 
number 
6,367,793 
225,929 
(D) 
77 
569 
(D) 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
37 
6 
7 
2 
8 
1 
number 
1,638,307 
823 
98 
(D) 
7,346 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
74 Nebraska 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
