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 
352 
323 
5 
32 
82 
101 
103 
500 or more 
343 
325 
1 
7 
29 
110 
98 
80 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
9,816 
4,688 
22 
151 
310 
739 
1,269 
2,197 
number 
478,841 
413,021 
764 
8,273 
45,829 
117,827 
132,118 
108,210 
Beef cows 
farms 
9,285 
4,261 
17 
138 
268 
615 
1,136 
2,087 
number 
211,852 
164,629 
(D) 
(D) 
13,246 
39,296 
46,337 
60,862 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
5,938 
2,161 
9 
77 
122 
273 
575 
1,105 
1 0 to 49 
2,508 
1,396 
8 
37 
87 
173 
366 
725 
50 to 99 
435 
341 
- 
16 
31 
82 
87 
125 
100 to 199 
213 
181 
- 
5 
15 
38 
54 
69 
200 to 499 
146 
137 
- 
2 
10 
35 
39 
51 
500 or more 
45 
45 
- 
1 
3 
14 
15 
12 
Milk cows 
farms 
798 
586 
5 
21 
56 
158 
171 
175 
number 
266,989 
248,392 
(D) 
(D) 
32,583 
78,531 
85,781 
47,348 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
407 
226 
3 
11 
24 
43 
52 
93 
10 to 49 
60 
38 
- 
3 
- 
15 
10 
10 
50 to 99 
31 
31 
1 
1 
1 
8 
9 
11 
1 00 to 1 99 
65 
63 
- 
3 
4 
15 
28 
13 
200 to 499 
99 
98 
- 
1 
11 
31 
34 
21 
500 or more 
136 
130 
1 
2 
16 
46 
38 
27 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
8,581 
4,277 
18 
115 
322 
716 
1,170 
1,936 
number 
683,951 
625,028 
587 
13,297 
114,887 
148,101 
134,074 
214,082 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
8,420 
4,242 
19 
126 
283 
684 
1,136 
1,994 
number 
877,290 
813,720 
887 
16,715 
194,129 
136,009 
178,163 
287,817 
$1,000 
994,835 
937,627 
446 
20,272 
290,837 
130,123 
165,102 
330,847 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
2,632 
1,435 
5 
51 
111 
262 
394 
612 
number 
151,116 
133,862 
(D) 
(D) 
9,972 
42,530 
51,349 
27,335 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
7,588 
3,869 
17 
113 
251 
615 
1,042 
1,831 
number 
726,174 
679,858 
(D) 
(D) 
184,157 
93,479 
126,814 
260,482 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
164 
120 
1 
4 
7 
17 
29 
62 
number 
431,976 
430,940 
(D) 
(D) 
155,843 
37,424 
(D) 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
934 
385 
3 
17 
72 
95 
97 
101 
number 
19,861 
16,121 
(D) 
(D) 
526 
7,911 
4,371 
3,137 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
855 
332 
2 
16 
67 
82 
78 
87 
25 to 49 
44 
25 
1 
1 
4 
5 
8 
6 
50 to 99 
17 
12 
- 
- 
1 
4 
4 
3 
100 to 199 
6 
5 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
1 
200 to 499 
6 
5 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
2 
500 or more 
6 
6 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
2 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
376 
158 
3 
6 
25 
45 
43 
36 
number 
2,926 
2,130 
(D) 
(D) 
107 
974 
596 
400 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
760 
326 
2 
15 
64 
79 
81 
85 
number 
16,935 
13,991 
(D) 
(D) 
419 
6,937 
3,775 
2,737 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
1,303 
495 
13 
17 
65 
126 
146 
128 
number 
27,141 
21,172 
308 
119 
654 
9,229 
5,721 
5,141 
$1,000 
4,542 
3,487 
24 
27 
(D) 
1,600 
891 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,967 
863 
14 
48 
76 
183 
214 
328 
number 
44,863 
28,903 
78 
693 
1,576 
10,439 
8,602 
7,515 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
1,500 
671 
7 
41 
59 
149 
173 
242 
number 
26,318 
18,224 
30 
431 
1,048 
7,048 
5,234 
4,433 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
1,065 
508 
9 
29 
40 
101 
142 
187 
number 
30,262 
22,203 
31 
1,105 
682 
11,720 
4,052 
4,613 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
9,923 
4,161 
37 
182 
358 
712 
1,185 
1,687 
number 
64,616 
32,559 
290 
1,335 
3,336 
6,069 
9,006 
12,523 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
9,516 
3,992 
35 
178 
347 
680 
1,140 
1,612 
number 
54,342 
26,667 
166 
1,014 
2,436 
4,939 
7,251 
10,861 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
1,937 
862 
11 
49 
104 
175 
237 
286 
number 
5,180 
2,485 
18 
100 
263 
595 
641 
868 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
2,506 
986 
20 
43 
164 
185 
257 
317 
number 
27,062 
12,747 
144 
169 
1,767 
2,945 
4,260 
3,462 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
944 
372 
15 
16 
68 
82 
85 
106 
number 
12,515 
6,963 
76 
1,562 
684 
1,105 
2,227 
1,309 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
6,276 
2,339 
36 
144 
262 
414 
638 
845 
number 
7,236,128 
(D) 
516 
3,854 
7,026 
(D) 
2,156,750 
2,399,671 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
6,243 
2,311 
36 
144 
260 
403 
631 
837 
400 to 3,199 
17 
14 
- 
- 
2 
8 
2 
2 
3,200 to 9,999 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
50,000 to 99,999 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
100,000 or more 
10 
9 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
5 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
821 
380 
3 
45 
44 
75 
114 
99 
number 
1,980,818 
(D) 
50 
2,525 
1,730 
(D) 
(D) 
598,064 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
210 Washington 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
