New Zealand Animal Numbers, Cattle Beef Cows Beginning Stocks by Year
| Market Year | Beef Cows Beginning Stocks | Unit of Measure | Growth Rate |
| 1960 | 968 | (1000 HEAD) | NA |
| 1961 | 1047 | (1000 HEAD) | 8.16 % |
| 1962 | 1113 | (1000 HEAD) | 6.30 % |
| 1963 | 1114 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.09 % |
| 1964 | 1141 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.42 % |
| 1965 | 1120 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.84 % |
| 1966 | 1314 | (1000 HEAD) | 17.32 % |
| 1967 | 1388 | (1000 HEAD) | 5.63 % |
| 1968 | 1446 | (1000 HEAD) | 4.18 % |
| 1969 | 1486 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.77 % |
| 1970 | 1519 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.22 % |
| 1971 | 1557 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.50 % |
| 1972 | 1854 | (1000 HEAD) | 19.08 % |
| 1973 | 2053 | (1000 HEAD) | 10.73 % |
| 1974 | 2125 | (1000 HEAD) | 3.51 % |
| 1975 | 2199 | (1000 HEAD) | 3.48 % |
| 1976 | 2146 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.41 % |
| 1977 | 2139 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.33 % |
| 1978 | 1916 | (1000 HEAD) | -10.43 % |
| 1979 | 1823 | (1000 HEAD) | -4.85 % |
| 1980 | 1823 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.00 % |
| 1981 | 1879 | (1000 HEAD) | 3.07 % |
| 1982 | 1782 | (1000 HEAD) | -5.16 % |
| 1983 | 1576 | (1000 HEAD) | -11.56 % |
| 1984 | 1448 | (1000 HEAD) | -8.12 % |
| 1985 | 1440 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.55 % |
| 1986 | 1456 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.11 % |
| 1987 | 1498 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.88 % |
| 1988 | 1586 | (1000 HEAD) | 5.87 % |
| 1989 | 1460 | (1000 HEAD) | -7.94 % |
| 1990 | 1355 | (1000 HEAD) | -7.19 % |
| 1991 | 1386 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.29 % |
| 1992 | 1388 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.14 % |
| 1993 | 1419 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.23 % |
| 1994 | 1463 | (1000 HEAD) | 3.10 % |
| 1995 | 1577 | (1000 HEAD) | 7.79 % |
| 1996 | 1620 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.73 % |
| 1997 | 1592 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.73 % |
| 1998 | 1444 | (1000 HEAD) | -9.30 % |
| 1999 | 1478 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.35 % |
| 2000 | 1478 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.00 % |
| 2001 | 1452 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.76 % |
| 2002 | 1263 | (1000 HEAD) | -13.02 % |
| 2003 | 1280 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.35 % |
| 2004 | 1230 | (1000 HEAD) | -3.91 % |
| 2005 | 1220 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.81 % |
| 2006 | 1260 | (1000 HEAD) | 3.28 % |
| 2007 | 1270 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.79 % |
| 2008 | 1200 | (1000 HEAD) | -5.51 % |
| 2009 | 1104 | (1000 HEAD) | -8.00 % |
| 2010 | 1096 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.72 % |
| 2011 | 1118 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.01 % |
| 2012 | 1053 | (1000 HEAD) | -5.81 % |
| 2013 | 1060 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.66 % |
| 2014 | 1019 | (1000 HEAD) | -3.87 % |
| 2015 | 1012 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.69 % |
| 2016 | 982 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.96 % |
| 2017 | 954 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.85 % |
| 2018 | 986 | (1000 HEAD) | 3.35 % |
Source: United States Department of Agriculture
See also: Commodity prices
See also: Commodities market
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