Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
877 
746 
1 
40 
62 
154 
247 
242 
500 or more 
662 
591 
6 
26 
72 
94 
205 
188 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
5,164 
3,251 
4 
201 
249 
569 
1,084 
1,144 
number 
670,448 
570,283 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
99,128 
192,058 
185,487 
Beef cows 
farms 
5,080 
3,206 
4 
194 
246 
548 
1,070 
1,144 
number 
664,254 
564,245 
(D) 
23,323 
(D) 
97,924 
191,702 
185,260 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
1,161 
461 
3 
29 
23 
82 
147 
177 
1 0 to 49 
1,523 
803 
- 
52 
63 
117 
268 
303 
50 to 99 
767 
547 
- 
42 
40 
82 
199 
184 
100 to 199 
667 
552 
- 
40 
42 
101 
172 
197 
200 to 499 
681 
591 
1 
26 
51 
127 
191 
195 
500 or more 
281 
252 
- 
5 
27 
39 
93 
88 
Milk cows 
farms 
206 
122 
- 
9 
13 
52 
33 
15 
number 
6,194 
6,038 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,204 
356 
227 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
181 
97 
9 
7 
40 
27 
14 
1 0 to 49 
7 
7 
- 
- 
- 
4 
3 
- 
50 to 99 
10 
10 
- 
- 
- 
7 
3 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 
4 
4 
- 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
2 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
500 or more 
2 
2 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
5,235 
3,355 
10 
225 
259 
604 
1,101 
1,156 
number 
637,283 
537,084 
(D) 
20,901 
(D) 
91,253 
189,473 
151,313 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
5,271 
3,407 
10 
213 
280 
568 
1,119 
1,217 
number 
1,067,003 
906,184 
3,434 
32,038 
122,679 
173,222 
304,527 
270,284 
$1,000 
1,101,195 
939,085 
2,627 
27,191 
138,149 
181,481 
315,662 
273,974 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
2,332 
1,602 
1 
113 
158 
295 
518 
517 
number 
260,983 
227,884 
(D) 
(D) 
33,253 
39,019 
72,364 
69,896 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
4,695 
3,054 
10 
193 
235 
499 
1,012 
1,105 
number 
806,020 
678,300 
(D) 
(D) 
89,426 
134,203 
232,163 
200,388 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
133 
100 
3 
8 
17 
30 
42 
number 
158,150 
(D) 
- 
63 
(D) 
(D) 
25,906 
32,309 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
270 
107 
- 
8 
28 
40 
18 
13 
number 
85,432 
(D) 
- 
38 
(D) 
(D) 
391 
247 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
252 
95 
8 
24 
37 
16 
10 
25 to 49 
7 
5 
- 
- 
2 
- 
1 
2 
50 to 99 
5 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
100 to 199 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
2 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
500 or more 
3 
2 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
75 
37 
- 
8 
9 
11 
4 
5 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
13 
(D) 
(D) 
52 
53 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
243 
98 
- 
8 
25 
36 
18 
11 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
25 
(D) 
(D) 
339 
194 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
288 
118 
_ 
7 
29 
42 
25 
15 
number 
456,300 
(D) 
- 
36 
(D) 
(D) 
251 
223 
$1,000 
35,101 
(D) 
- 
5 
(D) 
(D) 
51 
37 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
771 
428 
1 
22 
36 
84 
147 
138 
number 
354,785 
328,445 
(D) 
(D) 
19,356 
54,038 
147,965 
100,108 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
650 
389 
1 
22 
35 
81 
118 
132 
number 
211,270 
195,088 
(D) 
(D) 
10,347 
28,524 
86,961 
62,934 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
638 
366 
1 
21 
35 
75 
113 
121 
number 
261,820 
242,074 
(D) 
(D) 
14,577 
33,966 
90,679 
94,424 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
6,212 
3,109 
4 
210 
305 
541 
976 
1,073 
number 
72,461 
36,725 
15 
2,671 
4,596 
7,117 
10,018 
12,308 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
6,005 
2,996 
4 
199 
302 
526 
944 
1,021 
number 
62,917 
30,035 
15 
2,270 
3,726 
5,603 
8,822 
9,599 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
1,651 
814 
- 
71 
97 
165 
249 
232 
number 
7,815 
3,900 
" 
250 
501 
597 
1,328 
1,224 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
594 
225 
_ 
26 
36 
52 
64 
47 
number 
9,246 
6,362 
- 
1,458 
426 
2,157 
1,086 
1,235 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
273 
127 
- 
17 
17 
28 
37 
28 
number 
5,371 
3,815 
- 
389 
204 
1,807 
717 
698 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,324 
565 
_ 
45 
52 
132 
171 
165 
number 
26,612 
12,127 
- 
826 
1,105 
2,606 
3,774 
3,816 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
1,324 
565 
45 
52 
132 
171 
165 
400 to 3,199 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
152 
59 
- 
5 
- 
21 
17 
16 
number 
2,024 
722 
- 
36 
- 
216 
236 
234 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
202 Wyoming 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
