Table 1 7. Milk Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle and calves inventory 
Milk cow herd 
Total 
Cows and heifers that calved 
Other cattle (see text) 
Total 
Milk cows 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total 
1,075 
234,109 
1,075 
135,318 
1,075 
134,142 
968 
98,791 
Farms with milk cow herd size of- 
1 to 9 
217 
3,073 
217 
871 
217 
585 
150 
2,202 
10 to 19 
30 
1,329 
30 
532 
30 
435 
24 
797 
20 to 49 
193 
12,123 
193 
6,983 
193 
6,745 
186 
5,140 
50 to 99 
304 
35,880 
304 
20,814 
304 
20,639 
290 
15,066 
1 00 to 1 99 
166 
40,460 
166 
22,601 
166 
22,489 
160 
17,859 
200 to 499 
107 
52,411 
107 
31,153 
107 
31,063 
102 
21,258 
500 to 999 
41 
46,393 
41 
27,881 
41 
27,783 
39 
18,512 
1 ,000 or more 
17 
42,440 
17 
24,483 
17 
24,403 
17 
17,957 
1,000 to 2,499 
16 
(D) 
16 
(D) 
16 
(D) 
16 
(D) 
2,500 or more 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
No milk cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
1,709 
40,142 
1,136 
10,311 
(X) 
(X) 
1,364 
29,831 
Milk cow herd 
Cattle and calves sales 
Milk sales 
Total 
Cattle 
Calves 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Total 
917 
82,918 
41,104 
834 
32,472 
775 
50,446 
911 
502,981 
Farms with milk cow herd size of- 
1 to 9 
119 
1,758 
(D) 
94 
1,488 
56 
270 
60 
991 
10 to 19 
25 
843 
677 
24 
728 
18 
115 
28 
1,308 
20 to 49 
170 
3,744 
(D) 
154 
1,574 
148 
2,170 
189 
20,661 
50 to 99 
284 
11,552 
5,637 
265 
4,576 
252 
6,976 
304 
70,149 
1 00 to 1 99 
160 
13,478 
6,186 
148 
5,067 
150 
8,411 
165 
78,382 
200 to 499 
103 
18,549 
8,630 
93 
6,877 
96 
11,672 
107 
120,478 
500 to 999 
39 
19,164 
8,962 
39 
7,715 
38 
11,449 
41 
113,293 
1 ,000 or more 
17 
13,830 
7,257 
17 
4,447 
17 
9,383 
17 
97,719 
1,000 to 2,499 
16 
(D) 
(D) 
16 
(D) 
16 
(D) 
16 
(D) 
2,500 or more 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
No milk cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
1,144 
18,513 
20,801 
1,052 
16,197 
302 
2,316 
23 
1,903 
Table 18. Cattle and Calves - Number Sold Per Farm by Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Number sold 
Cattle and calves 
Cattle, including calves weighing 500 pounds or more 
Calves weighing less than 
500 pounds 
Total 
Cattle on feed 
(see text) 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total 
2,061 
101,431 
61,905 
1,886 
48,669 
42 
2,593 
1,077 
52,762 
Farms by number of cattle 
and calves sold - 
1 to 9 
949 
3,316 
3,034 
836 
2,667 
6 
12 
245 
649 
1 0 to 1 9 
256 
3,392 
2,828 
238 
2,401 
7 
97 
120 
991 
20 to 49 
382 
11,942 
7,489 
356 
6,174 
12 
282 
297 
5,768 
50 to 99 
240 
16,432 
9,886 
229 
8,185 
8 
214 
209 
8,247 
1 00 to 1 99 
131 
18,413 
11,580 
124 
8,457 
3 
66 
115 
9,956 
200 to 499 
66 
19,930 
11,799 
66 
9,197 
3 
560 
57 
10,733 
500 to 999 
30 
19,568 
10,218 
30 
7,957 
2 
(D) 
28 
11,611 
1,000 to 2,499 
7 
8,438 
5,070 
7 
3,631 
1 
(D) 
6 
4,807 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Table 19. Hogs and Pigs - Inventory: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Flogs and pigs 
2012 
2007 
Flogs and pigs 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total hogs and pigs 
450 
3,874 
249 
2,701 
Total hogs and pigs - Con. 
Farms with- 
Flogs and pigs used or to be 
1 to 24 
426 
1,754 
232 
1,002 
used for breeding - Con. 
25 to 49 
15 
552 
8 
305 
Farms with - Con. 
50 to 99 
3 
(D) 
4 
(D) 
1 00 to 1 99 
4 
580 
1 
(D) 
1 00 to 1 99 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
200 to 499 
2 
(D) 
4 
1,020 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,000 to 1,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,000 to 4,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other hogs and pigs 
420 
3,260 
209 
2,186 
5,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
399 
1,489 
192 
803 
Flogs and pigs used or to be 
25 to 49 
13 
426 
12 
(D) 
used for breeding 
117 
614 
90 
515 
50 to 99 
3 
(D) 
- 
Farms with- 
1 00 to 1 99 
3 
456 
4 
660 
1 to 24 
114 
486 
87 
315 
200 to 499 
2 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
25 to 49 
3 
128 
2 
(D) 
500 to 999 
- 
- 
50 to 99 
- 
- 
- 
1 ,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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