Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
2,937 
2,635 
14 
228 
319 
757 
827 
490 
500 or more 
2,386 
2,224 
4 
98 
257 
532 
737 
596 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
19,600 
13,208 
187 
1,163 
1,469 
3,174 
3,590 
3,625 
number 
1,784,740 
1,535,164 
7,929 
89,178 
186,635 
382,894 
479,196 
389,332 
Beef cows 
farms 
19,313 
13,001 
187 
1,153 
1,441 
3,113 
3,518 
3,589 
number 
1,730,112 
1,484,866 
7,911 
88,176 
172,710 
369,624 
466,667 
379,778 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
3,121 
1,171 
37 
90 
151 
260 
253 
380 
1 0 to 49 
8,090 
4,931 
98 
483 
493 
1,087 
1,191 
1,579 
50 to 99 
3,344 
2,638 
33 
278 
280 
684 
678 
685 
100 to 199 
2,515 
2,180 
16 
209 
271 
541 
695 
448 
200 to 499 
1,709 
1,584 
3 
85 
186 
421 
532 
357 
500 or more 
534 
497 
- 
8 
60 
120 
169 
140 
Milk cows 
farms 
559 
413 
4 
23 
46 
135 
120 
85 
number 
54,628 
50,298 
18 
1,002 
13,925 
13,270 
12,529 
9,554 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
264 
150 
4 
13 
20 
37 
31 
45 
1 0 to 49 
132 
106 
- 
6 
10 
36 
35 
19 
50 to 99 
81 
79 
- 
- 
2 
39 
29 
9 
100 to 199 
39 
37 
- 
3 
6 
16 
8 
4 
200 to 499 
24 
24 
- 
1 
6 
2 
11 
4 
500 or more 
19 
17 
- 
- 
2 
5 
6 
4 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
19,526 
13,425 
155 
1,177 
1,566 
3,204 
3,723 
3,600 
number 
4,600,935 
3,934,185 
7,307 
146,743 
491,399 
907,985 
1,344,887 
1,035,864 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
20,967 
14,407 
179 
1,224 
1,638 
3,451 
4,008 
3,907 
number 
7,567,890 
6,326,153 
9,957 
213,106 
743,667 
1,437,975 
2,233,048 
1,688,400 
$1,000 
10,098,166 
8,387,812 
8,231 
257,118 
1,018,413 
1,905,597 
2,990,020 
2,208,433 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
7,800 
5,057 
68 
395 
556 
1,237 
1,413 
1,388 
number 
427,682 
355,229 
2,603 
21,597 
34,878 
92,506 
106,080 
97,565 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
18,631 
13,068 
153 
1,109 
1,501 
3,166 
3,659 
3,480 
number 
7,140,208 
5,970,924 
7,354 
191,509 
708,789 
1,345,469 
2,126,968 
1,590,835 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
2,232 
1,979 
12 
139 
244 
516 
599 
469 
number 
5,041,822 
4,158,800 
1,096 
106,039 
505,500 
928,629 
1,491,572 
1,125,964 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
1,476 
1,025 
7 
79 
138 
329 
291 
181 
number 
2,992,576 
2,739,359 
6,526 
124,159 
255,864 
448,224 
1,212,392 
692,194 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
451 
186 
12 
43 
56 
42 
33 
25 to 49 
64 
47 
- 
6 
5 
23 
2 
11 
50 to 99 
84 
55 
- 
9 
1 
13 
15 
17 
100 to 199 
98 
73 
4 
- 
7 
18 
30 
14 
200 to 499 
189 
147 
- 
19 
15 
53 
41 
19 
500 or more 
590 
517 
3 
33 
67 
166 
161 
87 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
578 
420 
4 
23 
39 
141 
122 
91 
number 
391,551 
375,703 
180 
1,581 
38,621 
38,100 
165,352 
131,869 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,383 
979 
7 
79 
127 
318 
272 
176 
number 
2,601,025 
2,363,656 
6,346 
122,578 
217,243 
410,124 
1,047,040 
560,325 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
1,552 
1,065 
9 
79 
137 
362 
292 
186 
number 
10,620,451 
9,967,023 
11,306 
244,460 
991,455 
1,330,294 
4,379,186 
3,010,322 
$1,000 
1,085,828 
999,597 
2,000 
32,879 
90,602 
156,306 
440,581 
277,230 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,464 
679 
2 
54 
76 
181 
176 
190 
number 
71,771 
48,914 
(D) 
(D) 
4,451 
12,654 
17,560 
9,491 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
1,250 
589 
2 
53 
62 
151 
156 
165 
number 
46,151 
31,123 
(D) 
(D) 
3,411 
7,273 
1 1 ,378 
5,847 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
1,234 
595 
2 
50 
60 
155 
154 
174 
number 
73,502 
53,892 
(D) 
5,083 
(D) 
11,683 
21,286 
10,772 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
9,125 
4,550 
22 
351 
540 
1,079 
1,338 
1,220 
number 
64,326 
34,308 
94 
1,683 
3,508 
8,179 
9,560 
1 1 ,284 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
8,864 
4,424 
22 
344 
533 
1,054 
1,295 
1,176 
number 
58,428 
30,949 
58 
1,582 
3,207 
7,162 
8,574 
10,366 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
1,928 
948 
2 
88 
134 
212 
264 
248 
number 
12,471 
8,763 
(D) 
(D) 
792 
1,908 
1,175 
4,348 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
1,509 
523 
12 
32 
71 
163 
117 
128 
number 
25,840 
12,818 
408 
412 
1,847 
2,986 
3,941 
3,224 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
893 
351 
12 
25 
48 
94 
94 
78 
number 
18,342 
10,790 
528 
673 
996 
2,010 
3,121 
3,462 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,858 
1,229 
3 
88 
177 
300 
328 
333 
number 
9,351,688 
(D) 
30 
3,219 
7,433 
5,206,421 
(D) 
51,352 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
2,825 
1,202 
3 
88 
171 
290 
319 
331 
400 to 3,199 
17 
12 
- 
- 
6 
2 
3 
1 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
50,000 to 99,999 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
100,000 or more 
10 
9 
- 
- 
- 
6 
3 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
416 
206 
- 
4 
29 
38 
62 
73 
number 
2,579,664 
(D) 
- 
120 
628 
(D) 
1,631 
4,671 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
206 Nebraska 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
