China Animal Numbers, Cattle Beginning Stocks by Year
| Market Year | Beginning Stocks | Unit of Measure | Growth Rate |
| 1975 | 74554 | (1000 HEAD) | NA |
| 1976 | 73547 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.35 % |
| 1977 | 71693 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.52 % |
| 1978 | 70398 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.81 % |
| 1979 | 70724 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.46 % |
| 1980 | 71346 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.88 % |
| 1981 | 71676 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.46 % |
| 1982 | 73301 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.27 % |
| 1983 | 76073 | (1000 HEAD) | 3.78 % |
| 1984 | 78084 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.64 % |
| 1985 | 82593 | (1000 HEAD) | 5.77 % |
| 1986 | 86820 | (1000 HEAD) | 5.12 % |
| 1987 | 91670 | (1000 HEAD) | 5.59 % |
| 1988 | 94650 | (1000 HEAD) | 3.25 % |
| 1989 | 97948 | (1000 HEAD) | 3.48 % |
| 1990 | 100752 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.86 % |
| 1991 | 102884 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.12 % |
| 1992 | 104592 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.66 % |
| 1993 | 107840 | (1000 HEAD) | 3.11 % |
| 1994 | 113157 | (1000 HEAD) | 4.93 % |
| 1995 | 123317 | (1000 HEAD) | 8.98 % |
| 1996 | 104000 | (1000 HEAD) | -15.66 % |
| 1997 | 110318 | (1000 HEAD) | 6.08 % |
| 1998 | 121822 | (1000 HEAD) | 10.43 % |
| 1999 | 124419 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.13 % |
| 2000 | 126983 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.06 % |
| 2001 | 123532 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.72 % |
| 2002 | 118092 | (1000 HEAD) | -4.40 % |
| 2003 | 115678 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.04 % |
| 2004 | 114344 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.15 % |
| 2005 | 112354 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.74 % |
| 2006 | 109908 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.18 % |
| 2007 | 104651 | (1000 HEAD) | -4.78 % |
| 2008 | 105948 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.24 % |
| 2009 | 105722 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.21 % |
| 2010 | 105430 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.28 % |
| 2011 | 104822 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.58 % |
| 2012 | 104346 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.45 % |
| 2013 | 104152 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.19 % |
Source: United States Department of Agriculture
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