Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
2,912 
821 
1,972 
119 
1,421 
1,491 
500 or more 
919 
207 
666 
46 
428 
491 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
47,530 
29,131 
16,141 
2,258 
24,831 
22,699 
number 
1,776,683 
758,988 
941,813 
75,882 
884,477 
892,206 
Beef cows 
farms 
46,161 
28,255 
15,705 
2,201 
24,289 
21,872 
number 
1,683,731 
720,636 
891,807 
71,288 
855,022 
828,709 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
12,060 
9,482 
1,937 
641 
6,063 
5,997 
1 0 to 49 
24,733 
15,460 
8,069 
1,204 
13,424 
11,309 
50 to 99 
5,981 
2,421 
3,346 
214 
3,134 
2,847 
100 to 199 
2,385 
670 
1,615 
100 
1,197 
1,188 
200 to 499 
880 
182 
662 
36 
411 
469 
500 or more 
122 
40 
76 
6 
60 
62 
Milk cows 
farms 
2,451 
1,485 
859 
107 
1,027 
1,424 
number 
92,952 
38,352 
50,006 
4,594 
29,455 
63,497 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
1,327 
963 
321 
43 
554 
773 
1 0 to 49 
553 
317 
202 
34 
255 
298 
50 to 99 
362 
145 
198 
19 
149 
213 
100 to 199 
165 
44 
114 
7 
55 
110 
200 to 499 
34 
13 
18 
3 
12 
22 
500 or more 
10 
3 
6 
1 
2 
8 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
45,989 
27,848 
15,997 
2,144 
23,609 
22,380 
number 
1,926,437 
745,958 
1,089,138 
91,341 
943,388 
983,049 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
46,909 
28,313 
16,371 
2,225 
24,616 
22,293 
number 
2,297,985 
965,154 
1,232,454 
100,377 
1,111,443 
1,186,542 
$1,000 
1,968,617 
785,384 
1,091,418 
91,815 
938,211 
1,030,406 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
24,995 
15,358 
8,526 
1,111 
12,841 
12,154 
number 
510,652 
248,454 
240,034 
22,164 
256,341 
254,311 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
40,882 
24,149 
14,795 
1,938 
21,160 
19,722 
number 
1,787,333 
716,700 
992,420 
78,213 
855,102 
932,231 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
1,186 
523 
595 
68 
618 
568 
number 
124,429 
37,471 
78,014 
8,944 
49,652 
74,777 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
2,128 
1,341 
687 
100 
934 
1,194 
number 
2,774,597 
2,151,238 
560,407 
62,952 
819,350 
1,955,247 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
1,412 
1,009 
341 
62 
582 
830 
25 to 49 
131 
67 
56 
8 
75 
56 
50 to 99 
120 
50 
63 
7 
61 
59 
100 to 199 
77 
40 
34 
3 
34 
43 
200 to 499 
67 
22 
42 
3 
27 
40 
500 or more 
321 
153 
151 
17 
155 
166 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
1,187 
736 
393 
58 
515 
672 
number 
334,240 
266,778 
62,414 
5,048 
85,733 
248,507 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,817 
1,110 
624 
83 
810 
1,007 
number 
2,440,357 
1,884,460 
497,993 
57,904 
733,617 
1,706,740 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
1,852 
1,111 
648 
93 
788 
1,064 
number 
9,727,491 
7,091,276 
2,404,226 
231,989 
3,811,240 
5,916,251 
$1,000 
882,526 
623,341 
227,622 
31,562 
280,561 
601,965 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,454 
1,804 
542 
108 
1,081 
1,373 
number 
91,967 
56,043 
29,845 
6,079 
43,202 
48,765 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
1,997 
1,435 
468 
94 
877 
1,120 
number 
54,846 
33,533 
17,590 
3,723 
26,622 
28,224 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
1,743 
1,251 
410 
82 
794 
949 
number 
62,049 
36,605 
22,211 
3,233 
30,532 
31,517 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
19,765 
14,858 
4,265 
642 
8,361 
1 1 ,404 
number 
117,295 
86,027 
27,214 
4,054 
48,552 
68,743 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
19,148 
14,411 
4,123 
614 
8,093 
11,055 
number 
107,299 
78,997 
24,946 
3,356 
44,344 
62,955 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
4,192 
3,158 
875 
159 
1,630 
2,562 
number 
15,169 
10,220 
4,485 
464 
6,512 
8,657 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
3,955 
3,130 
669 
156 
1,553 
2,402 
number 
103,669 
75,887 
24,534 
3,248 
47,037 
56,632 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
2,293 
1,782 
416 
95 
881 
1,412 
number 
56,087 
41,994 
12,442 
1,651 
26,301 
29,786 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
8,150 
6,398 
1,493 
259 
2,998 
5,152 
number 
8,276,409 
7,746,144 
480,379 
49,886 
3,378,268 
4,898,141 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
8,022 
6,303 
1,465 
254 
2,960 
5,062 
400 to 3,199 
46 
35 
8 
3 
13 
33 
3,200 to 9,999 
13 
7 
6 
- 
2 
11 
10,000 to 19,999 
20 
15 
4 
1 
7 
13 
20,000 to 49,999 
39 
29 
9 
1 
12 
27 
50,000 to 99,999 
7 
6 
1 
- 
2 
5 
100,000 or more 
3 
3 
- 
2 
1 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
981 
787 
175 
19 
354 
627 
number 
3,073,414 
2,397,452 
673,679 
2,283 
1,089,044 
1,984,370 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
230 Missouri 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
