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- 
12,067 
414,908 
10,388 
201,493 
9,651 
213,415 
9,517 
239,612 
207,837 
1 to 9 
4,145 
21,073 
3,272 
12,631 
2,691 
8,442 
2,452 
(D) 
(D) 
1 0 to 1 9 
3,033 
41,322 
2,742 
25,153 
2,459 
16,169 
2,534 
19,833 
13,931 
20 to 49 
3,071 
92,465 
2,778 
53,719 
2,727 
38,746 
2,774 
44,799 
33,189 
50 to 99 
1,032 
70,238 
916 
36,525 
990 
33,713 
981 
37,199 
30,475 
100 to 199 
490 
66,732 
419 
29,175 
490 
37,557 
482 
40,037 
34,575 
200 to 499 
232 
70,669 
201 
27,483 
230 
43,186 
230 
47,767 
43,771 
500 to 999 
52 
33,612 
48 
10,302 
52 
23,310 
52 
23,240 
28,150 
1,000 to 2,499 
10 
(D) 
10 
(D) 
10 
(D) 
10 
10,314 
10,217 
2,500 to 4,999 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
5,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
“ 
- 
No cattle and calves herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
515 
10,461 
9,574 
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- 
10,388 
369,443 
10,388 
201,493 
7,972 
167,950 
8,420 
199,645 
168,871 
1 to 9 
4,929 
45,975 
4,929 
23,337 
3,475 
22,638 
3,398 
22,590 
19,777 
1 0 to 1 9 
2,613 
59,046 
2,613 
34,552 
2,039 
24,494 
2,333 
28,211 
21,109 
20 to 49 
2,029 
99,444 
2,029 
58,617 
1,685 
40,827 
1,888 
49,577 
39,689 
50 to 99 
549 
62,613 
549 
35,824 
507 
26,789 
533 
34,359 
27,814 
100 to 199 
180 
47,715 
180 
22,793 
180 
24,922 
180 
24,957 
21,994 
200 to 499 
79 
39,407 
79 
20,715 
77 
18,692 
79 
26,407 
24,746 
500 to 999 
9 
15,243 
9 
5,655 
9 
9,588 
9 
13,544 
13,742 
1,000 to 2,499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
No cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
1,679 
45,465 
(X) 
(X) 
1,679 
45,465 
1,612 
50,428 
48,540 
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- 
10,156 
355,710 
10,156 
194,076 
10,156 
191,398 
7,789 
161,634 
1 to 9 
4,814 
47,296 
4,814 
24,110 
4,814 
23,055 
3,397 
23,186 
1 0 to 1 9 
2,592 
59,305 
2,592 
34,723 
2,592 
34,244 
2,024 
24,582 
20 to 49 
2,007 
99,045 
2,007 
58,527 
2,007 
57,716 
1,666 
40,518 
50 to 99 
508 
57,853 
508 
33,141 
508 
32,981 
468 
24,712 
100 to 199 
158 
42,479 
158 
20,060 
158 
19,977 
157 
22,419 
200 to 499 
68 
34,489 
68 
17,860 
68 
17,770 
68 
16,629 
500 to 999 
9 
15,243 
9 
5,655 
9 
5,655 
9 
9,588 
1,000 to 2,499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
1,911 
59,198 
232 
7,417 
(X) 
(X) 
1,862 
51,781 
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- 
8,284 
194,147 
165,326 
7,183 
155,316 
104 
3,761 
4,233 
38,831 
1 to 9 
3,371 
23,140 
20,147 
2,809 
17,195 
9 
310 
1,558 
5,945 
1 0 to 1 9 
2,318 
28,263 
21,149 
1,985 
20,427 
31 
513 
1,264 
7,836 
20 to 49 
1,868 
49,611 
39,839 
1,683 
37,479 
40 
1,027 
1,022 
12,132 
50 to 99 
492 
32,828 
27,106 
473 
25,297 
10 
451 
285 
7,531 
100 to 199 
158 
23,329 
21,195 
157 
(D) 
5 
447 
74 
(D) 
200 to 499 
68 
23,432 
22,148 
67 
21,586 
9 
1,013 
29 
1,846 
500 to 999 
9 
13,544 
13,742 
9 
(D) 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
1,000 to 2,499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
1,748 
55,926 
52,085 
1,589 
49,312 
79 
5,494 
522 
6,614 
20 West Virginia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
