Australia Animal Numbers, Cattle Cow Slaughter Annual Growth Rate
| Market Year | Cow Slaughter | Unit of Measure | Growth Rate |
| 1960 | 0 | (1000 HEAD) | NA |
| 1961 | 0 | (1000 HEAD) | NA |
| 1962 | 0 | (1000 HEAD) | NA |
| 1963 | 0 | (1000 HEAD) | NA |
| 1964 | 0 | (1000 HEAD) | NA |
| 1965 | 0 | (1000 HEAD) | NA |
| 1966 | 0 | (1000 HEAD) | NA |
| 1967 | 0 | (1000 HEAD) | NA |
| 1968 | 0 | (1000 HEAD) | NA |
| 1969 | 0 | (1000 HEAD) | NA |
| 1970 | 1078 | (1000 HEAD) | NA |
| 1971 | 1770 | (1000 HEAD) | 64.19% |
| 1972 | 2231 | (1000 HEAD) | 26.05% |
| 1973 | 2822 | (1000 HEAD) | 26.49% |
| 1974 | 1763 | (1000 HEAD) | -37.53% |
| 1975 | 2589 | (1000 HEAD) | 46.85% |
| 1976 | 2062 | (1000 HEAD) | -20.36% |
| 1977 | 5178 | (1000 HEAD) | 151.12% |
| 1978 | 5150 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.54% |
| 1979 | 3848 | (1000 HEAD) | -25.28% |
| 1980 | 3407 | (1000 HEAD) | -11.46% |
| 1981 | 2928 | (1000 HEAD) | -14.06% |
| 1982 | 3517 | (1000 HEAD) | 20.12% |
| 1983 | 3067 | (1000 HEAD) | -12.80% |
| 1984 | 2280 | (1000 HEAD) | -25.66% |
| 1985 | 2622 | (1000 HEAD) | 15.00% |
| 1986 | 3004 | (1000 HEAD) | 14.57% |
| 1987 | 3075 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.36% |
| 1988 | 2902 | (1000 HEAD) | -5.63% |
| 1989 | 2479 | (1000 HEAD) | -14.58% |
| 1990 | 2906 | (1000 HEAD) | 17.22% |
| 1991 | 3197 | (1000 HEAD) | 10.01% |
| 1992 | 3387 | (1000 HEAD) | 5.94% |
| 1993 | 3300 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.57% |
| 1994 | 3200 | (1000 HEAD) | -3.03% |
| 1995 | 3100 | (1000 HEAD) | -3.13% |
| 1996 | 3000 | (1000 HEAD) | -3.23% |
| 1997 | 3762 | (1000 HEAD) | 25.40% |
| 1998 | 4215 | (1000 HEAD) | 12.04% |
| 1999 | 3727 | (1000 HEAD) | -11.58% |
| 2000 | 3627 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.68% |
| 2001 | 3693 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.82% |
| 2002 | 3925 | (1000 HEAD) | 6.28% |
| 2003 | 3952 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.69% |
| 2004 | 3686 | (1000 HEAD) | -6.73% |
| 2005 | 3349 | (1000 HEAD) | -9.14% |
| 2006 | 3588 | (1000 HEAD) | 7.14% |
| 2007 | 3804 | (1000 HEAD) | 6.02% |
| 2008 | 3787 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.45% |
| 2009 | 3669 | (1000 HEAD) | -3.12% |
| 2010 | 3539 | (1000 HEAD) | -3.54% |
| 2011 | 3125 | (1000 HEAD) | -11.70% |
| 2012 | 3207 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.62% |
| 2013 | 3949 | (1000 HEAD) | 23.14% |
| 2014 | 4671 | (1000 HEAD) | 18.28% |
| 2015 | 4450 | (1000 HEAD) | -4.73% |
| 2016 | 3428 | (1000 HEAD) | -22.97% |
| 2017 | 3255 | (1000 HEAD) | -5.05% |
| 2018 | 3998 | (1000 HEAD) | 22.83% |
| 2019 | 4753 | (1000 HEAD) | 18.88% |
| 2020 | 3750 | (1000 HEAD) | -21.10% |
| 2021 | 2717 | (1000 HEAD) | -27.55% |
| 2022 | 2504 | (1000 HEAD) | -7.84% |
| 2023 | 3286 | (1000 HEAD) | 31.23% |
| 2024 | 4025 | (1000 HEAD) | 22.49% |
| 2025 | 4150 | (1000 HEAD) | 3.11% |
Source: United States Department of Agriculture
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