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 
100 to 139 
acres 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Cows and heifers that calved - Con. 
Beef cows 
farms 
19,596 
510 
3,670 
1,864 
2,247 
2,405 
number 
657,320 
3,405 
31,674 
22,848 
35,542 
48,277 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
5,579 
424 
2,431 
850 
702 
516 
1 0 to 49 
10,468 
76 
1,221 
994 
1,507 
1,798 
50 to 99 
2,216 
9 
13 
17 
37 
84 
1 00 to 1 99 
961 
- 
5 
2 
1 
6 
200 to 499 
331 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
500 or more 
41 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
1,168 
55 
177 
68 
107 
122 
number 
94,105 
341 
1,686 
1,192 
3,667 
5,336 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
435 
52 
153 
46 
50 
40 
1 0 to 49 
159 
2 
14 
10 
23 
29 
50 to 99 
258 
- 
8 
11 
25 
40 
100 to 199 
219 
1 
1 
1 
9 
13 
200 to 499 
79 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
18 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
19,895 
532 
3,669 
1,763 
2,185 
2,334 
number 
880,457 
4,524 
34,568 
25,932 
36,612 
48,110 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
20,091 
546 
3,643 
1,772 
2,178 
2,429 
number 
845,381 
5,522 
34,573 
29,243 
37,795 
48,489 
$1,000 
707,976 
4,037 
25,993 
21,085 
28,275 
37,211 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
9,924 
259 
1,507 
865 
1,063 
1,207 
number 
170,549 
2,244 
8,970 
8,427 
9,891 
12,125 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
18,033 
406 
3,099 
1,547 
1,927 
2,179 
number 
674,832 
3,278 
25,603 
20,816 
27,904 
36,364 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
554 
3 
46 
33 
35 
68 
number 
30,298 
(D) 
805 
1,203 
1,143 
3,241 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
1,265 
146 
476 
98 
112 
111 
number 
239,899 
1,780 
8,903 
7,737 
9,066 
4,061 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
1,022 
124 
433 
79 
83 
93 
25 to 49 
116 
18 
14 
12 
17 
8 
50 to 99 
60 
3 
19 
5 
7 
8 
100 to 199 
20 
- 
7 
- 
1 
- 
200 to 499 
16 
1 
1 
- 
2 
- 
500 or more 
31 
- 
2 
2 
2 
2 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
706 
76 
252 
54 
67 
71 
number 
8,460 
304 
1,190 
225 
410 
340 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,035 
127 
372 
78 
101 
88 
number 
231,439 
1,476 
7,713 
7,512 
8,656 
3,721 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
919 
104 
312 
60 
90 
88 
number 
559,658 
3,011 
26,872 
15,301 
21,603 
9,219 
$1,000 
67,702 
356 
3,163 
2,853 
3,851 
1,575 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,315 
227 
909 
224 
225 
137 
number 
84,983 
2,451 
19,608 
6,748 
7,637 
6,285 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
1,835 
166 
710 
179 
190 
111 
number 
50,236 
1,415 
10,873 
4,000 
4,716 
3,511 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
1,462 
117 
518 
153 
143 
108 
number 
48,843 
1,344 
10,015 
3,237 
4,249 
3,211 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
12,058 
947 
5,018 
1,357 
1,195 
976 
number 
86,840 
4,395 
33,355 
10,278 
9,315 
8,153 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
11,546 
925 
4,866 
1,328 
1,150 
923 
number 
69,797 
4,016 
27,289 
8,391 
7,065 
6,347 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
2,441 
268 
1,102 
313 
201 
176 
number 
6,904 
530 
2,495 
879 
470 
521 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
3,376 
540 
1,438 
322 
273 
224 
number 
50,831 
5,694 
18,714 
4,202 
4,390 
4,063 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
1,607 
250 
667 
160 
133 
114 
number 
28,191 
2,338 
13,152 
1,867 
2,048 
2,047 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
5,656 
732 
2,451 
537 
488 
490 
number 
2,897,238 
176,102 
648,031 
181,713 
432,336 
81,587 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
5,523 
716 
2,414 
530 
473 
474 
400 to 3,199 
42 
4 
11 
2 
3 
9 
3,200 to 9,999 
25 
5 
5 
1 
5 
5 
10,000 to 19,999 
42 
6 
12 
1 
6 
2 
20,000 to 49,999 
17 
1 
7 
2 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
4 
- 
2 
1 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
701 
101 
331 
57 
61 
54 
number 
1,301,917 
103,697 
189,191 
(D) 
(D) 
179,929 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
937 
172 
359 
98 
90 
98 
number 
2,687,902 
155,110 
712,878 
248,500 
424,177 
74,480 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
142 
38 
43 
11 
3 
16 
number 
2,809,131 
267,306 
400,724 
(D) 
(D) 
327,282 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
74 Virginia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
