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 | 31794 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.98% |
| 2010 | 31440 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.11% |
| 2011 | 30913 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.68% |
| 2012 | 30282 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.04% |
| 2013 | 29631 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.15% |
| 2014 | 28956 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.28% |
| 2015 | 29332 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.30% |
| 2016 | 30164 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.84% |
| 2017 | 31171 | (1000 HEAD) | 3.34% |
| 2018 | 31466 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.95% |
| 2019 | 31641 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.56% |
| 2020 | 31349 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.92% |
| 2021 | 30857 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.57% |
| 2022 | 29965 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.89% |
| 2023 | 28939 | (1000 HEAD) | -3.42% |
| 2024 | 28223 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.47% |
| 2025 | 27963 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.92% |
Source: United States Department of Agriculture
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