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 
Herd 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- 
53,401 
3,703,120 
47,530 
1,776,683 
45,989 
1,926,437 
45,207 
2,246,367 
1,923,912 
1 to 9 
9,880 
49,693 
7,365 
27,284 
6,893 
22,409 
5,996 
40,195 
31,852 
1 0 to 1 9 
9,404 
130,627 
8,465 
79,975 
7,579 
50,652 
7,597 
85,459 
58,543 
20 to 49 
15,888 
505,178 
14,961 
308,751 
13,790 
196,427 
14,229 
272,960 
208,922 
50 to 99 
9,181 
633,224 
8,734 
365,115 
8,711 
268,109 
8,663 
375,517 
275,775 
100 to 199 
5,217 
708,048 
4,790 
366,060 
5,192 
341,988 
5,076 
409,683 
317,891 
200 to 499 
2,912 
846,881 
2,490 
366,550 
2,905 
480,331 
2,767 
488,437 
438,327 
500 to 999 
705 
475,605 
558 
147,605 
705 
328,000 
674 
293,873 
294,709 
1,000 to 2,499 
194 
251,070 
153 
78,268 
194 
172,802 
185 
165,037 
176,859 
2,500 to 4,999 
14 
51,421 
9 
15,032 
14 
36,389 
14 
40,766 
50,471 
5,000 or more 
6 
51,373 
5 
22,043 
6 
29,330 
6 
74,440 
70,562 
No cattle and calves herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
1,702 
51,618 
44,705 
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- 
47,530 
3,257,462 
47,530 
1,776,683 
40,118 
1,480,779 
41,234 
1,782,630 
1,451,731 
1 to 9 
12,564 
129,944 
12,564 
60,452 
9,577 
69,492 
8,927 
83,591 
60,065 
1 0 to 1 9 
10,398 
258,821 
10,398 
141,743 
8,573 
117,078 
9,123 
139,030 
109,503 
20 to 49 
14,666 
777,201 
14,666 
446,902 
12,568 
330,299 
13,497 
397,399 
323,464 
50 to 99 
6,261 
783,389 
6,261 
417,069 
5,791 
366,320 
6,113 
468,581 
342,299 
100 to 199 
2,561 
623,635 
2,561 
333,871 
2,536 
289,764 
2,511 
331,707 
285,221 
200 to 499 
947 
478,695 
947 
256,865 
940 
221,830 
930 
261,246 
231,946 
500 to 999 
105 
117,537 
105 
67,452 
105 
50,085 
105 
63,697 
61,869 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
23 
52,481 
23 
30,286 
23 
22,195 
23 
26,269 
25,891 
2,500 or more 
5 
35,759 
5 
22,043 
5 
13,716 
5 
11,110 
1 1 ,473 
No cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
5,871 
445,658 
(X) 
(X) 
5,871 
445,658 
5,675 
515,355 
516,886 
' 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- 
46,161 
3,132,496 
46,161 
1,717,921 
46,161 
1,683,731 
38,893 
1,414,575 
1 to 9 
12,060 
126,605 
12,060 
61,714 
12,060 
58,831 
9,159 
64,891 
1 0 to 1 9 
10,285 
259,398 
10,285 
142,912 
10,285 
140,240 
8,461 
116,486 
20 to 49 
14,448 
773,373 
14,448 
446,073 
14,448 
439,101 
12,370 
327,300 
50 to 99 
5,981 
763,658 
5,981 
414,368 
5,981 
397,540 
5,524 
349,290 
100 to 199 
2,385 
586,952 
2,385 
314,095 
2,385 
310,778 
2,380 
272,857 
200 to 499 
880 
448,301 
880 
240,054 
880 
238,891 
877 
208,247 
500 to 999 
98 
108,142 
98 
62,311 
98 
61,961 
98 
45,831 
1,000 to 2,499 
22 
(D) 
22 
(D) 
22 
(D) 
22 
(D) 
2,500 or more 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
7,240 
570,624 
1,369 
58,762 
(X) 
(X) 
7,096 
511,862 
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- 
40,191 
1,734,394 
1,417,699 
34,910 
1,284,343 
862 
72,747 
22,301 
450,051 
1 to 9 
8,664 
105,503 
57,562 
7,128 
72,430 
39 
772 
4,253 
33,073 
1 0 to 1 9 
9,041 
138,368 
109,461 
7,579 
94,435 
108 
7,663 
5,190 
43,933 
20 to 49 
13,304 
394,965 
322,166 
11,569 
272,625 
293 
(D) 
7,609 
122,340 
50 to 99 
5,854 
436,244 
337,229 
5,457 
324,882 
214 
15,453 
3,493 
1 1 1 ,362 
100 to 199 
2,341 
319,432 
277,643 
2,230 
249,402 
138 
20,561 
1,242 
70,030 
200 to 499 
865 
250,695 
224,136 
829 
198,531 
63 
(D) 
447 
52,164 
500 to 999 
98 
59,158 
57,252 
95 
46,801 
5 
1,412 
54 
12,357 
1,000 to 2,499 
22 
(D) 
(D) 
21 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
13 
4,792 
2,500 or more 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
- 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
6,718 
563,591 
550,918 
5,972 
502,990 
324 
51,682 
2,694 
60,601 
20 Missouri 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
