South Africa Animal Numbers, Cattle Ending Stocks by Year
| Market Year | Ending Stocks | Unit of Measure | Growth Rate |
| 1960 | 12527 | (1000 HEAD) | NA |
| 1961 | 12550 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.18 % |
| 1962 | 12560 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.08 % |
| 1963 | 12500 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.48 % |
| 1964 | 12435 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.52 % |
| 1965 | 12184 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.02 % |
| 1966 | 11920 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.17 % |
| 1967 | 10500 | (1000 HEAD) | -11.91 % |
| 1968 | 10700 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.90 % |
| 1969 | 10900 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.87 % |
| 1970 | 11256 | (1000 HEAD) | 3.27 % |
| 1971 | 11555 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.66 % |
| 1972 | 11876 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.78 % |
| 1973 | 12282 | (1000 HEAD) | 3.42 % |
| 1974 | 12694 | (1000 HEAD) | 3.35 % |
| 1975 | 13270 | (1000 HEAD) | 4.54 % |
| 1976 | 13639 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.78 % |
| 1977 | 13622 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.12 % |
| 1978 | 13604 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.13 % |
| 1979 | 13022 | (1000 HEAD) | -4.28 % |
| 1980 | 12992 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.23 % |
| 1981 | 13105 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.87 % |
| 1982 | 12517 | (1000 HEAD) | -4.49 % |
| 1983 | 12125 | (1000 HEAD) | -3.13 % |
| 1984 | 12000 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.03 % |
| 1985 | 11750 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.08 % |
| 1986 | 12002 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.14 % |
| 1987 | 12187 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.54 % |
| 1988 | 12675 | (1000 HEAD) | 4.00 % |
| 1989 | 13398 | (1000 HEAD) | 5.70 % |
| 1990 | 13512 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.85 % |
| 1991 | 13311 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.49 % |
| 1992 | 13239 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.54 % |
| 1993 | 12506 | (1000 HEAD) | -5.54 % |
| 1994 | 12632 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.01 % |
| 1995 | 13334 | (1000 HEAD) | 5.56 % |
| 1996 | 14067 | (1000 HEAD) | 5.50 % |
| 1997 | 13667 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.84 % |
| 1998 | 13772 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.77 % |
| 1999 | 13580 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.39 % |
| 2000 | 13460 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.88 % |
| 2001 | 13505 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.33 % |
| 2002 | 13635 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.96 % |
| 2003 | 13540 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.70 % |
| 2004 | 13510 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.22 % |
| 2005 | 13790 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.07 % |
| 2006 | 13934 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.04 % |
| 2007 | 14082 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.06 % |
| 2008 | 14195 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.80 % |
| 2009 | 14280 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.60 % |
Source: United States Department of Agriculture
See also: Commodity prices
See also: Commodities market
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