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 
1,168 
206,407 
1,168 
1 1 1 ,955 
1,168 
94,105 
1,016 
94,452 
Farms with milk cow herd size of- 
1 to 9 
435 
11,255 
435 
7,024 
435 
1,125 
340 
4,231 
10 to 19 
60 
1,766 
60 
1,295 
60 
779 
38 
471 
20 to 49 
99 
7,720 
99 
4,077 
99 
2,889 
85 
3,643 
50 to 99 
258 
41,714 
258 
22,394 
258 
19,516 
250 
19,320 
1 00 to 1 99 
219 
60,967 
219 
33,189 
219 
29,470 
209 
27,778 
200 to 499 
79 
48,828 
79 
26,337 
79 
23,077 
76 
22,491 
500 to 999 
14 
18,504 
14 
9,349 
14 
8,959 
14 
9,155 
1 ,000 or more 
4 
15,653 
4 
8,290 
4 
8,290 
4 
7,363 
1,000 to 2,499 
3 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
2,500 or more 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
No milk cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
22,743 
1,425,475 
19,158 
639,470 
(X) 
(X) 
18,879 
786,005 
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 
959 
65,091 
41,528 
863 
37,973 
697 
27,118 
735 
(D) 
Farms with milk cow herd size of- 
1 to 9 
266 
4,911 
3,903 
211 
2,690 
162 
2,221 
29 
(D) 
10 to 19 
46 
640 
459 
36 
300 
37 
340 
38 
2,069 
20 to 49 
86 
2,880 
1,972 
81 
2,003 
60 
877 
98 
8,479 
50 to 99 
251 
12,518 
7,898 
241 
7,650 
189 
4,868 
254 
62,912 
1 00 to 1 99 
214 
18,907 
12,153 
203 
10,943 
167 
7,964 
219 
113,316 
200 to 499 
79 
15,758 
10,484 
75 
9,746 
67 
6,012 
79 
89,543 
500 to 999 
14 
4,622 
2,441 
13 
2,421 
12 
2,201 
14 
36,547 
1 ,000 or more 
3 
4,855 
2,219 
3 
2,220 
3 
2,635 
4 
33,621 
1,000 to 2,499 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
2,500 or more 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
No milk cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
19,132 
780,290 
666,448 
17,170 
636,859 
9,227 
143,431 
2 
(D) 
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 
20,091 
845,381 
707,976 
18,033 
674,832 
554 
30,298 
9,924 
170,549 
Farms by number of cattle 
and calves sold - 
1 to 9 
7,024 
33,744 
24,535 
5,869 
23,451 
4 
6 
2,908 
10,293 
1 0 to 1 9 
4,399 
60,021 
42,819 
3,920 
40,814 
127 
1,776 
2,452 
19,207 
20 to 49 
4,683 
143,083 
107,478 
4,380 
104,692 
167 
4,231 
2,605 
38,391 
50 to 99 
2,171 
147,164 
114,077 
2,076 
112,130 
121 
5,875 
1,179 
35,034 
1 00 to 1 99 
1,100 
147,899 
125,037 
1,083 
120,956 
85 
7,013 
524 
26,943 
200 to 499 
550 
162,156 
149,766 
541 
140,763 
40 
7,604 
214 
21,393 
500 to 999 
127 
84,069 
80,073 
127 
75,829 
4 
(D) 
35 
8,240 
1,000 to 2,499 
30 
37,161 
40,114 
30 
(D) 
5 
3,302 
4 
(D) 
2,500 or more 
7 
30,084 
24,077 
7 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
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 
1,265 
239,899 
1,240 
371,176 
Total hogs and pigs - Con. 
Farms with- 
Hogs and pigs used or to be 
1 to 24 
1,022 
6,123 
987 
5,533 
used for breeding - Con. 
25 to 49 
116 
3,772 
96 
3,282 
Farms with - Con. 
50 to 99 
60 
3,981 
60 
4,169 
1 00 to 1 99 
20 
(D) 
27 
3,411 
1 00 to 1 99 
3 
424 
6 
827 
200 to 499 
16 
5,380 
17 
4,556 
200 to 499 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
500 to 999 
2 
(D) 
10 
6,437 
500 or more 
1 
(D) 
10 
27,269 
1,000 to 1,999 
5 
8,028 
9 
14,970 
2,000 to 4,999 
18 
52,323 
25 
74,897 
Other hogs and pigs 
1,035 
231,439 
1,067 
338,989 
5,000 or more 
6 
156,527 
9 
253,921 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
828 
5,131 
849 
4,638 
Hogs and pigs used or to be 
25 to 49 
93 
2,998 
72 
2,230 
used for breeding 
706 
8,460 
606 
32,187 
50 to 99 
59 
3,792 
56 
3,746 
Farms with- 
1 00 to 1 99 
11 
(D) 
23 
2,701 
1 to 24 
678 
2,884 
563 
2,623 
200 to 499 
15 
4,788 
16 
4,235 
25 to 49 
9 
346 
19 
708 
500 to 999 
1 
(D) 
8 
4,987 
50 to 99 
14 
(D) 
7 
(D) 
1 ,000 or more 
28 
212,587 
43 
316,452 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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