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 
15,940 
921,508 
17,752 
987,342 
Cattle and calves - Con. 
Farms with- 
Cows and heifers that calved - Con. 
1 to 9 
2,855 
15,744 
3,335 
18,793 
10 to 19 
3,492 
48,280 
3,931 
54,936 
Milk cows 
184 
14,480 
177 
22,560 
20 to 49 
5,215 
161,577 
5,667 
175,626 
Farms with- 
50 to 99 
2,410 
162,539 
2,693 
183,766 
1 to 9 
44 
(D) 
4 
8 
100 to 199 
1,237 
165,818 
1,300 
175,659 
lOto 19 
32 
405 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
540 
152,710 
680 
198,290 
20 to 49 
16 
492 
23 
905 
500 to 999 
129 
88,063 
104 
69,250 
50 to 99 
33 
2,439 
65 
4,566 
1,000 to 2,499 
48 
66,785 
36 
51,602 
100 to 199 
44 
6,172 
59 
7,976 
2,500 to 4,999 
9 
30,096 
3 
10,800 
200 to 499 
13 
3,613 
22 
5,522 
5,000 or more 
5 
29,896 
3 
48,620 
500 to 999 
2 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
1 ,000 or more 
- 
1 
(D) 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
Cows and heifers that calved 
14,729 
509,861 
16,036 
544,077 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
3,638 
19,063 
4,118 
21,718 
Other cattle (see text) 
12,933 
411,647 
13,985 
443,265 
10 to 19 
3,688 
50,138 
3,888 
52,596 
Farms with- 
20 to 49 
4,837 
143,663 
5,154 
155,030 
1 to 9 
5,802 
25,186 
6,377 
27,754 
50 to 99 
1,581 
104,702 
1,849 
121,686 
lOto 19 
3,016 
40,665 
3,103 
41,268 
100 to 199 
696 
89,353 
730 
93,333 
20 to 49 
2,688 
77,626 
2,913 
85,922 
200 to 499 
245 
69,075 
254 
68,936 
50 to 99 
810 
53,713 
891 
58,802 
500 to 999 
35 
22,557 
34 
19,990 
100 to 199 
350 
44,048 
391 
51,486 
1,000 to 2,499 
9 
11,310 
9 
10,788 
200 to 499 
178 
51,609 
254 
76,532 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 
55 
35,930 
36 
23,970 
1,000 to 2,499 
22 
31,832 
14 
19,661 
2,500 or more 
12 
51,038 
6 
57,870 
Beef cows 
14,644 
495,381 
15,910 
521,517 
Farms with- 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 to 9 
3,660 
19,148 
4,125 
21,732 
Farms with- 
10 to 19 
3,672 
49,938 
3,892 
52,652 
1 to 19 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20 to 49 
4,830 
143,424 
5,141 
154,410 
20 to 49 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50 to 99 
1,562 
103,207 
1,812 
118,838 
50 to 99 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100 to 199 
649 
82,381 
676 
85,644 
100 to 199 
- 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
229 
64,516 
226 
61,883 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 
33 
21,457 
31 
18,503 
500 to 999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,000 to 2,499 
9 
11,310 
7 
7,855 
1,000 to 2,499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
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 
13,178 
458,561 
332,491 
14,535 
530,495 
323,621 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 9 
5,030 
24,202 
14,424 
5,547 
25,903 
13,603 
10 to 19 
3,192 
43,165 
25,549 
3,188 
43,169 
22,076 
20 to 49 
3,073 
91,342 
57,003 
3,618 
108,420 
56,593 
50 to 99 
1,198 
79,906 
52,192 
1,326 
88,023 
48,610 
100 to 199 
395 
51,591 
34,746 
514 
67,701 
42,845 
200 to 499 
210 
58,968 
46,206 
246 
71 ,779 
48,731 
500 to 999 
47 
30,040 
28,873 
57 
37,293 
24,774 
1,000 to 2,499 
25 
36,016 
32,274 
29 
41,107 
27,145 
2,500 to 4,999 
4 
15,331 
12,023 
6 
17,050 
12,644 
5,000 or more 
4 
28,000 
29,200 
4 
30,050 
26,600 
Cattle, including calves weighing 500 
pounds or more 
10,388 
295,740 
(NA) 
10,986 
325,324 
(NA) 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 9 
5,711 
22,252 
(NA) 
5,772 
23,174 
(NA) 
10 to 19 
1,921 
24,950 
(NA) 
2,088 
27,238 
(NA) 
20 to 49 
1,663 
49,064 
(NA) 
1,928 
56,113 
(NA) 
50 to 99 
641 
41,653 
(NA) 
662 
44,210 
(NA) 
100 to 199 
236 
31,442 
(NA) 
281 
37,504 
(NA) 
200 to 499 
149 
41,724 
(NA) 
186 
55,847 
(NA) 
500 to 999 
39 
25,502 
(NA) 
40 
24,835 
(NA) 
1,000 to 2,499 
23 
33,642 
(NA) 
23 
30,890 
(NA) 
2,500 to 4,999 
2 
(D) 
(NA) 
4 
(D) 
(NA) 
5,000 or more 
3 
(D) 
(NA) 
2 
(D) 
(NA) 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
10 
2,208 
(NA) 
- 
- 
(NA) 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 19 
- 
- 
(NA) 
- 
- 
- 
20 to 49 
1 
(D) 
(NA) 
- 
- 
(NA) 
50 to 99 
1 
(D) 
(NA) 
- 
- 
(NA) 
100 to 199 
3 
495 
(NA) 
- 
- 
(NA) 
200 to 499 
4 
1,014 
(NA) 
- 
- 
(NA) 
500 to 999 
1 
(D) 
(NA) 
- 
- 
(NA) 
1,000 to 2,499 
- 
- 
(NA) 
- 
- 
(NA) 
2,500 to 4,999 
- 
- 
(NA) 
- 
- 
(NA) 
5,000 or more 
- 
- 
(NA) 
- 
- 
(NA) 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
9,630 
162,821 
(NA) 
10,702 
205,171 
(NA) 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 9 
5,072 
22,844 
(NA) 
5,206 
23,577 
(NA) 
10 to 19 
2,376 
30,656 
(NA) 
2,711 
35,269 
(NA) 
20 to 49 
1,678 
47,599 
(NA) 
2,150 
60,629 
(NA) 
50 to 99 
356 
22,571 
(NA) 
476 
30,072 
(NA) 
100 to 199 
106 
12,878 
(NA) 
102 
12,532 
(NA) 
200 to 499 
36 
10,253 
(NA) 
37 
10,896 
(NA) 
500 to 999 
2 
(D) 
(NA) 
12 
8,525 
(NA) 
1,000 or more 
4 
(D) 
(NA) 
8 
23,671 
(NA) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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