Australia Animal Numbers, Cattle Total Slaughter by Year
| Market Year | Total Slaughter | Unit of Measure | Growth Rate |
| 1960 | 4512 | (1000 HEAD) | NA |
| 1961 | 4762 | (1000 HEAD) | 5.54 % |
| 1962 | 5611 | (1000 HEAD) | 17.83 % |
| 1963 | 6075 | (1000 HEAD) | 8.27 % |
| 1964 | 6472 | (1000 HEAD) | 6.53 % |
| 1965 | 6562 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.39 % |
| 1966 | 6231 | (1000 HEAD) | -5.04 % |
| 1967 | 5595 | (1000 HEAD) | -10.21 % |
| 1968 | 5478 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.09 % |
| 1969 | 5821 | (1000 HEAD) | 6.26 % |
| 1970 | 5709 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.92 % |
| 1971 | 5995 | (1000 HEAD) | 5.01 % |
| 1972 | 7468 | (1000 HEAD) | 24.57 % |
| 1973 | 8443 | (1000 HEAD) | 13.06 % |
| 1974 | 6988 | (1000 HEAD) | -17.23 % |
| 1975 | 9596 | (1000 HEAD) | 37.32 % |
| 1976 | 11434 | (1000 HEAD) | 19.15 % |
| 1977 | 12792 | (1000 HEAD) | 11.88 % |
| 1978 | 12574 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.70 % |
| 1979 | 9845 | (1000 HEAD) | -21.70 % |
| 1980 | 8883 | (1000 HEAD) | -9.77 % |
| 1981 | 8090 | (1000 HEAD) | -8.93 % |
| 1982 | 9456 | (1000 HEAD) | 16.89 % |
| 1983 | 8103 | (1000 HEAD) | -14.31 % |
| 1984 | 6650 | (1000 HEAD) | -17.93 % |
| 1985 | 7146 | (1000 HEAD) | 7.46 % |
| 1986 | 7869 | (1000 HEAD) | 10.12 % |
| 1987 | 8049 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.29 % |
| 1988 | 7770 | (1000 HEAD) | -3.47 % |
| 1989 | 7486 | (1000 HEAD) | -3.66 % |
| 1990 | 8166 | (1000 HEAD) | 9.08 % |
| 1991 | 8271 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.29 % |
| 1992 | 8480 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.53 % |
| 1993 | 8357 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.45 % |
| 1994 | 8332 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.30 % |
| 1995 | 7917 | (1000 HEAD) | -4.98 % |
| 1996 | 7970 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.67 % |
| 1997 | 9161 | (1000 HEAD) | 14.94 % |
| 1998 | 9324 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.78 % |
| 1999 | 8759 | (1000 HEAD) | -6.06 % |
| 2000 | 8642 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.34 % |
| 2001 | 8636 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.07 % |
| 2002 | 9050 | (1000 HEAD) | 4.79 % |
| 2003 | 8906 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.59 % |
| 2004 | 8803 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.16 % |
| 2005 | 8467 | (1000 HEAD) | -3.82 % |
| 2006 | 8854 | (1000 HEAD) | 4.57 % |
| 2007 | 8900 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.52 % |
| 2008 | 8652 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.79 % |
| 2009 | 8411 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.79 % |
| 2010 | 8273 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.64 % |
| 2011 | 7943 | (1000 HEAD) | -3.99 % |
| 2012 | 7865 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.98 % |
| 2013 | 8100 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.99 % |
Source: United States Department of Agriculture
See also: Commodity prices
See also: Commodities market
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