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 
Flerd 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- 
6,115 
1,307,731 
5,164 
670,448 
5,235 
637,283 
4,926 
1,014,191 
1,045,203 
1 to 9 
1,312 
5,605 
872 
2,891 
893 
2,714 
719 
10,743 
10,121 
1 0 to 1 9 
720 
9,839 
596 
5,589 
569 
4,250 
535 
7,084 
6,415 
20 to 49 
1,014 
32,489 
908 
21,860 
787 
10,629 
802 
18,611 
50 to 99 
798 
56,207 
728 
38,317 
718 
17,890 
699 
43,606 
38,792 
100 to 199 
732 
102,225 
676 
64,858 
731 
37,367 
684 
75,915 
66,242 
200 to 499 
877 
277,122 
809 
168,432 
876 
108,690 
846 
206,729 
192,534 
500 to 999 
440 
305,865 
377 
154,876 
439 
150,989 
425 
212,685 
202,148 
1,000 to 2,499 
164 
243,567 
149 
119,784 
164 
123,783 
158 
165,740 
167,865 
2,500 to 4,999 
44 
153,410 
37 
61,348 
44 
92,062 
44 
113,398 
140,158 
5,000 or more 
14 
121,402 
12 
32,493 
14 
88,909 
14 
158,290 
202,317 
No cattle and calves herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
345 
52,812 
55,991 
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 1 
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- 
5,164 
1,158,181 
5,164 
670,448 
4,284 
487,733 
4,362 
847,426 
828,011 
1 to 9 
1,226 
13,790 
1,226 
5,025 
807 
8,765 
774 
11,006 
1 1 ,033 
1 0 to 1 9 
560 
14,777 
560 
7,809 
409 
6,968 
473 
10,459 
10,583 
20 to 49 
968 
46,871 
968 
30,304 
741 
16,567 
792 
29,184 
27,932 
50 to 99 
774 
88,293 
774 
53,830 
694 
34,463 
731 
64,998 
60,373 
100 to 199 
669 
167,675 
669 
93,241 
668 
74,434 
648 
130,262 
121,645 
200 to 499 
684 
345,622 
684 
205,679 
683 
139,943 
661 
240,769 
229,503 
500 to 999 
197 
224,482 
197 
126,489 
196 
97,993 
197 
169,414 
166,790 
1,000 to 2,499 
72 
171,069 
72 
96,231 
72 
74,838 
72 
120,174 
124,184 
2,500 or more 
14 
85,602 
14 
51,840 
14 
33,762 
14 
71,160 
75,970 
No cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
951 
149,550 
(X) 
(X) 
951 
149,550 
909 
219,577 
273,184 
1 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- 
5,080 
1,147,978 
5,080 
666,384 
5,080 
664,254 
4,211 
481,594 
1 to 9 
1,161 
13,891 
1,161 
5,520 
1,161 
4,881 
753 
8,371 
1 0 to 1 9 
558 
14,893 
558 
7,864 
558 
7,783 
407 
7,029 
20 to 49 
965 
46,715 
965 
30,231 
965 
30,146 
738 
16,484 
50 to 99 
767 
89,013 
767 
54,304 
767 
53,266 
687 
34,709 
100 to 199 
667 
167,391 
667 
93,041 
667 
92,796 
666 
74,350 
200 to 499 
681 
343,575 
681 
204,818 
681 
204,787 
680 
138,757 
500 to 999 
196 
223,062 
196 
125,819 
196 
125,809 
195 
97,243 
1,000 to 2,499 
72 
171,069 
72 
96,231 
72 
96,230 
72 
74,838 
2,500 or more 
13 
78,369 
13 
48,556 
13 
48,556 
13 
29,813 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
1,035 
159,753 
84 
4,064 
(X) 
(X) 
1,024 
155,689 
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- 
4,311 
841,692 
824,091 
3,839 
601,509 
94 
79,441 
2,055 
240,183 
1 to 9 
739 
9,557 
10,308 
650 
8,039 
2 
(D) 
236 
1,518 
1 0 to 1 9 
474 
10,451 
10,578 
401 
8,419 
8 
104 
182 
2,032 
20 to 49 
789 
29,212 
27,940 
674 
21,441 
14 
366 
344 
7,771 
50 to 99 
723 
64,698 
60,310 
657 
44,402 
23 
3,823 
400 
20,296 
100 to 199 
646 
131,633 
122,954 
586 
99,142 
19 
1,336 
347 
32,491 
200 to 499 
659 
239,205 
227,970 
611 
165,463 
18 
4,815 
384 
73,742 
500 to 999 
196 
169,164 
166,513 
181 
122,131 
7 
(D) 
125 
47,033 
1,000 to 2,499 
72 
120,174 
124,184 
68 
92,870 
2 
(D) 
27 
27,304 
2,500 or more 
13 
67,598 
73,334 
11 
39,602 
1 
(D) 
10 
27,996 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
960 
225,311 
277,104 
856 
204,511 
39 
78,709 
277 
20,800 
20 Wyoming 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
