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 
Flerd 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- 
8,121 
297,286 
7,329 
182,742 
5,988 
114,544 
5,622 
132,322 
91,108 
1 to 9 
2,665 
12,985 
2,109 
8,188 
1,571 
4,797 
1,180 
5,349 
3,399 
1 0 to 1 9 
1,909 
26,044 
1,786 
17,225 
1,392 
8,819 
1,338 
9,373 
5,545 
20 to 49 
2,163 
65,161 
2,091 
44,008 
1,719 
21,153 
1,811 
27,196 
16,547 
50 to 99 
841 
56,071 
821 
35,501 
771 
20,570 
770 
24,169 
15,482 
100 to 199 
325 
43,019 
318 
26,019 
320 
17,000 
313 
20,735 
15,095 
200 to 499 
165 
47,752 
158 
27,550 
162 
20,202 
159 
22,189 
15,931 
500 to 999 
37 
24,113 
32 
12,214 
37 
11,899 
35 
9,328 
6,662 
1,000 to 2,499 
16 
22,141 
14 
12,037 
16 
10,104 
16 
13,983 
12,448 
2,500 to 4,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
No cattle and calves herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
156 
2,123 
1,244 
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- 
7,329 
282,091 
7,329 
182,742 
5,196 
99,349 
5,334 
118,376 
78,662 
1 to 9 
3,027 
24,562 
3,027 
14,168 
1,933 
10,394 
1,668 
9,240 
6,129 
1 0 to 1 9 
1,774 
36,222 
1,774 
23,553 
1,257 
12,669 
1,380 
15,104 
9,756 
20 to 49 
1,730 
73,778 
1,730 
50,581 
1,286 
23,197 
1,518 
30,854 
20,077 
50 to 99 
518 
50,361 
518 
33,120 
448 
17,241 
492 
22,716 
15,078 
100 to 199 
174 
35,803 
174 
22,612 
169 
13,191 
170 
16,154 
11,056 
200 to 499 
87 
37,066 
87 
23,550 
84 
13,516 
87 
15,428 
10,345 
500 to 999 
14 
15,306 
14 
9,514 
14 
5,792 
14 
5,779 
3,995 
1,000 to 2,499 
5 
8,993 
5 
5,644 
5 
3,349 
5 
3,101 
2,226 
2,500 or more 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
No cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
792 
15,195 
(X) 
(X) 
792 
15,195 
444 
16,069 
13,690 
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- 
7,232 
262,508 
7,232 
171,740 
7,232 
166,745 
5,113 
90,768 
1 to 9 
2,985 
25,147 
2,985 
14,562 
2,985 
14,046 
1,901 
10,585 
1 0 to 1 9 
1,772 
36,348 
1,772 
23,612 
1,772 
23,532 
1,255 
12,736 
20 to 49 
1,728 
75,474 
1,728 
51,454 
1,728 
50,443 
1,286 
24,020 
50 to 99 
512 
49,827 
512 
32,966 
512 
32,680 
442 
16,861 
100 to 199 
162 
34,226 
162 
21,944 
162 
21,044 
158 
12,282 
200 to 499 
61 
27,417 
61 
17,904 
61 
16,247 
59 
9,513 
500 to 999 
10 
(D) 
10 
(D) 
10 
(D) 
10 
(D) 
1,000 to 2,499 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2,500 or more 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
889 
34,778 
97 
11,002 
(X) 
(X) 
875 
23,776 
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- 
5,268 
111,588 
75,170 
4,183 
70,065 
- 
- 
3,568 
41,523 
1 to 9 
1,651 
9,257 
6,066 
1,226 
5,671 
- 
- 
973 
3,586 
1 0 to 1 9 
1,380 
15,173 
9,799 
1,042 
9,036 
- 
- 
970 
6,137 
20 to 49 
1,520 
31,227 
20,390 
1,271 
17,493 
- 
- 
1,109 
13,734 
50 to 99 
486 
22,604 
15,017 
434 
13,676 
- 
- 
372 
8,928 
100 to 199 
158 
15,621 
10,924 
147 
10,872 
- 
- 
96 
4,749 
200 to 499 
61 
11,574 
8,502 
52 
8,412 
- 
- 
41 
3,162 
500 to 999 
10 
(D) 
(D) 
9 
(D) 
- 
- 
6 
(D) 
1,000 to 2,499 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
2,500 or more 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
510 
22,857 
17,181 
394 
15,384 
- 
- 
275 
7,473 
20 South Carolina 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
