Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
1 00 to 1 39 
acres 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Cows and heifers that calved - Con. 
Beef cows 
farms 
46,161 
1,023 
6,547 
2,751 
4,893 
5,285 
number 
1,683,731 
7,351 
48,806 
31,351 
68,888 
96,410 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
12,060 
812 
4,804 
1,347 
1,712 
1,323 
1 0 to 49 
24,733 
197 
1,720 
1,380 
3,149 
3,825 
50 to 99 
5,981 
14 
17 
18 
31 
129 
1 00 to 1 99 
2,385 
- 
6 
6 
1 
8 
200 to 499 
880 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
122 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
2,451 
54 
472 
175 
260 
249 
number 
92,952 
705 
2,076 
1,274 
2,594 
3,728 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
1,327 
47 
439 
140 
175 
149 
1 0 to 49 
553 
2 
26 
27 
76 
81 
50 to 99 
362 
4 
6 
8 
8 
15 
100 to 199 
165 
- 
1 
- 
1 
4 
200 to 499 
34 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
10 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
45,989 
1,053 
6,643 
2,654 
4,756 
5,158 
number 
1,926,437 
10,434 
51,609 
30,253 
65,256 
103,519 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
46,909 
1,040 
6,588 
2,731 
4,813 
5,278 
number 
2,297,985 
12,914 
64,925 
37,101 
75,589 
108,884 
$1,000 
1,968,617 
9,740 
44,300 
28,062 
59,244 
87,964 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
24,995 
448 
3,106 
1,442 
2,660 
2,935 
number 
510,652 
4,158 
21,638 
12,456 
25,082 
32,764 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
40,882 
781 
5,432 
2,291 
4,067 
4,542 
number 
1,787,333 
8,756 
43,287 
24,645 
50,507 
76,120 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
1,186 
9 
49 
30 
61 
76 
number 
124,429 
297 
1,554 
427 
2,793 
2,627 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
2,128 
165 
574 
140 
195 
155 
number 
2,774,597 
41,180 
145,451 
34,150 
45,954 
76,079 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
1,412 
148 
488 
111 
142 
122 
25 to 49 
131 
4 
25 
7 
14 
9 
50 to 99 
120 
2 
25 
7 
14 
4 
100 to 199 
77 
1 
10 
- 
10 
4 
200 to 499 
67 
1 
1 
4 
1 
1 
500 or more 
321 
9 
25 
11 
14 
15 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
1,187 
87 
288 
77 
109 
74 
number 
334,240 
7,120 
27,056 
6,872 
7,252 
11,359 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,817 
129 
478 
117 
165 
126 
number 
2,440,357 
34,060 
118,395 
27,278 
38,702 
64,720 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
1,852 
129 
484 
124 
159 
123 
number 
9,727,491 
174,039 
765,788 
181,154 
290,689 
304,257 
$1,000 
882,526 
14,540 
67,604 
14,657 
13,908 
42,583 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,454 
202 
759 
189 
287 
231 
number 
91,967 
3,999 
15,469 
4,859 
11,897 
10,860 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
1,997 
165 
598 
153 
224 
193 
number 
54,846 
2,707 
8,899 
2,797 
6,095 
6,231 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
1,743 
133 
517 
141 
223 
164 
number 
62,049 
2,455 
11,250 
3,959 
8,614 
5,212 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
19,765 
1,067 
6,638 
1,613 
2,263 
1,927 
number 
117,295 
5,161 
35,123 
9,729 
14,002 
11,299 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
19,148 
1,045 
6,487 
1,574 
2,172 
1,849 
number 
107,299 
4,866 
31,871 
8,863 
12,871 
10,498 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
4,192 
348 
1,595 
369 
434 
360 
number 
15,169 
777 
4,434 
1,312 
1,939 
1,186 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
3,955 
413 
1,528 
318 
403 
327 
number 
103,669 
4,401 
21,944 
6,499 
8,731 
7,843 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
2,293 
256 
856 
201 
257 
195 
number 
56,087 
2,446 
15,293 
3,914 
5,189 
3,933 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
8,150 
630 
2,969 
681 
1,021 
767 
number 
8,276,409 
75,055 
306,727 
405,570 
256,306 
255,357 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
8,022 
625 
2,941 
662 
1,001 
754 
400 to 3,199 
46 
4 
17 
4 
11 
3 
3,200 to 9,999 
13 
- 
2 
2 
1 
1 
10,000 to 19,999 
20 
- 
2 
3 
3 
5 
20,000 to 49,999 
39 
- 
7 
10 
4 
3 
50,000 to 99,999 
7 
1 
- 
- 
1 
1 
100,000 or more 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
981 
99 
316 
86 
134 
107 
number 
3,073,414 
2,838 
451,760 
307,697 
169,759 
79,200 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
1,008 
119 
361 
93 
116 
94 
number 
3,897,402 
(D) 
196,226 
328,837 
232,973 
184,427 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
152 
15 
43 
19 
23 
17 
number 
6,031,871 
(D) 
1,051,117 
549,335 
590,313 
394,194 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
74 Missouri 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
