SIC 0219 General Livestock, Except Dairy and Poultry

SIC 0219

This classification covers establishments deriving 50 percent or more of their total value of sales or agricultural products from livestock such as cattle, hogs, sheep, and goats, but with less than 50 percent deriving from any single one of those livestock categories.

NAICS CODE(S)

112990

All Other Animal Production

The multi-faceted, diversified livestock farm had faded from the American landscape by the early 2000s because of industry emphasis on specialization. Large farms focused on raising a single animal were poised to all but replace diversified farms and ranches by the end of the twentieth century. Cattle production, for example, grew into an enormous industry. In the early 2000s, the industry was valued at $70 billion. Additionally, although only 1,360 of the 814,400 U.S. cattle farms had more than 1,000 cows in 2002, these farms accounted...