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- 
29,908 
3,494,084 
23,442 
1,518,396 
26,802 
1 ,975,688 
24,684 
1 ,739,698 
1,370,660 
1 to 9 
5,732 
27,835 
3,367 
1 1 ,843 
4,163 
15,992 
3,081 
23,081 
20,811 
lOto 19 
3,959 
54,491 
2,974 
24,841 
3,347 
29,650 
2,995 
29,892 
25,831 
20 to 49 
6,152 
195,718 
4,996 
93,401 
5,496 
102,317 
5,279 
93,017 
80,252 
50 to 99 
5,183 
369,155 
4,471 
172,877 
5,023 
196,278 
4,766 
165,972 
136,064 
100 to 199 
4,844 
656,468 
4,372 
294,436 
4,787 
362,032 
4,645 
250,780 
205,998 
200 to 499 
2,776 
820,118 
2,284 
320,503 
2,743 
499,615 
2,677 
378,325 
318,576 
500 to 999 
876 
593,790 
652 
225,046 
866 
368,744 
859 
331,552 
279,046 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
309 
451,792 
261 
210,044 
305 
241,748 
307 
269,768 
172,397 
2,500 to 4,999 
57 
191,704 
50 
103,333 
52 
88,371 
55 
1 1 1 ,378 
69,216 
5,000 or more 
20 
133,013 
15 
62,072 
20 
70,941 
20 
85,933 
62,467 
No cattle and calves herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
930 
44,999 
46,221 
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 ' 
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- 
23,442 
2,900,584 
23,442 
1,518,396 
20,336 
1,382,188 
19,916 
1,133,243 
779,006 
1 to 9 
5,957 
80,128 
5,957 
26,582 
4,388 
53,546 
3,841 
48,088 
40,576 
lOto 19 
3,533 
102,293 
3,533 
47,815 
2,921 
54,478 
2,968 
46,147 
38,918 
20 to 49 
5,989 
377,625 
5,989 
195,219 
5,333 
182,406 
5,369 
149,010 
120,758 
50 to 99 
4,820 
647,043 
4,820 
320,108 
4,660 
326,935 
4,647 
221,863 
168,787 
100 to 199 
1,866 
500,384 
1,866 
246,574 
1,809 
253,810 
1,828 
170,433 
136,482 
200 to 499 
879 
494,161 
879 
258,888 
846 
235,273 
867 
178,244 
114,480 
500 to 999 
265 
296,809 
265 
172,304 
255 
124,505 
265 
122,227 
66,813 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
107 
263,513 
107 
152,090 
103 
1 1 1 ,423 
105 
112,936 
58,558 
2,500 or more 
26 
138,628 
26 
98,816 
21 
39,812 
26 
84,295 
33,633 
No cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
6,466 
593,500 
(X) 
(X) 
6,466 
593,500 
5,698 
651,454 
637,875 
' 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- 
13,020 
678,758 
13,020 
332,224 
13,020 
248,305 
10,291 
346,534 
1 to 9 
5,956 
135,665 
5,956 
55,840 
5,956 
26,655 
4,425 
lOto 19 
3,023 
110,370 
3,023 
54,417 
3,023 
40,360 
2,439 
20 to 49 
3,047 
203,870 
3,047 
106,958 
3,047 
87,975 
2,522 
50 to 99 
724 
123,975 
724 
61,302 
724 
46,580 
657 
62,673 
100 to 199 
215 
61,425 
215 
30,441 
215 
26,886 
195 
30,984 
200 to 499 
46 
30,315 
46 
13,583 
46 
12,497 
45 
16,732 
500 to 999 
7 
(D) 
7 
(D) 
7 
(D) 
7 
(D) 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
16,888 
2,815,326 
10,422 
1,186,172 
(X) 
(X) 
16,511 
1,629,154 
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- 
10,247 
306,516 
294,313 
9,316 
230,078 
1,071 
66,621 
3,766 
76,438 
1 to 9 
3,985 
61,658 
49,896 
3,613 
41,337 
168 
6,570 
1,356 
20,321 
lOto 19 
2,552 
45,641 
37,782 
2,291 
33,200 
185 
6,783 
985 
12,441 
20 to 49 
2,754 
82,211 
79,969 
2,498 
63,856 
412 
16,815 
1,029 
18,355 
50 to 99 
694 
61,241 
63,940 
663 
47,367 
219 
20,110 
291 
13,874 
100 to 199 
208 
35,936 
41,480 
201 
29,814 
68 
1 1 ,002 
81 
6,122 
200 to 499 
45 
15,003 
15,418 
42 
10,635 
18 
(D) 
17 
4,368 
500 to 999 
7 
(D) 
(D) 
6 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
5 
(D) 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
- 
- 
2 
(D) 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
15,367 
1,478,181 
1,122,568 
14,189 
827,625 
2,148 
206,825 
8,591 
650,556 
20 Wisconsin 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
