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 
Flerd 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- 
2,784 
274,251 
2,211 
145,629 
2,332 
128,622 
1,935 
96,856 
56,961 
1 to 9 
1,043 
4,541 
734 
2,099 
728 
2,442 
465 
(D) 
(D) 
1 0 to 1 9 
411 
5,499 
345 
2,444 
342 
3,055 
298 
1,771 
1,597 
20 to 49 
372 
11,458 
258 
4,445 
337 
7,013 
289 
3,961 
3,393 
50 to 99 
326 
23,453 
292 
12,651 
306 
10,802 
287 
8,655 
5,520 
100 to 199 
305 
41,688 
288 
21,641 
299 
20,047 
295 
14,667 
9,279 
200 to 499 
220 
67,176 
192 
34,019 
215 
33,157 
199 
21,507 
11,884 
500 to 999 
62 
41,313 
57 
24,003 
60 
17,310 
58 
18,092 
8,736 
1,000 to 2,499 
38 
55,893 
38 
31,662 
38 
24,231 
37 
19,498 
10,754 
2,500 to 4,999 
6 
(D) 
6 
(D) 
6 
(D) 
6 
5,072 
3,306 
5,000 or more 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
No cattle and calves herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
126 
4,575 
4,944 
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- 
2,211 
253,969 
2,211 
145,629 
1,759 
108,340 
1,629 
89,325 
48,388 
1 to 9 
1,055 
9,860 
1,055 
3,642 
740 
6,218 
586 
3,671 
3,595 
1 0 to 1 9 
205 
(D) 
205 
(D) 
136 
(D) 
160 
2,102 
2,465 
20 to 49 
278 
15,834 
278 
9,157 
243 
6,677 
243 
4,762 
(D) 
50 to 99 
335 
39,035 
335 
22,636 
315 
16,399 
314 
12,973 
6,856 
100 to 199 
171 
41,501 
171 
23,286 
165 
18,215 
165 
13,724 
6,514 
200 to 499 
109 
53,802 
109 
31,804 
104 
21,998 
105 
19,099 
9,858 
500 to 999 
41 
46,393 
41 
27,881 
39 
18,512 
39 
19,164 
8,962 
1,000 to 2,499 
16 
37,440 
16 
21,483 
16 
15,957 
16 
(D) 
6,554 
2,500 or more 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
No cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
573 
20,282 
(X) 
(X) 
573 
20,282 
432 
12,106 
13,517 
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- 
1,295 
44,114 
1,295 
23,935 
1,295 
11,487 
921 
20,179 
1 to 9 
965 
18,049 
965 
9,315 
965 
3,309 
690 
8,734 
1 0 to 1 9 
201 
10,067 
201 
5,262 
201 
2,612 
135 
4,805 
20 to 49 
99 
10,836 
99 
6,099 
99 
2,807 
71 
4,737 
50 to 99 
25 
3,132 
25 
2,128 
25 
1,628 
20 
1,004 
100 to 199 
3 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
200 to 499 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
500 to 999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,000 to 2,499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
1,489 
230,137 
916 
121,694 
(X) 
(X) 
1,411 
108,443 
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- 
837 
14,684 
11,698 
770 
8,736 
19 
825 
279 
5,948 
1 to 9 
562 
5,753 
3,784 
509 
2,982 
2 
(D) 
178 
2,771 
1 0 to 1 9 
159 
3,223 
2,934 
151 
2,177 
7 
133 
56 
1,046 
20 to 49 
86 
3,470 
2,238 
81 
2,015 
5 
126 
30 
1,455 
50 to 99 
25 
1,513 
1,229 
24 
(D) 
4 
(D) 
13 
(D) 
100 to 199 
3 
(D) 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
- 
2 
(D) 
200 to 499 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
- 
500 to 999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,000 to 2,499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
1,224 
86,747 
50,207 
1,116 
39,933 
23 
1,768 
798 
46,814 
20 Vermont 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
