Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
2,937 
2,378 
236 
170 
500 or more 
2,386 
1,448 
359 
286 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
19,600 
17,125 
1,139 
755 
number 
1,784,740 
1,254,545 
222,023 
172,776 
Beef cows 
farms 
19,313 
16,913 
1,110 
731 
number 
1,730,112 
1,234,241 
208,085 
159,542 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
3,121 
2,927 
112 
68 
1 0 to 49 
8,090 
7,420 
320 
194 
50 to 99 
3,344 
2,930 
189 
113 
100 to 199 
2,515 
2,098 
177 
112 
200 to 499 
1,709 
1,273 
197 
153 
500 or more 
534 
265 
115 
91 
Milk cows 
farms 
559 
442 
55 
46 
number 
54,628 
20,304 
13,938 
13,234 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
264 
231 
16 
13 
1 0 to 49 
132 
114 
8 
7 
50 to 99 
81 
65 
9 
5 
100 to 199 
39 
20 
10 
10 
200 to 499 
24 
6 
6 
5 
500 or more 
19 
6 
6 
6 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
19,526 
16,842 
1,148 
800 
number 
4,600,935 
2,189,896 
755,925 
647,450 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
20,967 
18,132 
1,238 
873 
number 
7,567,890 
3,291,461 
1,326,995 
1,135,117 
$1,000 
10,098,166 
4,130,165 
1,862,508 
1,603,983 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
7,800 
6,879 
418 
273 
number 
427,682 
313,769 
53,495 
42,752 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
18,631 
15,986 
1,136 
815 
number 
7,140,208 
2,977,692 
1,273,500 
1,092,365 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
2,232 
1,593 
223 
181 
number 
5,041,822 
1,612,460 
961,545 
848,839 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
1,476 
1,170 
143 
107 
number 
2,992,576 
1,044,122 
1,332,520 
1,285,069 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
451 
409 
16 
10 
25 to 49 
64 
62 
- 
- 
50 to 99 
84 
78 
4 
2 
100 to 199 
98 
88 
6 
2 
200 to 499 
189 
160 
10 
5 
500 or more 
590 
373 
107 
88 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
578 
457 
59 
49 
number 
391,551 
68,032 
208,803 
198,643 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,383 
1,083 
137 
103 
number 
2,601,025 
976,090 
1,123,717 
1,086,426 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
1,552 
1,226 
150 
114 
number 
10,620,451 
2,865,248 
5,066,425 
4,892,563 
$1,000 
1,085,828 
374,774 
492,099 
475,922 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,464 
1,374 
36 
24 
number 
71,771 
65,567 
(D) 
(D) 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
1,250 
1,173 
34 
22 
number 
46,151 
43,049 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
1,234 
1,154 
31 
19 
number 
73,502 
59,402 
1,424 
542 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
9,125 
8,036 
480 
323 
number 
64,326 
55,094 
4,319 
2,975 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
8,864 
7,849 
457 
306 
number 
58,428 
50,628 
3,653 
2,371 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
1,928 
1,711 
89 
57 
number 
12,471 
9,766 
1,950 
1,818 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
1,509 
1,413 
50 
22 
number 
25,840 
24,138 
950 
407 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
893 
835 
35 
13 
number 
18,342 
16,836 
792 
261 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,858 
2,611 
121 
78 
number 
9,351,688 
(D) 
261,141 
257,226 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
2,825 
2,600 
116 
75 
400 to 3,199 
17 
9 
2 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
2 
1 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
1 
- 
1 
1 
50,000 to 99,999 
3 
1 
1 
1 
100,000 or more 
10 
- 
1 
1 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
416 
394 
7 
2 
number 
2,579,664 
117,510 
274 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
152 Nebraska 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
