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 | 6374 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.07 % |
2021 | 6175 | (1000 HEAD) | -3.12 % |
Source: United States Department of Agriculture
See also: Commodity prices
See also: Agricultural prices
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