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- 
11,861 
1,162,792 
9,816 
478,841 
8,581 
683,951 
7,605 
862,501 
980,920 
1 to 9 
6,205 
26,375 
4,691 
14,608 
3,808 
jun^ 
3,020 
11,456 
10,152 
1 0 to 1 9 
2,137 
28,484 
1,923 
16,026 
1,688 
1,523 
10,250 
8,563 
20 to 49 
1,732 
52,542 
1,593 
30,825 
1,413 
1,402 
22,282 
20,173 
50 to 99 
662 
44,893 
608 
26,309 
604 
18,584 
611 
27,013 
24,948 
100 to 199 
430 
58,955 
394 
33,244 
405 
25,711 
403 
32,389 
28,925 
200 to 499 
352 
107,666 
316 
60,938 
332 
46,728 
327 
69,609 
65,256 
500 to 999 
167 
119,082 
140 
60,499 
159 
58,583 
151 
62,775 
46,493 
1,000 to 2,499 
107 
160,339 
95 
84,616 
104 
75,723 
102 
74,131 
55,051 
2,500 to 4,999 
39 
132,377 
36 
65,453 
38 
66,924 
37 
59,236 
56,348 
5,000 or more 
30 
432,079 
20 
86,323 
30 
345,756 
29 
493,360 
665,011 
No cattle and calves herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
815 
14,789 
13,915 
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- 
9,816 
882,663 
9,816 
478,841 
6,536 
403,822 
6,51 6 
497,385 
469,882 
1 to 9 
6,084 
43,942 
6,084 
22,717 
3,687 
21,225 
3,355 
16,759 
15,116 
1 0 to 1 9 
1,361 
28,656 
1,361 
17,778 
912 
10,878 
1,056 
10,854 
9,329 
20 to 49 
1,201 
58,790 
1,201 
34,600 
882 
24,190 
991 
28,719 
28,287 
50 to 99 
469 
57,269 
469 
31,547 
411 
25,722 
443 
33,999 
33,412 
100 to 199 
276 
59,881 
276 
36,941 
251 
22,940 
261 
31,467 
28,405 
200 to 499 
245 
199,324 
245 
77,079 
225 
122,245 
237 
192,027 
230,193 
500 to 999 
92 
98,195 
92 
60,820 
84 
37,375 
89 
45,317 
32,560 
1,000 to 2,499 
67 
174,444 
67 
99,250 
64 
75,194 
64 
76,930 
58,421 
2,500 or more 
21 
162,162 
21 
98,109 
20 
64,053 
20 
61,313 
34,161 
No cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
2,045 
280,129 
(X) 
(X) 
2,045 
280,129 
1,904 
379,905 
524,953 
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- 
9,285 
463,444 
9,285 
220,200 
9,285 
211,852 
6,114 
243,244 
1 to 9 
5,938 
46,784 
5,938 
24,254 
5,938 
22,198 
3,602 
22,530 
1 0 to 1 9 
1,338 
29,995 
1,338 
18,897 
1,338 
17,453 
900 
11,098 
20 to 49 
1,170 
58,856 
1,170 
34,923 
1,170 
33,549 
862 
23,933 
50 to 99 
435 
53,568 
435 
29,484 
435 
29,120 
380 
24,084 
100 to 199 
213 
46,760 
213 
29,385 
213 
27,629 
193 
17,375 
200 to 499 
146 
144,034 
146 
43,446 
146 
43,442 
135 
100,588 
500 to 999 
34 
38,858 
34 
23,581 
34 
22,231 
31 
15,277 
1,000 to 2,499 
10 
(D) 
10 
(D) 
10 
(D) 
10 
(D) 
2,500 or more 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
2,576 
699,348 
531 
258,641 
(X) 
(X) 
2,467 
440,707 
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- 
6,115 
341,737 
382,850 
5,559 
315,667 
118 
143,172 
1,888 
26,070 
1 to 9 
3,301 
17,177 
15,393 
2,937 
13,999 
13 
334 
901 
3,178 
1 0 to 1 9 
1,048 
11,666 
(D) 
950 
9,071 
12 
175 
331 
2,595 
20 to 49 
969 
28,806 
27,757 
899 
24,936 
27 
(D) 
339 
3,870 
50 to 99 
411 
33,182 
32,990 
394 
28,348 
30 
(D) 
178 
4,834 
100 to 199 
200 
27,258 
25,977 
196 
23,155 
15 
1,402 
74 
4,103 
200 to 499 
142 
173,553 
218,954 
139 
169,295 
15 
(D) 
53 
4,258 
500 to 999 
33 
(D) 
22,647 
33 
(D) 
3 
1,325 
11 
(D) 
1,000 to 2,499 
10 
24,294 
27,069 
10 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
2,500 or more 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
2,305 
535,553 
611,985 
2,029 
410,507 
46 
288,804 
744 
125,046 
20 Washington 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
