What state has the most cattle?

U.S. and State by state beef cattle herd size information

• How many distinct beef cattle operations (not feed lots) are there in the U.S. for years after 2001? What is the average and distribution of numbers of cattle in those herds? Where can I find this information on a state-by-state breakdown? What is the URL link for this information?

• Answer:

  Hi tulsaskyway, I'm glad you are pleased with the information I provided in my clarification. I will re-post my answer here. USDA: Farms, Land in Farms, & Livestock Operations TradingCharts http://news.tradingcharts.com/futures/8/7/usda1107209978.html =================================== Livestock Operations Final Estimates 1998-2002 http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/reports/general/sb/sb1002.pdf Livestock Operations http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/reports/nassr/livestock/operations/lvstan04.txt =================================== Livestock USDA: National Agricultural Statistics Service http://www.nass.usda.gov:81/ipedbcnty/sso-mapl.htm =================================== U.S. and State Level Data for: CATTLE & CALVES USDA: National Agricultural Statistics Service http://www.nass.usda.gov:81/ipedb/cattle.htm Search criteria: US beef cattle operations beef cattle operations "by state" beef operations "by state" "number of cattle" Best wishes, Rainbow