Table 17. Milk Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle and calves inventory 
Milk cow herd 
Total 
Cows and heifers that calved 
Other cattle (see text) 
Total 
Milk cows 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total 
11,543 
2,438,713 
1 1 ,543 
1 ,298,252 
1 1 ,543 
1,270,091 
11,100 
1,140,461 
Farms with milk cow herd size of- 
1 to 9 
586 
12,736 
586 
3,348 
586 
1,861 
507 
9,388 
10to 19 
712 
26,075 
712 
10,968 
712 
10,017 
673 
15,107 
20 to 49 
3,278 
240,426 
3,278 
122,869 
3,278 
116,971 
3,133 
117,557 
50 to 99 
4,181 
582,315 
4,181 
287,792 
4,181 
277,611 
4,087 
294,523 
100 to 199 
1,584 
427,452 
1,584 
213,287 
1,584 
209,669 
1,544 
214,165 
200 to 499 
815 
461,810 
815 
243,803 
815 
241,535 
788 
218,007 
500 to 999 
256 
291,913 
256 
170,125 
256 
166,535 
245 
121,788 
1 ,000 or more 
131 
395,986 
131 
246,060 
131 
245,892 
123 
149,926 
1,000 to 2,499 
106 
259,978 
106 
149,864 
106 
149,696 
102 
110,114 
2,500 or more 
25 
136,008 
25 
96,196 
25 
96,196 
21 
39,812 
No milk cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
18,365 
1,055,371 
1 1 ,899 
220,144 
(X) 
(X) 
15,702 
835,227 
Milk cow herd 
Cattle and calves sales 
Milk sales 
Total 
Cattle 
Calves 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Total 
10,720 
895,849 
544,250 
9,989 
447,992 
7,977 
447,857 
1 1 ,063 
4,931,694 
Farms with milk cow herd size of- 
1 to 9 
387 
8,539 
7,476 
324 
5,412 
182 
3,127 
131 
3,270 
lOto 19 
602 
10,456 
7,845 
554 
6,991 
407 
3,465 
687 
27,072 
20 to 49 
2,950 
86,283 
58,019 
2,695 
51,704 
2,225 
34,579 
3,278 
354,603 
50 to 99 
4,039 
182,228 
127,795 
3,832 
105,670 
2,925 
76,558 
4,181 
917,497 
100 to 199 
1,553 
130,881 
91,513 
1,464 
73,560 
1,200 
57,321 
1,584 
752,272 
200 to 499 
804 
162,941 
98,235 
749 
77,269 
681 
85,672 
815 
998,263 
500 to 999 
256 
118,799 
63,052 
247 
51,690 
240 
67,109 
256 
746,576 
1 ,000 or more 
129 
195,722 
90,315 
124 
75,696 
117 
120,026 
131 
1,132,141 
1,000 to 2,499 
104 
112,342 
57,958 
100 
48,213 
92 
64,129 
106 
697,598 
2,500 or more 
25 
83,380 
32,357 
24 
27,483 
25 
55,897 
25 
434,543 
No milk cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
14,894 
888,848 
872,631 
13,516 
609,711 
4,380 
279,137 
232 
20,345 
Table 18. Cattle and Calves - Number Sold Per Farm by Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle, including calves weighing 500 pounds or more 
Calves weighing less than 
500 pounds 
Number sold 
Cattle and calves 
Total 
Cattle on feed 
(see text) 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total 
25,614 
1 ,784,697 
1,416,881 
23,505 
1 ,057,703 
3,219 
273,446 
12,357 
726,994 
Farms by number of cattle 
and calves sold - 
1 to 9 
7,351 
33,071 
30,321 
6,561 
26,157 
22 
103 
1,882 
6,914 
10 to 19 
4,700 
64,195 
54,824 
4,195 
46,096 
442 
6,199 
2,127 
18,099 
20 to 49 
7,052 
219,450 
176,054 
6,583 
143,402 
1,142 
29,832 
4,217 
76,048 
50 to 99 
3,426 
228,356 
182,636 
3,314 
147,456 
766 
37,989 
2,241 
80,900 
100 to 199 
1,485 
197,938 
171,775 
1,419 
132,002 
443 
45,021 
888 
65,936 
200 to 499 
1,019 
308,861 
272,252 
950 
195,516 
280 
60,394 
609 
113,345 
500 to 999 
366 
245,949 
190,654 
303 
138,004 
80 
39,208 
235 
107,945 
1,000 to 2,499 
168 
232,341 
177,647 
142 
119,529 
39 
41,376 
123 
112,812 
2,500 or more 
47 
254,536 
160,717 
38 
109,541 
5 
13,324 
35 
144,995 
Table 19. Hogs and Pigs - Inventory: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Flogs and pigs 
2012 
2007 
Flogs and pigs 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total hogs and pigs 
2,270 
311,651 
3,188 
436,814 
Total hogs and pigs - Con. 
Farms with- 
Flogs and pigs used or to be 
1 to 24 
1,698 
11,317 
2,212 
14,882 
used for breeding - Con. 
25 to 49 
164 
5,481 
261 
9,060 
Farms with - Con. 
50 to 99 
138 
9,294 
225 
15,358 
100 to 199 
78 
10,901 
138 
(D) 
100 to 199 
30 
3,952 
44 
5,730 
200 to 499 
70 
22,384 
156 
(D) 
200 to 499 
24 
6,128 
27 
7,858 
500 to 999 
38 
25,182 
87 
60,971 
500 or more 
13 
20,898 
18 
21,174 
1,000 to 1,999 
49 
66,339 
65 
86,232 
2,000 to 4,999 
27 
74,378 
37 
113,221 
Other hogs and pigs 
1,996 
267,935 
2,873 
384,145 
5,000 or more 
8 
86,375 
7 
70,507 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
1,501 
9,523 
1,986 
12,795 
Flogs and pigs used or to be 
25 to 49 
138 
4,542 
239 
8,250 
used for breeding 
1,103 
43,716 
1,447 
52,669 
50 to 99 
125 
8,151 
192 
12,821 
Farms with- 
100 to 199 
49 
6,998 
125 
17,041 
1 to 24 
876 
5,324 
1,148 
7,948 
200 to 499 
69 
21,361 
147 
43,843 
25 to 49 
95 
3,190 
119 
3,945 
500 to 999 
35 
23,302 
87 
59,917 
50 to 99 
65 
4,224 
91 
6,014 
1 ,000 or more 
79 
194,058 
97 
229,478 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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