Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
1,483 
1,010 
234 
145 
500 or more 
389 
201 
90 
69 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
20,326 
17,972 
1,375 
862 
number 
751,425 
551,484 
105,111 
75,153 
Beef cows 
farms 
19,596 
17,454 
1,263 
764 
number 
657,320 
510,712 
75,733 
48,645 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
5,579 
5,257 
178 
116 
1 0 to 49 
10,468 
9,503 
617 
358 
50 to 99 
2,216 
1,806 
251 
147 
100 to 199 
961 
674 
153 
97 
200 to 499 
331 
195 
57 
41 
500 or more 
41 
19 
7 
5 
Milk cows 
farms 
1,168 
854 
180 
146 
number 
94,105 
40,772 
29,378 
26,508 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
435 
395 
21 
10 
1 0 to 49 
159 
136 
13 
10 
50 to 99 
258 
185 
44 
36 
100 to 199 
219 
114 
56 
47 
200 to 499 
79 
21 
38 
35 
500 or more 
18 
3 
8 
8 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
19,895 
17,519 
1,396 
878 
number 
880,457 
636,132 
126,725 
81,801 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
20,091 
17,730 
1,377 
842 
number 
845,381 
622,196 
117,444 
71,863 
$1,000 
707,976 
516,483 
102,859 
62,792 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
9,924 
8,662 
731 
473 
number 
170,549 
124,151 
19,104 
13,968 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
18,033 
15,902 
1,247 
755 
number 
674,832 
498,045 
98,340 
57,895 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
554 
453 
57 
36 
number 
30,298 
25,210 
2,703 
2,078 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
1,265 
1,059 
87 
59 
number 
239,899 
(D) 
15,694 
12,676 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
1,022 
878 
69 
47 
25 to 49 
116 
93 
7 
4 
50 to 99 
60 
47 
3 
2 
100 to 199 
20 
15 
1 
1 
200 to 499 
16 
10 
2 
1 
500 or more 
31 
16 
5 
4 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
706 
599 
46 
30 
number 
8,460 
(D) 
(D) 
330 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,035 
852 
75 
54 
number 
231,439 
51,623 
(D) 
12,346 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
919 
770 
59 
44 
number 
559,658 
157,555 
(D) 
26,801 
$1,000 
67,702 
24,375 
(D) 
4,795 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,315 
2,046 
113 
65 
number 
84,983 
71,456 
7,088 
3,423 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
1,835 
1,615 
86 
44 
number 
50,236 
41,738 
4,516 
2,124 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
1,462 
1,269 
85 
43 
number 
48,843 
41,155 
4,462 
1,721 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
12,058 
10,493 
695 
535 
number 
86,840 
68,187 
6,985 
5,986 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
11,546 
10,074 
647 
501 
number 
69,797 
57,064 
4,877 
4,057 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
2,441 
2,045 
164 
135 
number 
6,904 
5,185 
656 
448 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
3,376 
3,051 
152 
97 
number 
50,831 
43,664 
3,640 
2,657 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
1,607 
1,443 
74 
45 
number 
28,191 
24,660 
2,023 
1,216 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
5,656 
5,064 
265 
191 
number 
2,897,238 
1,219,776 
476,447 
382,035 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
5,523 
4,965 
254 
183 
400 to 3,199 
42 
32 
2 
2 
3,200 to 9,999 
25 
22 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
42 
33 
5 
4 
20,000 to 49,999 
17 
10 
2 
1 
50,000 to 99,999 
4 
2 
1 
- 
100,000 or more 
3 
" 
1 
1 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
701 
612 
32 
18 
number 
1,301,917 
719,774 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
152 Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
