Agriculture—especially livestock and grain—is one of Wyoming's most important industries. In 2002, Wyoming had about 9,200 farms and ranches covering almost 34.6 million acres (14 million hectares). The state's average of 3,761 acres (1,522 hectares) per farm ranked 2nd in the US after Arizona. The value of the lands and buildings of Wyoming's farms and ranches in 2002 was over $9.9 billion. Total farm marketings in 2002 amounted to $983 million, ranking 38th among the 50 states. Of this, livestock and animal products accounted for $837 million; crops, $145 million.
Field crops in 2002 included barley, 4,900,000 bu; wheat, 2,376,000 bu; oats, 810,000 bu; potatoes, 375,000 hundred weight (cwt); sugar beets, 659,000 tons; dry beans, 624,000 cwt; and hay, 1,600,000 tons.