Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative, 
Total 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
217 
202 
199 
15 
14 
22 
500 or more 
85 
78 
76 
7 
7 
13 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
838 
782 
773 
56 
54 
141 
number 
83,981 
78,737 
76,007 
5,244 
(D) 
10,849 
Beef cows 
farms 
741 
690 
681 
51 
49 
138 
number 
60,501 
56,866 
(D) 
3,635 
(D) 
10,374 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
118 
109 
107 
9 
9 
26 
10 to 49 
291 
272 
270 
19 
18 
57 
50 to 99 
139 
129 
129 
10 
10 
20 
100 to 199 
112 
103 
103 
9 
8 
22 
200 to 499 
67 
63 
60 
4 
4 
12 
500 or more 
14 
14 
12 
- 
- 
1 
Milk cows 
farms 
127 
122 
121 
5 
5 
7 
number 
23,480 
21,871 
(D) 
1,609 
1,609 
475 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
16 
16 
15 
- 
- 
3 
10 to 49 
10 
10 
10 
- 
- 
- 
50 to 99 
28 
28 
28 
- 
- 
1 
100 to 199 
46 
45 
45 
1 
1 
3 
200 to 499 
20 
17 
17 
3 
3 
- 
500 or more 
7 
6 
6 
1 
1 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
855 
787 
777 
68 
66 
125 
number 
106,394 
100,435 
97,949 
5,959 
(D) 
11,206 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
851 
795 
786 
56 
54 
133 
number 
96,038 
91,969 
89,457 
4,069 
(D) 
9,703 
$1,000 
80,263 
76,975 
74,736 
3,288 
(D) 
8,370 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
456 
423 
419 
33 
32 
75 
number 
25,677 
24,507 
24,472 
1,170 
(D) 
1,617 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
769 
719 
712 
50 
48 
115 
number 
70,361 
67,462 
64,985 
2,899 
(D) 
8,086 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
36 
34 
34 
2 
2 
8 
number 
(D) 
1,659 
1,659 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
102 
92 
91 
10 
10 
17 
number 
163,989 
163,747 
(D) 
242 
242 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
60 
56 
55 
4 
4 
15 
25 to 49 
16 
11 
11 
5 
5 
- 
50 to 99 
10 
9 
9 
1 
1 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 
3 
3 
3 
- 
- 
1 
200 to 499 
4 
4 
4 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
9 
9 
9 
- 
- 
1 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
54 
47 
46 
7 
7 
7 
number 
774 
751 
(D) 
23 
23 
(D) 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
91 
81 
80 
10 
10 
17 
number 
163,215 
162,996 
(D) 
219 
219 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
78 
74 
72 
4 
4 
12 
number 
368,814 
368,683 
(D) 
131 
131 
(D) 
$1,000 
37,815 
37,805 
(D) 
10 
10 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
124 
108 
106 
16 
16 
32 
number 
4,882 
4,537 
(D) 
345 
345 
1,557 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
104 
90 
88 
14 
14 
30 
number 
3,163 
2,948 
(D) 
215 
215 
819 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
94 
84 
82 
10 
10 
14 
number 
2,560 
2,410 
(D) 
150 
150 
666 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
762 
653 
638 
109 
102 
108 
number 
10,424 
8,588 
8,092 
1,836 
1,723 
1,244 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
719 
613 
598 
106 
99 
106 
number 
6,789 
5,465 
5,168 
1,324 
1,272 
1,067 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
218 
179 
171 
39 
32 
14 
number 
985 
826 
806 
159 
132 
78 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
146 
121 
120 
25 
22 
27 
number 
3,114 
2,715 
(D) 
399 
372 
413 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
76 
65 
64 
11 
11 
14 
number 
1,271 
1,198 
(D) 
73 
73 
237 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
276 
240 
234 
36 
30 
51 
number 
1,199,245 
1,051,872 
(D) 
147,373 
(D) 
1,770 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
253 
220 
215 
33 
28 
51 
400 to 3,199 
8 
8 
8 
- 
- 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
3 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
4 
3 
3 
1 
1 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
5 
4 
3 
1 
1 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
2 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
51 
46 
46 
5 
4 
6 
number 
(D) 
457,784 
457,784 
(D) 
65 
236 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Virginia 153 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
