Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products 
Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
1,483 
100 
213 
292 
436 
312 
500 or more 
389 
119 
121 
81 
48 
13 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
20,326 
383 
478 
572 
981 
1,507 
number 
751,425 
79,271 
67,167 
69,213 
97,303 
106,250 
Beef cows 
farms 
19,596 
283 
339 
415 
898 
1,457 
number 
657,320 
37,027 
42,313 
52,515 
90,654 
104,229 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
5,579 
28 
36 
32 
42 
50 
1 0 to 49 
10,468 
90 
122 
110 
234 
453 
50 to 99 
2,216 
67 
52 
91 
223 
587 
100 to 199 
961 
45 
56 
87 
290 
329 
200 to 499 
331 
38 
59 
86 
107 
37 
500 or more 
41 
15 
14 
9 
2 
1 
Milk cows 
farms 
1,168 
137 
183 
195 
134 
82 
number 
94,105 
42,244 
24,854 
16,698 
6,649 
2,021 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
435 
10 
4 
2 
5 
10 
1 0 to 49 
159 
4 
3 
- 
59 
64 
50 to 99 
258 
6 
22 
152 
66 
8 
100 to 199 
219 
37 
138 
41 
3 
- 
200 to 499 
79 
62 
16 
- 
1 
- 
500 or more 
18 
18 
- 
- 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
19,895 
420 
553 
673 
1,159 
1,644 
number 
880,457 
107,345 
110,388 
110,545 
135,048 
118,758 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
20,091 
417 
561 
685 
1,230 
1,765 
number 
845,381 
111,768 
114,030 
120,533 
139,730 
113,150 
$1,000 
707,976 
106,747 
110,540 
106,588 
124,493 
90,157 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
9,924 
244 
268 
319 
497 
829 
number 
170,549 
23,575 
14,668 
16,141 
18,542 
24,184 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
18,033 
392 
532 
656 
1,198 
1,676 
number 
674,832 
88,193 
99,362 
104,392 
121,188 
88,966 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
554 
26 
32 
46 
83 
111 
number 
30,298 
5,052 
4,158 
5,359 
6,273 
4,493 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
1,265 
35 
22 
35 
63 
47 
number 
239,899 
199,828 
12,485 
9,486 
3,270 
2,323 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
1,022 
10 
12 
21 
29 
28 
25 to 49 
116 
- 
1 
3 
16 
9 
50 to 99 
60 
- 
1 
1 
9 
6 
100 to 199 
20 
- 
2 
1 
6 
1 
200 to 499 
16 
3 
1 
6 
2 
3 
500 or more 
31 
22 
5 
3 
1 
- 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
706 
10 
11 
16 
27 
33 
number 
8,460 
781 
(D) 
416 
402 
315 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,035 
31 
17 
29 
60 
43 
number 
231,439 
199,047 
(D) 
9,070 
2,868 
2,008 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
919 
39 
22 
26 
57 
52 
number 
559,658 
476,951 
41,811 
20,331 
3,373 
5,020 
$1,000 
67,702 
58,864 
3,845 
1,908 
693 
727 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,315 
29 
18 
33 
92 
109 
number 
84,983 
2,936 
1,132 
4,284 
11,753 
9,466 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
1,835 
23 
17 
30 
72 
97 
number 
50,236 
1,826 
771 
2,867 
7,743 
5,024 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
1,462 
19 
16 
28 
70 
97 
number 
48,843 
1,817 
761 
3,358 
10,238 
5,981 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
12,058 
102 
128 
208 
299 
400 
number 
86,840 
510 
729 
1,225 
2,894 
3,371 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
11,546 
95 
118 
193 
282 
387 
number 
69,797 
459 
634 
1,130 
2,541 
2,720 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
2,441 
14 
23 
42 
65 
97 
number 
6,904 
60 
101 
538 
399 
457 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
3,376 
15 
27 
19 
70 
121 
number 
50,831 
203 
844 
388 
2,258 
5,060 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
1,607 
7 
13 
10 
44 
75 
number 
28,191 
63 
(D) 
200 
2,983 
2,667 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
5,656 
28 
76 
76 
135 
155 
number 
2,897,238 
1,799,566 
726,857 
203,534 
21,410 
14,276 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
5,523 
8 
29 
45 
125 
146 
400 to 3,199 
42 
- 
- 
9 
8 
9 
3,200 to 9,999 
25 
2 
4 
17 
2 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
42 
1 
37 
4 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
17 
10 
6 
1 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
4 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
701 
7 
12 
30 
14 
11 
number 
1,301,917 
456,586 
336,000 
429,738 
65,636 
398 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
126 Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
