Table 12. Cattle and Calves - Inventory: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Cattle and calves 
29,908 
3,494,084 
35,125 
3,373,923 
Cattle and calves - Con. 
Farms with- 
Cows and heifers that calved - Con. 
1 to 9 
5,732 
27,835 
6,546 
31,573 
10 to 19 
3,959 
54,491 
4,665 
64,335 
Milk cows 
1 1 ,543 
1,270,091 
14,158 
1 ,249,309 
20 to 49 
6,152 
195,718 
7,253 
230,098 
Farms with- 
50 to 99 
5,183 
369,155 
6,695 
479,105 
1 to 9 
586 
1,861 
598 
2,272 
100 to 199 
4,844 
656,468 
6,198 
835,619 
lOto 19 
712 
10,017 
736 
10,500 
200 to 499 
2,776 
820,118 
2,865 
836,649 
20 to 49 
3,278 
116,971 
4,502 
161,417 
500 to 999 
876 
593,790 
652 
444,815 
50 to 99 
4,181 
277,611 
5,567 
366,821 
1,000 to 2,499 
309 
451,792 
207 
296,395 
100 to 199 
1,584 
209,669 
1,685 
218,618 
2,500 to 4,999 
57 
191,704 
40 
128,675 
200 to 499 
815 
241,535 
798 
232,323 
5,000 or more 
20 
133,013 
4 
26,659 
500 to 999 
256 
166,535 
194 
127,410 
1 ,000 or more 
131 
245,892 
78 
129,948 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
106 
149,696 
71 
104,122 
Cows and heifers that calved 
23,442 
1,518,396 
27,560 
1,519,129 
2,500 or more 
25 
96,196 
7 
25,826 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
5,957 
26,582 
6,683 
30,359 
Other cattle (see text) 
26,802 
1,975,688 
31,773 
1,854,794 
10 to 19 
3,533 
47,815 
3,948 
53,514 
Farms with- 
20 to 49 
5,989 
195,219 
7,525 
247,733 
1 to 9 
6,994 
31,887 
8,185 
37,483 
50 to 99 
4,820 
320,108 
6,303 
416,859 
lOto 19 
4,051 
54,898 
4,932 
67,041 
100 to 199 
1,866 
246,574 
1,945 
253,169 
20 to 49 
6,354 
202,134 
8,197 
263,227 
200 to 499 
879 
258,888 
871 
251,177 
50 to 99 
4,684 
313,649 
5,801 
386,270 
500 to 999 
265 
172,304 
207 
136,284 
100 to 199 
2,515 
330,014 
2,876 
375,594 
1,000 to 2,499 
107 
152,090 
71 
104,208 
200 to 499 
1,593 
470,452 
1,430 
403,914 
2,500 or more 
26 
98,816 
7 
25,826 
500 to 999 
465 
309,098 
265 
177,836 
1,000 to 2,499 
125 
176,646 
79 
110,197 
2,500 or more 
21 
86,910 
8 
33,232 
Beet cows 
13,020 
248,305 
14,775 
269,820 
Farms with- 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
2,789 
270,342 
5,503 
277,759 
1 to 9 
5,956 
26,655 
6,826 
30,669 
Farms with- 
10 to 19 
3,023 
40,360 
3,450 
46,038 
1 to 19 
502 
7,232 
2,555 
20,076 
20 to 49 
3,047 
87,975 
3,439 
98,413 
20 to 49 
949 
28,118 
1,368 
40,811 
50 to 99 
724 
46,580 
807 
52,275 
50 to 99 
625 
40,432 
840 
54,675 
100 to 199 
215 
26,886 
195 
24,389 
100 to 199 
370 
49,069 
479 
61,684 
200 to 499 
46 
12,497 
50 
12,773 
200 to 499 
246 
69,467 
213 
60,088 
500 to 999 
7 
(D) 
8 
5,263 
500 to 999 
82 
51,768 
37 
25,780 
1,000 to 2,499 
2 
(D) 
- 
- 
1,000 to 2,499 
12 
15,650 
11 
14,645 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
2,500 or more 
3 
8,606 
- 
- 
Table 13. Cattle and Calves - Sales: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Number sold 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Value ($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Value ($1,000) 
Cattle and calves 
25,614 
1,784,697 
1,416,881 
30,193 
1,513,662 
1,014,553 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 9 
7,351 
33,071 
30,321 
8,685 
38,053 
29,070 
10 to 19 
4,700 
64,195 
54,824 
5,819 
79,681 
54,488 
20 to 49 
7,052 
219,450 
176,054 
9,034 
280,654 
180,378 
50 to 99 
3,426 
228,356 
182,636 
3,846 
256,403 
1 74,876 
100 to 199 
1,485 
197,938 
171,775 
1,586 
210,408 
152,103 
200 to 499 
1,019 
308,861 
272,252 
869 
255,696 
174,759 
500 to 999 
366 
245,949 
190,654 
235 
160,175 
104,061 
1,000 to 2,499 
168 
232,341 
177,647 
100 
143,215 
85,316 
2,500 to 4,999 
33 
109,599 
75,028 
15 
49,289 
31,119 
5,000 or more 
14 
144,937 
85,689 
4 
40,088 
28,382 
Cattle, including calves weighing 500 
pounds or more 
23,505 
1,057,703 
(NA) 
27,352 
887,175 
(NA) 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 9 
8,456 
37,140 
(NA) 
10,399 
45,426 
(NA) 
10 to 19 
5,306 
70,837 
(NA) 
6,486 
85,643 
(NA) 
20 to 49 
5,703 
168,852 
(NA) 
6,503 
191,853 
(NA) 
50 to 99 
2,061 
136,091 
(NA) 
2,282 
150,773 
(NA) 
100 to 199 
1,033 
134,639 
(NA) 
1,034 
134,583 
(NA) 
200 to 499 
655 
193,087 
(NA) 
504 
141,390 
(NA) 
500 to 999 
200 
133,900 
(NA) 
105 
71 ,574 
(NA) 
1,000 to 2,499 
74 
103,483 
(NA) 
35 
48,983 
(NA) 
2,500 to 4,999 
12 
41,074 
(NA) 
4 
16,950 
(NA) 
5,000 or more 
5 
38,600 
(NA) 
- 
- 
(NA) 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
3,219 
273,446 
(NA) 
7,466 
280,471 
(NA) 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 19 
812 
11,205 
(NA) 
4,558 
29,675 
- 
20 to 49 
1,216 
36,751 
(NA) 
1,585 
47,979 
(NA) 
50 to 99 
571 
38,112 
(NA) 
695 
46,045 
(NA) 
100 to 199 
343 
46,226 
(NA) 
384 
49,063 
(NA) 
200 to 499 
187 
54,161 
(NA) 
188 
54,263 
(NA) 
500 to 999 
59 
38,897 
(NA) 
39 
27,739 
(NA) 
1,000 to 2,499 
28 
35,870 
(NA) 
16 
(D) 
(NA) 
2,500 to 4,999 
3 
12,224 
(NA) 
1 
(D) 
(NA) 
5,000 or more 
- 
- 
(NA) 
- 
- 
(NA) 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
12,357 
726,994 
(NA) 
15,109 
626,487 
(NA) 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 9 
3,711 
16,275 
(NA) 
4,440 
20,025 
(NA) 
10 to 19 
2,846 
37,974 
(NA) 
3,906 
50,999 
(NA) 
20 to 49 
3,651 
105,089 
(NA) 
4,722 
132,588 
(NA) 
50 to 99 
987 
63,254 
(NA) 
1,060 
67,378 
(NA) 
100 to 199 
506 
65,661 
(NA) 
488 
63,593 
(NA) 
200 to 499 
402 
115,696 
(NA) 
331 
95,851 
(NA) 
500 to 999 
171 
110,551 
(NA) 
101 
67,050 
(NA) 
1,000 or more 
83 
212,494 
(NA) 
61 
129,003 
(NA) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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