Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 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 
13,020 
517 
2,616 
992 
1,525 
1,572 
number 
248,305 
3,857 
19,190 
9,770 
1 7,932 
22,575 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
5,956 
411 
2,033 
605 
801 
662 
1 0 to 49 
6,070 
96 
568 
379 
706 
884 
50 to 99 
724 
8 
8 
6 
16 
25 
too to 199 
215 
- 
5 
2 
1 
1 
200 to 499 
46 
2 
2 
- 
1 
- 
500 or more 
9 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
11,543 
168 
470 
213 
559 
927 
number 
1,270,091 
7,085 
22,534 
7,278 
21,884 
41,535 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
586 
59 
204 
63 
95 
62 
10 to 49 
3,990 
70 
148 
121 
401 
644 
50 to 99 
4,181 
23 
82 
21 
53 
194 
100 to 199 
1,584 
9 
19 
4 
8 
18 
200 to 499 
815 
6 
11 
3 
- 
5 
500 or more 
387 
1 
6 
1 
2 
4 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
26,802 
1,023 
3,771 
1,305 
2,255 
2,689 
number 
1 ,975,688 
42,245 
98,514 
27,824 
48,437 
72,436 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
25,614 
836 
3,388 
1,217 
2,096 
2,579 
number 
1,784,697 
52,489 
139,355 
28,314 
60,181 
62,995 
$1,000 
1,416,881 
33,819 
101,549 
18,814 
43,938 
47,909 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
12,357 
353 
1,182 
476 
860 
1,199 
number 
726,994 
37,493 
81,727 
13,766 
26,073 
25,090 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
23,505 
693 
2,948 
1,069 
1,882 
2,368 
number 
1,057,703 
14,996 
57,628 
14,548 
34,108 
37,905 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
3,219 
57 
116 
61 
133 
232 
number 
273,446 
3,798 
1 1 ,324 
1,825 
4,740 
7,704 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
2,270 
266 
654 
163 
223 
181 
number 
311,651 
13,229 
30,922 
6,938 
13,132 
9,329 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
1,698 
226 
573 
139 
182 
134 
25 to 49 
164 
15 
33 
10 
14 
20 
50 to 99 
138 
15 
20 
7 
12 
17 
100 to 199 
78 
2 
6 
6 
6 
3 
200 to 499 
70 
3 
13 
- 
3 
3 
500 or more 
122 
5 
9 
1 
6 
4 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
1,103 
114 
261 
89 
113 
93 
number 
43,716 
1,472 
4,776 
1,648 
4,354 
1,169 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,996 
219 
555 
131 
207 
160 
number 
267,935 
1 1 ,757 
26,146 
5,290 
8,778 
8,160 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
2,210 
270 
627 
153 
219 
186 
number 
934,000 
44,509 
121,129 
19,258 
83,810 
24,828 
$1,000 
90,589 
3,935 
12,699 
2,331 
4,666 
3,611 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,590 
353 
893 
228 
268 
258 
number 
80,081 
6,487 
19,884 
4,923 
9,741 
1 1 ,258 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
2,169 
288 
730 
179 
234 
238 
number 
50,763 
3,699 
12,068 
3,138 
6,159 
7,505 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
1,805 
233 
599 
156 
201 
198 
number 
78,076 
5,188 
32,702 
4,030 
6,349 
9,949 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
17,054 
1,350 
6,210 
1,603 
2,138 
1,800 
number 
103,481 
6,587 
36,258 
10,102 
12,834 
1 1 ,756 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
16,315 
1,311 
6,031 
1,540 
2,028 
1,723 
number 
87,546 
5,996 
29,704 
8,376 
10,974 
10,176 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
2,285 
193 
847 
207 
280 
254 
number 
7,081 
547 
2,390 
743 
678 
755 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
2,419 
407 
954 
223 
239 
182 
number 
61,111 
7,365 
19,046 
4,966 
6,462 
6,272 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
948 
166 
363 
86 
91 
75 
number 
29,984 
2,761 
13,113 
2,605 
3,011 
2,088 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
7,348 
817 
2,553 
654 
871 
721 
number 
5,413,563 
280,594 
249,883 
140,802 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
7,235 
801 
2,525 
643 
859 
714 
400 to 3,199 
55 
9 
18 
6 
6 
3 
3,200 to 9,999 
19 
2 
4 
2 
4 
2 
10,000 to 19,999 
23 
3 
5 
2 
1 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
50,000 to 99,999 
6 
1 
1 
1 
1 
- 
100,000 or more 
4 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
869 
142 
295 
70 
94 
70 
number 
908,883 
6,488 
39,202 
2,284 
91,349 
(D) 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
1,010 
153 
351 
76 
138 
93 
number 
3,001,436 
145,521 
169,516 
116,730 
161,678 
(D) 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
133 
29 
50 
8 
14 
13 
number 
1,749,705 
23,180 
(D) 
831 
126,950 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
74 Wisconsin 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
