Ireland Animal Numbers, Cattle Total Slaughter by Year
| Market Year | Total Slaughter | Unit of Measure | Growth Rate |
| 1960 | 548 | (1000 HEAD) | NA |
| 1961 | 646 | (1000 HEAD) | 17.88% |
| 1962 | 591 | (1000 HEAD) | -8.51% |
| 1963 | 604 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.20% |
| 1964 | 491 | (1000 HEAD) | -18.71% |
| 1965 | 492 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.20% |
| 1966 | 619 | (1000 HEAD) | 25.81% |
| 1967 | 954 | (1000 HEAD) | 54.12% |
| 1968 | 818 | (1000 HEAD) | -14.26% |
| 1969 | 834 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.96% |
| 1970 | 906 | (1000 HEAD) | 8.63% |
| 1971 | 916 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.10% |
| 1972 | 785 | (1000 HEAD) | -14.30% |
| 1973 | 872 | (1000 HEAD) | 11.08% |
| 1974 | 1362 | (1000 HEAD) | 56.19% |
| 1975 | 1752 | (1000 HEAD) | 28.63% |
| 1976 | 1296 | (1000 HEAD) | -26.03% |
| 1977 | 1457 | (1000 HEAD) | 12.42% |
| 1978 | 1469 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.82% |
| 1979 | 1316 | (1000 HEAD) | -10.42% |
| 1980 | 1660 | (1000 HEAD) | 26.14% |
| 1981 | 1181 | (1000 HEAD) | -28.86% |
| 1982 | 1232 | (1000 HEAD) | 4.32% |
| 1983 | 1257 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.03% |
| 1984 | 1385 | (1000 HEAD) | 10.18% |
| 1985 | 1514 | (1000 HEAD) | 9.31% |
| 1986 | 1691 | (1000 HEAD) | 11.69% |
| 1987 | 1584 | (1000 HEAD) | -6.33% |
| 1988 | 1452 | (1000 HEAD) | -8.33% |
| 1989 | 1366 | (1000 HEAD) | -5.92% |
| 1990 | 1583 | (1000 HEAD) | 15.89% |
| 1991 | 1714 | (1000 HEAD) | 8.28% |
| 1992 | 1708 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.35% |
Source: United States Department of Agriculture
See also: Commodity prices
See also: Agricultural prices
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