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 
1,423 
35,703 
1,832 
46,852 
Cattle and calves - Con. 
Farms with- 
Cows and heifers that calved - Con. 
1 to 9 
872 
3,422 
1,064 
4,300 
1 0 to 1 9 
228 
3,044 
360 
4,627 
Milk cows 
278 
12,500 
310 
15,050 
20 to 49 
155 
4,447 
195 
5,780 
Farms with- 
50 to 99 
87 
5,920 
96 
7,010 
1 to 9 
133 
398 
142 
324 
1 00 to 1 99 
46 
6,362 
73 
9,861 
1 0 to 1 9 
22 
247 
17 
(D) 
200 to 499 
29 
7,929 
38 
10,930 
20 to 49 
40 
1,372 
48 
1,634 
500 to 999 
5 
(D) 
5 
(D) 
50 to 99 
42 
2,963 
46 
3,250 
1,000 to 2,499 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
100 to 199 
26 
3,310 
43 
5,496 
2,500 to 4,999 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
15 
4,210 
12 
(D) 
5,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 
- 
- 
2 
(D) 
1 ,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
1,000 to 2,499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cows and heifers that calved 
1,039 
18,740 
1,377 
23,696 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
700 
2,332 
976 
3,800 
Other cattle (see text) 
1,044 
16,963 
1,304 
23,156 
10 to 19 
139 
1,766 
166 
(D) 
Farms with- 
20 to 49 
102 
3,064 
115 
3,466 
1 to 9 
700 
2,587 
851 
3,267 
50 to 99 
56 
3,783 
57 
3,917 
10 to 19 
153 
1,842 
186 
(D) 
100 to 199 
25 
3,133 
49 
6,174 
20 to 49 
108 
(D) 
146 
4,363 
200 to 499 
17 
4,662 
12 
(D) 
50 to 99 
54 
3,784 
66 
4,580 
500 to 999 
- 
- 
2 
(D) 
100 to 199 
20 
2,543 
45 
5,403 
1,000 to 2,499 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
8 
2,258 
9 
2,382 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1,000 to 2,499 
- 
- 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Beef cows 
849 
6,240 
1,173 
8,646 
Farms with- 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
13 
442 
34 
944 
1 to 9 
647 
2,037 
936 
3,621 
Farms with- 
10 to 19 
125 
1,635 
149 
1,960 
1 to 1 9 
7 
100 
19 
(D) 
20 to 49 
63 
1,690 
72 
1,981 
20 to 49 
4 
(D) 
10 
(D) 
50 to 99 
13 
(D) 
13 
780 
50 to 99 
1 
(D) 
4 
300 
100 to 199 
1 
(D) 
3 
304 
1 00 to 1 99 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
500 to 999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 
- 
- 
1,000 to 2,499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
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 
870 
13,691 
9,503 
1,066 
20,405 
12,444 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 9 
614 
2,009 
1,725 
756 
2,605 
2,161 
1 0 to 1 9 
98 
(D) 
(D) 
111 
1,469 
975 
20 to 49 
91 
2,597 
1,781 
98 
3,068 
1,883 
50 to 99 
39 
2,551 
(D) 
65 
4,253 
2,726 
1 00 to 1 99 
20 
2,651 
1,451 
24 
2,970 
1,600 
200 to 499 
7 
1,916 
1,068 
7 
1,946 
1,289 
500 to 999 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
5 
4,094 
1,810 
1,000 to 2,499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,500 to 4,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5,000 or more 
- 
" 
" 
- 
" 
- 
Cattle, including calves weighing 500 
pounds or more 
753 
7,800 
(NA) 
916 
11,989 
(NA) 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 9 
567 
1,842 
(NA) 
673 
2,096 
(NA) 
10 to 19 
89 
(D) 
(NA) 
108 
1,404 
(NA) 
20 to 49 
66 
1,860 
(NA) 
92 
2,667 
(NA) 
50 to 99 
21 
1,405 
(NA) 
33 
2,302 
(NA) 
100 to 199 
8 
(D) 
(NA) 
2 
(D) 
(NA) 
200 to 499 
2 
(D) 
(NA) 
4 
(D) 
(NA) 
500 to 999 
- 
- 
(NA) 
4 
(D) 
(NA) 
1,000 to 2,499 
- 
- 
(NA) 
- 
- 
(NA) 
2,500 to 4,999 
- 
- 
(NA) 
- 
- 
(NA) 
5,000 or more 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
7 
290 
(NA) 
121 
948 
(NA) 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 1 9 
6 
(D) 
(NA) 
107 
(D) 
- 
20 to 49 
- 
- 
(NA) 
10 
(D) 
(NA) 
50 to 99 
- 
- 
(NA) 
3 
165 
(NA) 
100 to 199 
- 
- 
(NA) 
1 
(D) 
(NA) 
200 to 499 
1 
(D) 
(NA) 
- 
- 
(NA) 
500 to 999 
- 
- 
(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 
348 
5,891 
(NA) 
474 
8,416 
(NA) 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 9 
222 
652 
(NA) 
309 
912 
(NA) 
10 to 19 
44 
551 
(NA) 
52 
692 
(NA) 
20 to 49 
49 
1,418 
(NA) 
72 
2,318 
(NA) 
50 to 99 
19 
1,215 
(NA) 
27 
1,705 
(NA) 
100 to 199 
11 
1,255 
(NA) 
8 
935 
(NA) 
200 to 499 
3 
800 
(NA) 
6 
1,854 
(NA) 
500 to 999 
- 
- 
(NA) 
- 
- 
(NA) 
1,000 or more 
- 
(NA) 
- 
- 
(NA) 
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