Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
490 
416 
2 
29 
59 
73 
136 
117 
500 or more 
307 
269 
" 
9 
39 
56 
95 
70 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
7,106 
3,232 
18 
157 
282 
507 
791 
1,477 
number 
460,119 
353,879 
453 
16,878 
50,291 
75,749 
100,240 
110,268 
Beef cows 
farms 
6,827 
3,041 
17 
151 
261 
458 
731 
1,423 
number 
369,670 
271,709 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
50,319 
80,602 
88,307 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
2,838 
884 
10 
61 
61 
103 
225 
424 
1 0 to 49 
2,420 
1,063 
5 
40 
62 
155 
204 
597 
50 to 99 
639 
377 
2 
17 
29 
66 
83 
180 
100 to 199 
483 
336 
- 
11 
56 
61 
89 
119 
200 to 499 
321 
268 
- 
16 
31 
52 
92 
77 
500 or more 
126 
113 
- 
6 
22 
21 
38 
26 
Milk cows 
farms 
477 
311 
1 
19 
46 
75 
81 
89 
number 
90,449 
82,170 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
25,430 
19,638 
21,961 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
256 
109 
13 
16 
27 
16 
37 
10 to 49 
46 
34 
- 
3 
8 
4 
9 
10 
50 to 99 
30 
29 
- 
- 
3 
13 
7 
6 
1 00 to 1 99 
54 
53 
1 
2 
8 
10 
19 
13 
200 to 499 
45 
44 
- 
- 
5 
8 
18 
13 
500 or more 
46 
42 
- 
1 
6 
13 
12 
10 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
6,116 
2,849 
16 
130 
242 
463 
726 
1,272 
number 
316,714 
242,440 
480 
9,564 
32,546 
59,728 
72,213 
67,909 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
6,458 
3,106 
12 
133 
251 
474 
769 
1,467 
number 
437,708 
330,980 
282 
12,087 
45,447 
71,057 
100,633 
101,474 
$1,000 
364,214 
274,845 
170 
10,117 
35,152 
51,800 
89,282 
88,325 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
2,516 
1,353 
12 
76 
133 
236 
336 
560 
number 
123,206 
99,712 
224 
3,520 
16,154 
29,608 
22,616 
27,590 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
5,733 
2,778 
10 
115 
221 
421 
699 
1,312 
number 
314,502 
231,268 
58 
8,567 
29,293 
41,449 
78,017 
73,884 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
242 
157 
- 
1 
6 
20 
48 
82 
number 
33,775 
24,761 
" 
(D) 
(D) 
2,642 
7,918 
13,180 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
669 
228 
12 
44 
27 
51 
38 
56 
number 
731,666 
701,175 
18 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
960 
507 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
598 
196 
12 
40 
15 
43 
33 
53 
25 to 49 
26 
8 
- 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
50 to 99 
22 
9 
- 
- 
5 
2 
1 
1 
100 to 199 
8 
3 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
4 
4 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
- 
500 or more 
11 
8 
- 
3 
3 
2 
- 
- 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
239 
102 
2 
14 
17 
21 
14 
34 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
108 
(D) 
546 
208 
166 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
592 
201 
10 
41 
26 
45 
32 
47 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
752 
341 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
581 
200 
10 
33 
25 
42 
33 
57 
number 
2,630,230 
2,585,592 
40 
86,781 
(D) 
(D) 
1,957 
1,056 
$1,000 
290,632 
284,228 
3 
16,199 
(D) 
(D) 
306 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,755 
775 
16 
34 
71 
112 
198 
344 
number 
287,883 
241,929 
96 
7,364 
26,435 
60,729 
71,527 
75,778 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
1,276 
546 
6 
19 
44 
83 
139 
255 
number 
210,283 
178,352 
60 
5,187 
18,580 
44,934 
54,182 
55,409 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
1,067 
466 
11 
21 
43 
61 
119 
211 
number 
182,954 
154,314 
49 
4,488 
16,130 
36,571 
57,552 
39,524 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
7,718 
2,833 
19 
157 
245 
486 
783 
1,143 
number 
58,979 
25,707 
316 
2,165 
3,000 
4,225 
6,955 
9,046 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
7,486 
2,748 
19 
156 
242 
476 
753 
1,102 
number 
52,179 
22,181 
316 
1,768 
2,455 
3,570 
5,969 
8,103 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
2,075 
773 
8 
70 
60 
153 
210 
272 
number 
8,745 
4,001 
244 
282 
214 
379 
1,146 
1,736 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
1,249 
473 
2 
31 
57 
77 
121 
185 
number 
14,723 
7,980 
(D) 
(D) 
878 
1,567 
2,064 
3,352 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
467 
165 
11 
19 
25 
39 
71 
number 
5,195 
2,481 
- 
91 
192 
630 
498 
1,070 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,398 
716 
13 
37 
74 
132 
170 
290 
number 
3,814,859 
3,787,764 
257 
653 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
2,390 
711 
13 
37 
73 
130 
169 
289 
400 to 3,199 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
5 
5 
- 
- 
1 
2 
1 
1 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
256 
98 
- 
- 
4 
14 
36 
44 
number 
814,903 
811,261 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
204 Utah 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
