Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
2,776 
1,837 
568 
475 
500 or more 
1,262 
552 
364 
348 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
23,442 
20,091 
1,954 
1,437 
number 
1,518,396 
897,753 
329,995 
295,513 
Beef cows 
farms 
13,020 
11,779 
684 
469 
number 
248,305 
204,771 
25,940 
19,814 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
5,956 
5,565 
214 
140 
1 0 to 49 
6,070 
5,462 
335 
223 
50 to 99 
724 
578 
77 
59 
too to 199 
215 
143 
39 
33 
200 to 499 
46 
26 
16 
11 
500 or more 
9 
5 
3 
3 
Milk cews 
farms 
11,543 
9,208 
1,410 
1,079 
number 
1,270,091 
692,982 
304,055 
275,699 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
586 
534 
30 
18 
1 0 to 49 
3,990 
3,614 
254 
139 
50 to 99 
4,181 
3,537 
405 
289 
100 to 199 
1,584 
1,037 
323 
260 
200 to 499 
815 
382 
252 
230 
500 or more 
387 
104 
146 
143 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
26,802 
22,987 
2,208 
1,633 
number 
1,975,688 
1,271,992 
378,626 
334,877 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
25,614 
21,836 
2,207 
1,643 
number 
1,784,697 
1,096,674 
347,265 
316,309 
$1,000 
1,416,881 
899,243 
266,848 
240,173 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
12,357 
10,241 
1,269 
971 
number 
726,994 
440,615 
133,281 
123,889 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
23,505 
19,990 
2,043 
1,527 
number 
1 ,057,703 
656,059 
213,984 
192,420 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
3,219 
2,505 
391 
310 
number 
273,446 
181,365 
42,368 
36,507 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
2,270 
1,981 
164 
118 
number 
311,651 
130,429 
94,326 
86,401 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
1,698 
1,554 
79 
50 
25 to 49 
164 
141 
15 
11 
50 to 99 
138 
116 
12 
9 
100 to 199 
78 
65 
8 
7 
200 to 499 
70 
45 
16 
12 
500 or more 
122 
60 
34 
29 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
1,103 
945 
89 
63 
number 
43,716 
18,934 
1 1 ,849 
11,010 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,996 
1,733 
148 
108 
number 
267,935 
1 1 1 ,495 
82,477 
75,391 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
2,210 
1,904 
169 
119 
number 
934,000 
359,276 
322,439 
304,837 
$1,000 
90,589 
37,511 
27,848 
25,327 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,590 
2,350 
128 
91 
number 
80,081 
70,828 
4,754 
3,863 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
2,169 
1,972 
105 
74 
number 
50,763 
44,719 
3,459 
2,710 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
1,805 
1,663 
80 
53 
number 
78,076 
50,271 
(D) 
(D) 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
17,054 
15,481 
758 
510 
number 
103,481 
90,157 
5,479 
3,605 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
16,315 
14,859 
722 
477 
number 
87,546 
78,014 
4,088 
2,608 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
2,285 
2,039 
125 
82 
number 
7,081 
6,073 
396 
223 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
2,419 
2,192 
117 
90 
number 
61,111 
55,066 
4,083 
3,646 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
948 
847 
58 
49 
number 
29,984 
21,183 
2,837 
2,764 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
7,348 
6,731 
326 
202 
number 
5,413,563 
955,945 
193,072 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
7,235 
6,637 
318 
196 
400 to 3,199 
55 
51 
2 
1 
3,200 to 9,999 
19 
15 
3 
3 
10,000 to 19,999 
23 
20 
1 
1 
20,000 to 49,999 
6 
6 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
6 
1 
2 
1 
100,000 or more 
4 
1 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
869 
793 
34 
26 
number 
908,883 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
152 Wisconsin 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
