South Africa Animal Numbers, Cattle Beef Cows Beginning Stocks by Year
| Market Year | Beef Cows Beginning Stocks | Unit of Measure | Growth Rate |
| 1960 | 0 | (1000 HEAD) | NA |
| 1961 | 0 | (1000 HEAD) | NA |
| 1962 | 0 | (1000 HEAD) | NA |
| 1963 | 0 | (1000 HEAD) | NA |
| 1964 | 0 | (1000 HEAD) | NA |
| 1965 | 0 | (1000 HEAD) | NA |
| 1966 | 0 | (1000 HEAD) | NA |
| 1967 | 4398 | (1000 HEAD) | NA |
| 1968 | 4205 | (1000 HEAD) | -4.39 % |
| 1969 | 4215 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.24 % |
| 1970 | 4554 | (1000 HEAD) | 8.04 % |
| 1971 | 4918 | (1000 HEAD) | 7.99 % |
| 1972 | 5069 | (1000 HEAD) | 3.07 % |
| 1973 | 5342 | (1000 HEAD) | 5.39 % |
| 1974 | 5732 | (1000 HEAD) | 7.30 % |
| 1975 | 6045 | (1000 HEAD) | 5.46 % |
| 1976 | 6185 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.32 % |
| 1977 | 6560 | (1000 HEAD) | 6.06 % |
| 1978 | 6800 | (1000 HEAD) | 3.66 % |
| 1979 | 6750 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.74 % |
| 1980 | 6445 | (1000 HEAD) | -4.52 % |
| 1981 | 6383 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.96 % |
| 1982 | 6666 | (1000 HEAD) | 4.43 % |
| 1983 | 6333 | (1000 HEAD) | -5.00 % |
| 1984 | 6280 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.84 % |
| 1985 | 6240 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.64 % |
| 1986 | 6227 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.21 % |
| 1987 | 6040 | (1000 HEAD) | -3.00 % |
| 1988 | 6195 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.57 % |
| 1989 | 6555 | (1000 HEAD) | 5.81 % |
| 1990 | 7085 | (1000 HEAD) | 8.09 % |
| 1991 | 7427 | (1000 HEAD) | 4.83 % |
| 1992 | 7082 | (1000 HEAD) | -4.65 % |
| 1993 | 7387 | (1000 HEAD) | 4.31 % |
| 1994 | 6800 | (1000 HEAD) | -7.95 % |
| 1995 | 6948 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.18 % |
| 1996 | 7334 | (1000 HEAD) | 5.56 % |
| 1997 | 7142 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.62 % |
| 1998 | 7287 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.03 % |
| 1999 | 7585 | (1000 HEAD) | 4.09 % |
| 2000 | 7841 | (1000 HEAD) | 3.38 % |
| 2001 | 7415 | (1000 HEAD) | -5.43 % |
| 2002 | 7520 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.42 % |
| 2003 | 7140 | (1000 HEAD) | -5.05 % |
| 2004 | 6810 | (1000 HEAD) | -4.62 % |
| 2005 | 7125 | (1000 HEAD) | 4.63 % |
| 2006 | 7465 | (1000 HEAD) | 4.77 % |
| 2007 | 7524 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.79 % |
| 2008 | 7886 | (1000 HEAD) | 4.81 % |
| 2009 | 7954 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.86 % |
Source: United States Department of Agriculture
See also: Commodity prices
See also: Commodities market
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