Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
2,912 
2,285 
377 
246 
500 or more 
919 
637 
148 
118 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
47,530 
43,476 
2,387 
1,354 
number 
1,776,683 
1,479,935 
165,181 
114,038 
Beef cows 
farms 
46,161 
42,286 
2,263 
1,286 
number 
1,683,731 
1,418,242 
142,695 
94,660 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
12,060 
11,477 
361 
196 
1 0 to 49 
24,733 
22,926 
1,049 
543 
50 to 99 
5,981 
5,233 
428 
253 
100 to 199 
2,385 
1,935 
261 
167 
200 to 499 
880 
636 
150 
114 
500 or more 
122 
79 
14 
13 
Milk cows 
farms 
2,451 
2,161 
201 
115 
number 
92,952 
61,693 
22,486 
19,378 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
1,327 
1,222 
77 
43 
1 0 to 49 
553 
491 
46 
18 
50 to 99 
362 
307 
35 
21 
100 to 199 
165 
123 
31 
22 
200 to 499 
34 
16 
7 
6 
500 or more 
10 
2 
5 
5 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
45,989 
42,046 
2,290 
1,320 
number 
1,926,437 
1,530,085 
230,667 
153,166 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
46,909 
42,872 
2,367 
1,369 
number 
2,297,985 
1,789,099 
298,415 
170,986 
$1,000 
1,968,617 
1,476,547 
278,811 
163,338 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
24,995 
22,897 
1,275 
753 
number 
510,652 
427,490 
50,253 
36,972 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
40,882 
37,295 
2,082 
1,209 
number 
1,787,333 
1,361,609 
248,162 
134,014 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
1,186 
978 
132 
89 
number 
124,429 
70,438 
22,309 
14,229 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
2,128 
1,850 
143 
100 
number 
2,774,597 
(D) 
411,400 
389,071 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
1,412 
1,307 
62 
38 
25 to 49 
131 
122 
7 
5 
50 to 99 
120 
101 
14 
10 
100 to 199 
77 
70 
4 
4 
200 to 499 
67 
49 
9 
7 
500 or more 
321 
201 
47 
36 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
1,187 
1,018 
94 
64 
number 
334,240 
(D) 
106,603 
105,354 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,817 
1,577 
120 
86 
number 
2,440,357 
(D) 
304,797 
283,717 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
1,852 
1,594 
130 
93 
number 
9,727,491 
2,409,177 
(D) 
2,547,578 
$1,000 
882,526 
238,572 
160,396 
154,978 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,454 
2,260 
100 
58 
number 
91,967 
81,588 
3,449 
2,080 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
1,997 
1,842 
80 
51 
number 
54,846 
48,160 
2,144 
1,274 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
1,743 
1,615 
63 
37 
number 
62,049 
55,391 
3,037 
1,257 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
19,765 
18,284 
734 
450 
number 
117,295 
104,235 
6,189 
4,907 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
19,148 
17,732 
695 
432 
number 
107,299 
96,579 
4,751 
3,544 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
4,192 
3,840 
167 
121 
number 
15,169 
13,405 
878 
743 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
3,955 
3,663 
156 
99 
number 
103,669 
96,281 
4,254 
2,955 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
2,293 
2,113 
103 
68 
number 
56,087 
51,559 
2,966 
2,395 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
8,150 
7,591 
317 
196 
number 
8,276,409 
1,735,325 
101,154 
97,815 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
8,022 
7,486 
312 
191 
400 to 3,199 
46 
42 
1 
1 
3,200 to 9,999 
13 
11 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
20 
18 
1 
1 
20,000 to 49,999 
39 
28 
3 
3 
50,000 to 99,999 
7 
6 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
3 
" 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
981 
909 
49 
28 
number 
3,073,414 
1,662,472 
(D) 
139,592 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
154 Missouri 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
