United States Animal Numbers, Cattle Cow Slaughter by Year
| Market Year | Cow Slaughter | Unit of Measure | Growth Rate |
| 1960 | 5773 | (1000 HEAD) | NA |
| 1961 | 5179 | (1000 HEAD) | -10.29% |
| 1962 | 5453 | (1000 HEAD) | 5.29% |
| 1963 | 5229 | (1000 HEAD) | -4.11% |
| 1964 | 6524 | (1000 HEAD) | 24.77% |
| 1965 | 8074 | (1000 HEAD) | 23.76% |
| 1966 | 7556 | (1000 HEAD) | -6.42% |
| 1967 | 6754 | (1000 HEAD) | -10.61% |
| 1968 | 6843 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.32% |
| 1969 | 6920 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.13% |
| 1970 | 6116 | (1000 HEAD) | -11.62% |
| 1971 | 6375 | (1000 HEAD) | 4.23% |
| 1972 | 5992 | (1000 HEAD) | -6.01% |
| 1973 | 6248 | (1000 HEAD) | 4.27% |
| 1974 | 7514 | (1000 HEAD) | 20.26% |
| 1975 | 11557 | (1000 HEAD) | 53.81% |
| 1976 | 10619 | (1000 HEAD) | -8.12% |
| 1977 | 9864 | (1000 HEAD) | -7.11% |
| 1978 | 8470 | (1000 HEAD) | -14.13% |
| 1979 | 5930 | (1000 HEAD) | -29.99% |
| 1980 | 6334 | (1000 HEAD) | 6.81% |
| 1981 | 6643 | (1000 HEAD) | 4.88% |
| 1982 | 7354 | (1000 HEAD) | 10.70% |
| 1983 | 7597 | (1000 HEAD) | 3.30% |
| 1984 | 8621 | (1000 HEAD) | 13.48% |
| 1985 | 7391 | (1000 HEAD) | -14.27% |
| 1986 | 7961 | (1000 HEAD) | 7.71% |
| 1987 | 6610 | (1000 HEAD) | -16.97% |
| 1988 | 6338 | (1000 HEAD) | -4.11% |
| 1989 | 6316 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.35% |
| 1990 | 5920 | (1000 HEAD) | -6.27% |
| 1991 | 5623 | (1000 HEAD) | -5.02% |
| 1992 | 5846 | (1000 HEAD) | 3.97% |
| 1993 | 6088 | (1000 HEAD) | 4.14% |
| 1994 | 5941 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.41% |
| 1995 | 6281 | (1000 HEAD) | 5.72% |
| 1996 | 7274 | (1000 HEAD) | 15.81% |
| 1997 | 6560 | (1000 HEAD) | -9.82% |
| 1998 | 5982 | (1000 HEAD) | -8.81% |
| 1999 | 5708 | (1000 HEAD) | -4.58% |
| 2000 | 5524 | (1000 HEAD) | -3.22% |
| 2001 | 5774 | (1000 HEAD) | 4.53% |
| 2002 | 5759 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.26% |
| 2003 | 6129 | (1000 HEAD) | 6.42% |
| 2004 | 5162 | (1000 HEAD) | -15.78% |
| 2005 | 4859 | (1000 HEAD) | -5.87% |
| 2006 | 5426 | (1000 HEAD) | 11.67% |
| 2007 | 5767 | (1000 HEAD) | 6.28% |
| 2008 | 6263 | (1000 HEAD) | 8.60% |
| 2009 | 6248 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.24% |
| 2010 | 6542 | (1000 HEAD) | 4.71% |
| 2011 | 6819 | (1000 HEAD) | 4.23% |
| 2012 | 6551 | (1000 HEAD) | -3.93% |
| 2013 | 6356 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.98% |
| 2014 | 5469 | (1000 HEAD) | -13.96% |
| 2015 | 5234 | (1000 HEAD) | -4.30% |
| 2016 | 5512 | (1000 HEAD) | 5.31% |
| 2017 | 5861 | (1000 HEAD) | 6.33% |
| 2018 | 6270 | (1000 HEAD) | 6.98% |
| 2019 | 6509 | (1000 HEAD) | 3.81% |
| 2020 | 6457 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.80% |
| 2021 | 6802 | (1000 HEAD) | 5.34% |
| 2022 | 7135 | (1000 HEAD) | 4.90% |
| 2023 | 6717 | (1000 HEAD) | -5.86% |
| 2024 | 5695 | (1000 HEAD) | -15.22% |
| 2025 | 5255 | (1000 HEAD) | -7.73% |
Source: United States Department of Agriculture
See also: Commodity prices
See also: Agricultural prices
See also: Commodities market
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