Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
2,912 
2,369 
10 
103 
160 
510 
771 
815 
500 or more 
919 
777 
4 
59 
62 
177 
220 
255 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
47,530 
24,332 
156 
1,111 
1,732 
3,851 
6,262 
1 1 ,220 
number 
1,776,683 
1,205,009 
6,632 
48,404 
86,902 
242,686 
340,967 
479,418 
Beef cows 
farms 
46,161 
23,336 
135 
962 
1,523 
3,591 
6,036 
11,089 
number 
1,683,731 
1,124,141 
6,089 
41,437 
76,972 
211,590 
322,615 
465,438 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
12,060 
4,130 
30 
195 
339 
616 
995 
1,955 
1 0 to 49 
24,733 
12,431 
76 
502 
752 
1,711 
3,056 
6,334 
50 to 99 
5,981 
4,040 
19 
157 
237 
657 
1,135 
1,835 
100 to 199 
2,385 
1,904 
4 
80 
119 
416 
583 
702 
200 to 499 
880 
733 
5 
28 
63 
166 
238 
233 
500 or more 
122 
98 
1 
- 
13 
25 
29 
30 
Milk cows 
farms 
2,451 
1,667 
24 
198 
313 
436 
382 
314 
number 
92,952 
80,868 
543 
6,967 
9,930 
31,096 
18,352 
13,980 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
1,327 
685 
14 
103 
143 
154 
141 
130 
1 0 to 49 
553 
452 
7 
42 
96 
131 
97 
79 
50 to 99 
362 
334 
1 
40 
44 
84 
107 
58 
100 to 199 
165 
154 
2 
10 
26 
49 
27 
40 
200 to 499 
34 
33 
- 
1 
4 
15 
7 
6 
500 or more 
10 
9 
- 
2 
- 
3 
3 
1 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
45,989 
23,860 
179 
1,099 
1,653 
3,868 
6,253 
10,808 
number 
1,926,437 
1,388,146 
6,602 
81,939 
98,854 
287,399 
393,391 
519,961 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
46,909 
24,508 
148 
1,105 
1,640 
3,845 
6,303 
11,467 
number 
2,297,985 
1,674,990 
8,617 
78,288 
115,880 
369,590 
478,807 
623,808 
$1,000 
1,968,617 
1,484,420 
6,603 
72,505 
108,814 
337,556 
412,851 
546,091 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
24,995 
12,988 
76 
555 
858 
2,095 
3,390 
6,014 
number 
510,652 
335,500 
3,546 
12,196 
21,747 
64,144 
98,610 
135,257 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
40,882 
21,699 
122 
958 
1,434 
3,391 
5,595 
10,199 
number 
1,787,333 
1,339,490 
5,071 
66,092 
94,133 
305,446 
380,197 
488,551 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
1,186 
833 
8 
49 
69 
155 
207 
345 
number 
124,429 
112,021 
1,315 
9,966 
9,947 
24,650 
43,810 
22,333 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
2,128 
1,169 
12 
96 
184 
321 
315 
241 
number 
2,774,597 
2,678,890 
(D) 
(D) 
495,513 
1,596,534 
319,780 
183,959 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
1,412 
588 
8 
55 
99 
151 
145 
130 
25 to 49 
131 
88 
3 
5 
12 
20 
23 
25 
50 to 99 
120 
81 
- 
4 
12 
21 
26 
18 
100 to 199 
77 
68 
- 
10 
8 
20 
19 
11 
200 to 499 
67 
55 
- 
1 
6 
16 
24 
8 
500 or more 
321 
289 
1 
21 
47 
93 
78 
49 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
1,187 
682 
6 
44 
93 
185 
208 
146 
number 
334,240 
314,666 
32 
8,019 
100,829 
152,985 
37,689 
15,112 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,817 
1,006 
9 
87 
165 
269 
269 
207 
number 
2,440,357 
2,364,224 
(D) 
(D) 
394,684 
1,443,549 
282,091 
168,847 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
1,852 
1,039 
9 
80 
157 
298 
278 
217 
number 
9,727,491 
9,221,705 
(D) 
(D) 
2,863,666 
3,917,017 
1,392,983 
689,367 
$1,000 
882,526 
839,878 
(D) 
(D) 
206,247 
408,496 
134,244 
60,864 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,454 
1,105 
14 
86 
132 
242 
279 
352 
number 
91,967 
53,038 
560 
4,055 
9,901 
9,676 
14,738 
14,108 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
1,997 
917 
10 
80 
106 
204 
227 
290 
number 
54,846 
31,689 
249 
2,951 
4,353 
6,160 
9,137 
8,839 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
1,743 
811 
11 
57 
87 
168 
219 
269 
number 
62,049 
34,911 
216 
1,656 
5,252 
9,052 
10,204 
8,531 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
19,765 
7,885 
52 
453 
788 
1,604 
2,131 
2,857 
number 
117,295 
51,995 
183 
2,624 
5,379 
10,705 
14,966 
18,138 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
19,148 
7,654 
50 
451 
780 
1,566 
2,059 
2,748 
number 
107,299 
47,398 
154 
2,298 
4,913 
9,825 
13,736 
16,472 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
4,192 
1,713 
5 
150 
199 
344 
474 
541 
number 
15,169 
7,209 
6 
432 
628 
1,868 
2,139 
2,136 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
3,955 
1,584 
10 
109 
217 
354 
396 
498 
number 
103,669 
62,551 
63 
3,015 
13,724 
6,848 
8,286 
30,615 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
2,293 
937 
8 
92 
136 
191 
212 
298 
number 
56,087 
31,114 
33 
2,161 
3,997 
7,465 
4,696 
12,762 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
8,150 
3,382 
19 
202 
442 
733 
854 
1,132 
number 
8,276,409 
5,996,290 
2,291 
119,505 
393,067 
3,956,554 
348,303 
1,176,570 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
8,022 
3,286 
17 
197 
422 
692 
837 
1,121 
400 to 3,199 
46 
28 
2 
- 
7 
12 
4 
3 
3,200 to 9,999 
13 
10 
- 
- 
3 
5 
2 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
20 
17 
- 
1 
2 
11 
3 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
39 
36 
- 
4 
6 
12 
7 
7 
50,000 to 99,999 
7 
3 
- 
- 
2 
- 
1 
- 
100,000 or more 
3 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
" 
1 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
981 
497 
3 
18 
62 
103 
160 
151 
number 
3,073,414 
(D) 
57,713 
18,876 
212,917 
1,336,401 
713,232 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
212 Missouri 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
