Table 1 7. Milk Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle and calves inventory 
Milk cow herd 
Total 
Cows and heifers that calved 
Other cattle (see text) 
Total 
Milk cows 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total 
2,451 
238,574 
2,451 
127,830 
2,451 
92,952 
2,130 
110,744 
Farms with milk cow herd size of- 
1 to 9 
1,327 
43,278 
1,327 
20,171 
1,327 
3,223 
1,103 
23,107 
10 to 19 
217 
10,083 
217 
4,965 
217 
2,934 
194 
5,118 
20 to 49 
336 
26,401 
336 
15,109 
336 
11,225 
300 
1 1 ,292 
50 to 99 
362 
62,725 
362 
31,039 
362 
24,545 
342 
31,686 
1 00 to 1 99 
165 
47,860 
165 
25,410 
165 
21,187 
148 
22,450 
200 to 499 
34 
17,763 
34 
10,858 
34 
9,719 
33 
6,905 
500 to 999 
6 
8,291 
6 
4,343 
6 
4,313 
6 
3,948 
1 ,000 or more 
4 
22,173 
4 
15,935 
4 
15,806 
4 
6,238 
1,000 to 2,499 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
2,500 or more 
3 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
No milk cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
50,950 
3,464,546 
45,079 
1 ,648,853 
(X) 
(X) 
43,859 
1,815,693 
Milk cow herd 
Cattle and calves sales 
Milk sales 
Total 
Cattle 
Calves 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Total 
1,966 
119,756 
71,529 
1,757 
80,542 
1,256 
39,214 
1,382 
245,860 
Farms with milk cow herd size of- 
1 to 9 
927 
23,048 
18,063 
787 
15,830 
534 
7,218 
268 
2,094 
10 to 19 
186 
4,505 
3,090 
166 
2,900 
108 
1,605 
207 
6,364 
20 to 49 
310 
10,129 
7,341 
289 
6,590 
220 
3,539 
336 
29,562 
50 to 99 
342 
48,269 
18,072 
326 
33,808 
244 
14,461 
362 
64,034 
1 00 to 1 99 
158 
16,025 
11,082 
147 
10,873 
116 
5,152 
165 
57,028 
200 to 499 
33 
6,731 
5,094 
33 
4,334 
25 
2,397 
34 
26,501 
500 to 999 
6 
3,699 
3,674 
5 
2,997 
5 
702 
6 
16,163 
1 ,000 or more 
4 
7,350 
5,113 
4 
3,210 
4 
4,140 
4 
44,115 
1,000 to 2,499 
1 
(D) 
(□) 
1 
(□) 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
2,500 or more 
3 
(D) 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
No milk cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
44,943 
2,178,229 
1,897,088 
39,125 
1,706,791 
23,739 
471,438 
22 
498 
Table 18. Cattle and Calves - Number Sold Per Farm by Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle, including calves weighing 500 pounds or more 
Calves weighing less than 
500 pounds 
Number sold 
Cattle and calves 
Total 
Cattle on feed 
(see text) 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total 
46,909 
2,297,985 
1,968,617 
40,882 
1,787,333 
1,186 
124,429 
24,995 
510,652 
Farms by number of cattle 
and calves sold - 
1 to 9 
13,587 
66,375 
51,189 
10,861 
43,113 
16 
46 
6,096 
23,262 
10 to 19 
10,242 
140,113 
107,754 
8,685 
89,507 
164 
2,180 
5,918 
50,606 
20 to 49 
13,039 
398,929 
316,201 
11,774 
269,714 
394 
10,165 
7,570 
129,215 
50 to 99 
5,654 
383,205 
307,773 
5,318 
273,022 
238 
10,822 
3,315 
110,183 
100 to 199 
2,562 
340,976 
290,045 
2,463 
259,302 
160 
14,817 
1,401 
81,674 
200 to 499 
1,366 
394,329 
357,362 
1,331 
331,810 
139 
27,561 
557 
62,519 
500 to 999 
346 
227,166 
229,640 
338 
202,810 
58 
25,780 
105 
24,356 
1,000 to 2,499 
82 
120,560 
130,621 
82 
108,260 
9 
10,833 
24 
12,300 
2,500 or more 
31 
226,332 
178,032 
30 
209,795 
8 
22,225 
9 
16,537 
Table 19. Hogs and Pigs - Inventory: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Hogs and pigs 
2012 
2007 
Hogs and pigs 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total hogs and pigs 
2,128 
2,774,597 
2,999 
3,101,469 
Total hogs and pigs - Con. 
Farms with- 
Hogs and pigs used or to be 
1 to 24 
1,412 
9,264 
1,581 
10,736 
used for breeding - Con. 
25 to 49 
131 
4,364 
230 
7,937 
Farms with - Con. 
50 to 99 
120 
8,216 
223 
15,282 
1 00 to 1 99 
77 
10,627 
193 
27,239 
1 00 to 1 99 
35 
4,653 
102 
13,504 
200 to 499 
67 
22,085 
244 
76,922 
200 to 499 
28 
8,760 
51 
16,326 
500 to 999 
49 
34,347 
146 
103,142 
500 or more 
64 
310,518 
78 
305,689 
1,000 to 1,999 
68 
97,669 
123 
170,954 
2,000 to 4,999 
121 
376,459 
173 
526,551 
Other hogs and pigs 
1,817 
2,440,357 
2,666 
2,743,332 
5,000 or more 
83 
2,211,566 
86 
2,162,706 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
1,161 
7,239 
1,386 
9,338 
Hogs and pigs used or to be 
25 to 49 
123 
3,991 
197 
6,907 
used for breeding 
1,187 
334,240 
1,749 
358,137 
50 to 99 
97 
6,388 
178 
11,976 
Farms with- 
1 00 to 1 99 
69 
8,966 
175 
23,922 
1 to 24 
939 
4,798 
1,203 
8,245 
200 to 499 
63 
19,126 
232 
68,601 
25 to 49 
81 
2,817 
192 
6,339 
500 to 999 
54 
36,831 
151 
99,793 
50 to 99 
40 
2,694 
123 
8,034 
1 ,000 or more 
250 
2,357,816 
347 
2,522,795 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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