Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Cows and heifers that calved - Con. 
Beef cows 
farms 
9,285 
2,020 
3,456 
587 
622 
438 
number 
211,852 
9,345 
23,264 
6,645 
8,959 
7,441 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
5,938 
1,857 
2,764 
353 
306 
199 
1 0 to 49 
2,508 
144 
672 
222 
297 
217 
50 to 99 
435 
12 
15 
10 
16 
18 
1 00 to 1 99 
213 
7 
4 
2 
2 
3 
200 to 499 
146 
- 
1 
- 
1 
1 
500 or more 
45 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
798 
149 
157 
40 
37 
41 
number 
266,989 
368 
2,086 
2,045 
1,411 
8,511 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
407 
143 
139 
29 
20 
8 
1 0 to 49 
60 
6 
14 
7 
11 
3 
50 to 99 
31 
- 
2 
1 
1 
7 
100 to 199 
65 
- 
- 
2 
4 
15 
200 to 499 
99 
- 
- 
- 
1 
7 
500 or more 
136 
- 
2 
1 
- 
1 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
8,581 
1,784 
2,949 
526 
563 
410 
number 
683,951 
16,859 
26,656 
10,534 
22,531 
17,970 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
8,420 
1,605 
2,964 
482 
552 
437 
number 
877,290 
16,513 
27,679 
13,707 
46,136 
16,293 
$1,000 
994,835 
11,037 
22,930 
7,856 
59,999 
13,753 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
2,632 
397 
857 
149 
185 
139 
number 
151,116 
9,371 
9,453 
8,983 
1,850 
5,057 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
7,588 
1,396 
2,628 
434 
489 
405 
number 
726,174 
7,142 
18,226 
4,724 
44,286 
1 1 ,236 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
164 
11 
23 
3 
9 
14 
number 
431,976 
160 
324 
39 
(D) 
354 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
934 
371 
363 
33 
39 
28 
number 
19,861 
2,597 
7,310 
447 
633 
221 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
855 
353 
341 
30 
28 
27 
25 to 49 
44 
14 
15 
2 
8 
1 
50 to 99 
17 
3 
5 
- 
3 
- 
100 to 199 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
6 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
500 or more 
6 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
376 
140 
138 
14 
19 
17 
number 
2,926 
543 
1,023 
49 
172 
71 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
760 
305 
293 
27 
31 
18 
number 
16,935 
2,054 
6,287 
398 
461 
150 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
1,303 
477 
550 
47 
61 
37 
number 
27,141 
4,013 
8,749 
845 
1,388 
334 
$1,000 
4,542 
601 
1,648 
91 
171 
63 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,967 
804 
758 
83 
106 
53 
number 
44,863 
7,831 
14,072 
2,295 
2,805 
2,083 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
1,500 
603 
571 
70 
90 
47 
number 
26,318 
3,824 
8,000 
1,514 
1,397 
1,303 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
1,065 
373 
405 
56 
77 
33 
number 
30,262 
3,640 
8,351 
1,046 
1,421 
1,499 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
9,923 
3,036 
4,181 
522 
458 
333 
number 
64,616 
15,480 
27,379 
4,135 
4,138 
2,487 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
9,516 
2,939 
4,017 
502 
435 
322 
number 
54,342 
13,433 
22,594 
3,193 
3,344 
2,286 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
1,937 
688 
809 
87 
86 
54 
number 
5,180 
1,236 
2,252 
271 
266 
209 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
2,506 
1,214 
893 
110 
86 
68 
number 
27,062 
10,206 
9,612 
2,390 
1,941 
877 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
944 
430 
359 
48 
33 
26 
number 
12,515 
3,786 
5,706 
828 
986 
450 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
6,276 
2,813 
2,471 
264 
218 
136 
number 
7,236,128 
55,227 
1,301,259 
5,100 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
6,243 
2,807 
2,458 
264 
213 
135 
400 to 3,199 
17 
6 
6 
- 
3 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
2 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
50,000 to 99,999 
3 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
10 
- 
2 
- 
2 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
821 
346 
350 
26 
27 
22 
number 
1,980,818 
6,340 
(D) 
346 
(D) 
(D) 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
871 
416 
345 
23 
29 
12 
number 
2,061,921 
8,731 
(D) 
474 
(D) 
254 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
91 
40 
41 
- 
2 
4 
number 
(D) 
1,450 
(D) 
(D) 
40 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
78 Washington 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
