Table 14. Cattle and Calves Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle and calves inventory 
Herd size 
Total 
Cows and heifers 
that calved 
Other cattle (see text) 
Cattle and calves sales 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Total 
Farms with herd size of- 
1,423 
35,703 
1,039 
18,740 
1,044 
16,963 
785 
13,261 
9,214 
1 to 9 
872 
3,422 
566 
1,624 
570 
1,798 
333 
1,060 
851 
1 0 to 1 9 
228 
3,044 
183 
1,432 
186 
1,612 
158 
(D) 
692 
20 to 49 
155 
4,447 
139 
2,410 
129 
2,037 
133 
1,786 
1,935 
50 to 99 
87 
5,920 
74 
3,022 
80 
2,898 
81 
1,852 
1,439 
100 to 199 
46 
6,362 
43 
3,358 
45 
3,004 
45 
2,361 
1,483 
200 to 499 
29 
7,929 
28 
4,715 
28 
3,214 
29 
3,404 
2,019 
500 to 999 
5 
(D) 
5 
(D) 
5 
(D) 
5 
1,249 
(D) 
1,000 to 2,499 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
2,500 to 4,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5,000 or more 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
No cattle and calves herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
85 
430 
289 
Table 15. Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle and calves inventory 
Cow herd 1 
Total 
Cows and heifers 
that calved 
Other cattle (see text) 
Cattle and calves sales 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Total 
Farms with cow herd size of- 
1,039 
32,138 
1,039 
18,740 
660 
13,398 
614 
11,571 
7,199 
1 to 9 
700 
4,498 
700 
2,332 
398 
2,166 
321 
1,212 
1,014 
1 0 to 1 9 
139 
3,098 
139 
1,766 
97 
1,332 
104 
947 
1,133 
20 to 49 
102 
4,870 
102 
3,064 
76 
1,806 
94 
1,737 
1,174 
50 to 99 
56 
6,107 
56 
3,783 
49 
2,324 
54 
2,047 
1,281 
100 to 199 
25 
5,289 
25 
3,133 
24 
2,156 
24 
2,053 
879 
200 to 499 
17 
8,276 
17 
4,662 
16 
3,614 
17 
3,575 
1,716 
500 to 999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,000 to 2,499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,500 or more 
- 
" 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
No cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
384 
3,565 
(X) 
(X) 
384 
3,565 
256 
2,120 
2,304 
1 Cow herd includes beef cows, milk cows, and heifers that calved. 
Table 16. Beef Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle and calves inventory 
Beef cow herd 
Cows and heifers that calved 
Other cattle (see text) 
Total 
Beef cows 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total 
Farms with beef cow herd size of- 
849 
13,852 
849 
8,324 
849 
6,240 
497 
5,528 
1 to 9 
647 
5,865 
647 
3,249 
647 
2,037 
362 
2,616 
1 0 to 1 9 
125 
3,662 
125 
2,177 
125 
1,635 
85 
1,485 
20 to 49 
63 
2,934 
63 
1,897 
63 
1,690 
40 
1,037 
50 to 99 
13 
(D) 
13 
(D) 
13 
(D) 
10 
390 
100 to 199 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,000 to 2,499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,500 or more 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
574 
21,851 
190 
10,416 
(X) 
(X) 
547 
1 1 ,435 
Cattle and calves sales 
Cattle 
Beef cow herd 
Total 
Total 
Cattle on feed 
(see text) 
Calves 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total 
Farms with beef cow herd size of- 
468 
4,319 
3,786 
389 
2,902 
4 
(D) 
186 
1,417 
1 to 9 
304 
1,798 
(D) 
250 
1,101 
1 
(D) 
111 
697 
1 0 to 1 9 
93 
1,068 
1,283 
75 
719 
1 
(D) 
44 
349 
20 to 49 
59 
1,047 
804 
53 
735 
2 
(D) 
28 
312 
50 to 99 
11 
(D) 
410 
10 
(D) 
- 
2 
(D) 
100 to 199 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,000 to 2,499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
402 
9,372 
5,717 
364 
4,898 
3 
(D) 
162 
4,474 
20 Massachusetts 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
