United States Animal Numbers, Cattle Beef Cows Beginning Stocks by Year
| Market Year | Beef Cows Beginning Stocks | Unit of Measure | Growth Rate |
| 1960 | 25675 | (1000 HEAD) | NA |
| 1961 | 26655 | (1000 HEAD) | 3.82 % |
| 1962 | 27996 | (1000 HEAD) | 5.03 % |
| 1963 | 29829 | (1000 HEAD) | 6.55 % |
| 1964 | 31908 | (1000 HEAD) | 6.97 % |
| 1965 | 33400 | (1000 HEAD) | 4.68 % |
| 1966 | 33500 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.30 % |
| 1967 | 33770 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.81 % |
| 1968 | 34570 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.37 % |
| 1969 | 35490 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.66 % |
| 1970 | 36689 | (1000 HEAD) | 3.38 % |
| 1971 | 37878 | (1000 HEAD) | 3.24 % |
| 1972 | 38810 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.46 % |
| 1973 | 40932 | (1000 HEAD) | 5.47 % |
| 1974 | 43182 | (1000 HEAD) | 5.50 % |
| 1975 | 45712 | (1000 HEAD) | 5.86 % |
| 1976 | 43901 | (1000 HEAD) | -3.96 % |
| 1977 | 41443 | (1000 HEAD) | -5.60 % |
| 1978 | 38738 | (1000 HEAD) | -6.53 % |
| 1979 | 37062 | (1000 HEAD) | -4.33 % |
| 1980 | 37107 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.12 % |
| 1981 | 38773 | (1000 HEAD) | 4.49 % |
| 1982 | 39230 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.18 % |
| 1983 | 37940 | (1000 HEAD) | -3.29 % |
| 1984 | 37484 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.20 % |
| 1985 | 35406 | (1000 HEAD) | -5.54 % |
| 1986 | 33753 | (1000 HEAD) | -4.67 % |
| 1987 | 33945 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.57 % |
| 1988 | 33183 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.24 % |
| 1989 | 32488 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.09 % |
| 1990 | 32454 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.10 % |
| 1991 | 32520 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.20 % |
| 1992 | 33007 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.50 % |
| 1993 | 33365 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.08 % |
| 1994 | 34603 | (1000 HEAD) | 3.71 % |
| 1995 | 35190 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.70 % |
| 1996 | 35319 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.37 % |
| 1997 | 34458 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.44 % |
| 1998 | 33885 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.66 % |
| 1999 | 33750 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.40 % |
| 2000 | 33575 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.52 % |
| 2001 | 33398 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.53 % |
| 2002 | 33134 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.79 % |
| 2003 | 32983 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.46 % |
| 2004 | 32531 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.37 % |
| 2005 | 32674 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.44 % |
| 2006 | 32702 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.09 % |
| 2007 | 32644 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.18 % |
| 2008 | 32435 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.64 % |
| 2009 | 31712 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.23 % |
| 2010 | 31370 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.08 % |
| 2011 | 30849 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.66 % |
| 2012 | 29883 | (1000 HEAD) | -3.13 % |
| 2013 | 29750 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.45 % |
Source: United States Department of Agriculture
See also: Commodity prices
See also: Commodities market
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