Table 12. Cattle and Calves - Inventory: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Cattle and calves 
12,796 
1 ,354,240 
9,508 
1,525,976 
Cattle and calves - Con. 
Farms with- 
Cows and heifers that calved - Con. 
1 to 9 
5,126 
23,157 
3,066 
14,978 
lOto 19 
2,746 
36,647 
2,022 
27,220 
Milk cows 
410 
318,878 
272 
326,400 
20 to 49 
2,428 
72,072 
1,810 
54,122 
Farms with- 
50 to 99 
865 
59,845 
894 
60,976 
1 to 9 
272 
680 
116 
261 
100 to 199 
664 
92,139 
620 
82,824 
lOto 19 
7 
102 
7 
(D) 
200 to 499 
566 
172,779 
572 
176,791 
20 to 49 
13 
272 
3 
(D) 
500 to 999 
200 
134,709 
236 
163,090 
50 to 99 
2 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1,000 to 2,499 
95 
140,129 
170 
254,278 
100 to 199 
1 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
2,500 to 4,999 
61 
222,811 
77 
276,621 
200 to 499 
6 
2,347 
6 
2,400 
5,000 or more 
45 
399,952 
41 
415,076 
500 to 999 
7 
5,232 
18 
13,604 
1 ,000 or more 
102 
309,951 
118 
309,498 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
42 
73,807 
64 
109,227 
Cows and heifers that calved 
1 1 ,200 
780,473 
8,380 
856,573 
2,500 or more 
60 
236,144 
54 
200,271 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
5,069 
22,133 
3,136 
14,441 
Other cattle (see text) 
8,510 
573,767 
6,933 
669,403 
10 to 19 
2,315 
30,114 
1,702 
22,498 
Farms with- 
20 to 49 
1,893 
56,110 
1,547 
46,769 
1 to 9 
5,168 
18,795 
3,721 
13,853 
50 to 99 
772 
53,602 
766 
52,004 
lOto 19 
1,257 
16,332 
1,111 
14,292 
100 to 199 
526 
71,466 
476 
66,004 
20 to 49 
970 
28,848 
936 
27,553 
200 to 499 
388 
117,631 
410 
123,917 
50 to 99 
425 
28,995 
397 
26,123 
500 to 999 
107 
69,703 
163 
111,142 
100 to 199 
295 
38,870 
273 
37,473 
1,000 to 2,499 
66 
108,811 
114 
178,294 
200 to 499 
212 
61,469 
268 
82,523 
2,500 or more 
64 
250,903 
66 
241,504 
500 to 999 
78 
52,257 
108 
72,357 
1,000 to 2,499 
60 
99,417 
85 
132,538 
2,500 or more 
45 
228,784 
34 
262,691 
Beef cows 
11,004 
461,595 
8,208 
530,173 
Farms with- 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
12 
44,936 
34 
154,556 
1 to 9 
5,028 
22,079 
3,105 
14,341 
Farms with- 
10 to 19 
2,288 
29,699 
1,700 
22,447 
1 to 19 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20 to 49 
1,881 
55,627 
1,549 
46,798 
20 to 49 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
50 to 99 
772 
53,566 
767 
52,040 
50 to 99 
2 
(D) 
5 
356 
100 to 199 
524 
71,198 
474 
65,714 
100 to 199 
- 
3 
484 
200 to 499 
383 
115,403 
405 
121,966 
200 to 499 
2 
(D) 
10 
3,089 
500 to 999 
100 
64,460 
145 
97,699 
500 to 999 
1 
(D) 
5 
(D) 
1,000 to 2,499 
24 
34,804 
51 
69,585 
1,000 to 2,499 
3 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2,500 or more 
4 
14,759 
12 
39,583 
2,500 or more 
3 
(D) 
9 
144,827 
Table 13. Cattle and Calves - Sales: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Number sold 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Value ($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Value ($1,000) 
Cattle and calves 
7,963 
909,923 
630,837 
7,021 
952,841 
576,025 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 9 
3,760 
15,670 
10,264 
2,895 
1 1 ,828 
6,848 
10 to 19 
1,184 
15,536 
10,172 
1,087 
14,521 
9,323 
20 to 49 
1,060 
32,326 
24,710 
1,078 
33,735 
20,311 
50 to 99 
660 
46,154 
34,900 
633 
44,104 
30,367 
100 to 199 
550 
74,464 
53,561 
484 
66,995 
43,273 
200 to 499 
420 
126,386 
101,585 
465 
142,919 
92,110 
500 to 999 
185 
123,356 
100,326 
198 
136,253 
94,321 
1,000 to 2,499 
103 
152,148 
100,239 
138 
205,134 
118,576 
2,500 to 4,999 
29 
95,706 
67,441 
30 
98,667 
42,689 
5,000 or more 
12 
228,177 
127,639 
13 
198,685 
118,208 
Cattle, including calves weighing 500 
pounds or more 
6,164 
557,708 
(NA) 
5,470 
629,281 
(NA) 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 9 
3,157 
1 1 ,439 
(NA) 
2,514 
9,219 
(NA) 
10 to 19 
808 
10,364 
(NA) 
759 
9,843 
(NA) 
20 to 49 
886 
27,053 
(NA) 
795 
24,376 
(NA) 
50 to 99 
453 
30,912 
(NA) 
432 
29,511 
(NA) 
100 to 199 
326 
44,626 
(NA) 
360 
48,694 
(NA) 
200 to 499 
313 
92,313 
(NA) 
364 
110,597 
(NA) 
500 to 999 
137 
92,008 
(NA) 
157 
103,672 
(NA) 
1,000 to 2,499 
61 
83,208 
(NA) 
72 
100,872 
(NA) 
2,500 to 4,999 
14 
48,128 
(NA) 
9 
28,829 
(NA) 
5,000 or more 
9 
117,657 
(NA) 
8 
163,668 
(NA) 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
89 
86,027 
(NA) 
178 
165,912 
(NA) 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 19 
21 
(D) 
(NA) 
113 
527 
- 
20 to 49 
41 
1,280 
(NA) 
13 
437 
(NA) 
50 to 99 
7 
488 
(NA) 
18 
1,080 
(NA) 
100 to 199 
8 
1,162 
(NA) 
3 
353 
(NA) 
200 to 499 
1 
(D) 
(NA) 
13 
4,401 
(NA) 
500 to 999 
3 
2,339 
(NA) 
8 
(D) 
(NA) 
1,000 to 2,499 
4 
(D) 
(NA) 
4 
6,869 
(NA) 
2,500 to 4,999 
2 
(D) 
(NA) 
1 
(D) 
(NA) 
5,000 or more 
2 
(D) 
(NA) 
5 
142,393 
(NA) 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
4,865 
352,215 
(NA) 
4,135 
323,560 
(NA) 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 9 
2,603 
9,757 
(NA) 
1,908 
7,490 
(NA) 
10 to 19 
717 
9,210 
(NA) 
660 
8,636 
(NA) 
20 to 49 
661 
19,990 
(NA) 
703 
21,134 
(NA) 
50 to 99 
394 
26,899 
(NA) 
347 
23,169 
(NA) 
100 to 199 
223 
28,640 
(NA) 
210 
27,015 
(NA) 
200 to 499 
167 
49,598 
(NA) 
163 
48,594 
(NA) 
500 to 999 
45 
28,668 
(NA) 
69 
48,302 
(NA) 
1,000 or more 
55 
179,453 
(NA) 
75 
139,220 
(NA) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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