Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
1,483 
1,179 
2 
33 
66 
269 
387 
422 
500 or more 
389 
347 
- 
11 
35 
104 
103 
94 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
20,326 
10,228 
43 
337 
530 
1,451 
2,590 
5,277 
number 
751,425 
512,774 
1,207 
14,663 
33,553 
98,840 
148,615 
215,896 
Beef cows 
farms 
19,596 
9,653 
36 
272 
447 
1,305 
2,428 
5,165 
number 
657,320 
423,483 
764 
9,403 
24,583 
77,190 
118,360 
193,183 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
5,579 
2,052 
10 
83 
115 
277 
492 
1,075 
1 0 to 49 
10,468 
5,103 
23 
149 
182 
564 
1,239 
2,946 
50 to 99 
2,216 
1,467 
3 
19 
87 
215 
381 
762 
100 to 199 
961 
729 
- 
13 
35 
161 
224 
296 
200 to 499 
331 
268 
- 
6 
26 
80 
82 
74 
500 or more 
41 
34 
- 
2 
2 
8 
10 
12 
Milk cows 
farms 
1,168 
880 
10 
75 
95 
218 
250 
232 
number 
94,105 
89,291 
443 
5,260 
8,970 
21,650 
30,255 
22,713 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
435 
207 
16 
16 
51 
54 
70 
1 0 to 49 
159 
124 
8 
16 
7 
27 
22 
44 
50 to 99 
258 
243 
- 
25 
43 
56 
72 
47 
100 to 199 
219 
213 
2 
16 
21 
60 
70 
44 
200 to 499 
79 
77 
- 
2 
8 
21 
25 
21 
500 or more 
18 
16 
- 
- 
3 
7 
6 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
19,895 
10,169 
43 
321 
558 
1,475 
2,659 
5,113 
number 
880,457 
633,034 
1,411 
21,078 
45,699 
132,592 
193,279 
238,975 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
20,091 
10,373 
49 
329 
536 
1,457 
2,635 
5,367 
number 
845,381 
611,117 
1,514 
21,486 
36,375 
117,659 
191,434 
242,649 
$1,000 
707,976 
526,430 
995 
18,699 
32,839 
106,237 
166,535 
201,125 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
9,924 
5,211 
31 
173 
295 
687 
1,348 
2,677 
number 
170,549 
116,537 
387 
3,822 
8,183 
18,088 
32,697 
53,360 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
18,033 
9,474 
46 
301 
486 
1,346 
2,406 
4,889 
number 
674,832 
494,580 
1,127 
17,664 
28,192 
99,571 
158,737 
189,289 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
554 
363 
- 
5 
16 
60 
80 
202 
number 
30,298 
24,261 
- 
107 
3,592 
3,868 
5,602 
11,092 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
1,265 
615 
4 
75 
81 
150 
151 
154 
number 
239,899 
221,433 
48 
622 
4,537 
17,452 
179,013 
19,761 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
1,022 
453 
4 
71 
61 
104 
104 
109 
25 to 49 
116 
70 
- 
1 
8 
25 
13 
23 
50 to 99 
60 
39 
- 
3 
8 
7 
13 
8 
100 to 199 
20 
13 
- 
- 
1 
2 
5 
5 
200 to 499 
16 
13 
- 
- 
1 
7 
2 
3 
500 or more 
31 
27 
- 
- 
2 
5 
14 
6 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
706 
350 
- 
32 
51 
94 
91 
82 
number 
8,460 
6,649 
- 
114 
257 
745 
4,663 
870 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,035 
512 
4 
71 
64 
125 
119 
129 
number 
231,439 
214,784 
48 
508 
4,280 
16,707 
174,350 
18,891 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
919 
467 
4 
50 
64 
109 
117 
123 
number 
559,658 
525,025 
48 
766 
21,068 
67,372 
373,454 
62,317 
$1,000 
67,702 
61,941 
13 
94 
1,792 
10,697 
38,489 
10,856 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,315 
1,005 
11 
73 
87 
188 
269 
377 
number 
84,983 
51,770 
479 
2,868 
3,493 
13,193 
13,640 
18,097 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
1,835 
817 
11 
62 
72 
140 
213 
319 
number 
50,236 
30,691 
218 
1,833 
1,915 
7,817 
8,142 
10,766 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
1,462 
696 
11 
61 
59 
106 
188 
271 
number 
48,843 
29,592 
285 
1,279 
2,551 
7,487 
8,430 
9,560 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
12,058 
5,109 
25 
229 
428 
1,092 
1,583 
1,752 
number 
86,840 
43,231 
177 
1,670 
4,074 
10,033 
13,712 
13,565 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
11,546 
4,907 
24 
220 
416 
1,061 
1,540 
1,646 
number 
69,797 
33,093 
169 
1,276 
2,858 
7,157 
10,696 
10,937 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
2,441 
1,131 
6 
68 
128 
289 
356 
284 
number 
6,904 
3,317 
(D) 
(D) 
312 
959 
986 
819 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
3,376 
1,315 
1 
84 
164 
299 
362 
405 
number 
50,831 
23,380 
(D) 
(D) 
2,616 
5,856 
7,399 
6,427 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
1,607 
645 
1 
52 
82 
140 
160 
210 
number 
28,191 
15,213 
(D) 
(D) 
5,653 
2,588 
3,325 
3,163 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
5,656 
2,317 
20 
155 
222 
573 
685 
662 
number 
2,897,238 
2,711,613 
473 
77,986 
249,857 
1,217,635 
739,472 
426,190 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
5,523 
2,200 
20 
141 
199 
547 
647 
646 
400 to 3,199 
42 
35 
- 
10 
11 
2 
10 
2 
3,200 to 9,999 
25 
20 
- 
1 
3 
5 
8 
3 
10,000 to 19,999 
42 
38 
- 
2 
6 
13 
13 
4 
20,000 to 49,999 
17 
17 
- 
1 
2 
4 
6 
4 
50,000 to 99,999 
4 
4 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
3 
100,000 or more 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
701 
327 
3 
18 
36 
76 
101 
93 
number 
1,301,917 
1,172,804 
42 
129 
131,227 
452,644 
404,988 
183,774 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
206 Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
