United States Animal Numbers, Cattle Calf Slaughter Annual Growth Rate
| Market Year | Calf Slaughter | Unit of Measure | Growth Rate |
| 1960 | 8615 | (1000 HEAD) | NA |
| 1961 | 8080 | (1000 HEAD) | -6.21% |
| 1962 | 7857 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.76% |
| 1963 | 7204 | (1000 HEAD) | -8.31% |
| 1964 | 7632 | (1000 HEAD) | 5.94% |
| 1965 | 7788 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.04% |
| 1966 | 6863 | (1000 HEAD) | -11.88% |
| 1967 | 6110 | (1000 HEAD) | -10.97% |
| 1968 | 5616 | (1000 HEAD) | -8.09% |
| 1969 | 5011 | (1000 HEAD) | -10.77% |
| 1970 | 4203 | (1000 HEAD) | -16.12% |
| 1971 | 3825 | (1000 HEAD) | -8.99% |
| 1972 | 3201 | (1000 HEAD) | -16.31% |
| 1973 | 2404 | (1000 HEAD) | -24.90% |
| 1974 | 3175 | (1000 HEAD) | 32.07% |
| 1975 | 5406 | (1000 HEAD) | 70.27% |
| 1976 | 5527 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.24% |
| 1977 | 5692 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.99% |
| 1978 | 4302 | (1000 HEAD) | -24.42% |
| 1979 | 2927 | (1000 HEAD) | -31.96% |
| 1980 | 2679 | (1000 HEAD) | -8.47% |
| 1981 | 2886 | (1000 HEAD) | 7.73% |
| 1982 | 3106 | (1000 HEAD) | 7.62% |
| 1983 | 3162 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.80% |
| 1984 | 3367 | (1000 HEAD) | 6.48% |
| 1985 | 3455 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.61% |
| 1986 | 3478 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.67% |
| 1987 | 2902 | (1000 HEAD) | -16.56% |
| 1988 | 2556 | (1000 HEAD) | -11.92% |
| 1989 | 2223 | (1000 HEAD) | -13.03% |
| 1990 | 1838 | (1000 HEAD) | -17.32% |
| 1991 | 1484 | (1000 HEAD) | -19.26% |
| 1992 | 1420 | (1000 HEAD) | -4.31% |
| 1993 | 1242 | (1000 HEAD) | -12.54% |
| 1994 | 1315 | (1000 HEAD) | 5.88% |
| 1995 | 1477 | (1000 HEAD) | 12.32% |
| 1996 | 1815 | (1000 HEAD) | 22.88% |
| 1997 | 1619 | (1000 HEAD) | -10.80% |
| 1998 | 1501 | (1000 HEAD) | -7.29% |
| 1999 | 1322 | (1000 HEAD) | -11.93% |
| 2000 | 1172 | (1000 HEAD) | -11.35% |
| 2001 | 1047 | (1000 HEAD) | -10.67% |
| 2002 | 1082 | (1000 HEAD) | 3.34% |
| 2003 | 1039 | (1000 HEAD) | -3.97% |
| 2004 | 879 | (1000 HEAD) | -15.40% |
| 2005 | 772 | (1000 HEAD) | -12.17% |
| 2006 | 748 | (1000 HEAD) | -3.11% |
| 2007 | 795 | (1000 HEAD) | 6.28% |
| 2008 | 993 | (1000 HEAD) | 24.91% |
| 2009 | 980 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.31% |
| 2010 | 917 | (1000 HEAD) | -6.43% |
| 2011 | 885 | (1000 HEAD) | -3.49% |
| 2012 | 801 | (1000 HEAD) | -9.49% |
| 2013 | 788 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.62% |
| 2014 | 591 | (1000 HEAD) | -25.00% |
| 2015 | 476 | (1000 HEAD) | -19.46% |
| 2016 | 513 | (1000 HEAD) | 7.77% |
| 2017 | 537 | (1000 HEAD) | 4.68% |
| 2018 | 604 | (1000 HEAD) | 12.48% |
| 2019 | 609 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.83% |
| 2020 | 480 | (1000 HEAD) | -21.18% |
| 2021 | 413 | (1000 HEAD) | -13.96% |
| 2022 | 395 | (1000 HEAD) | -4.36% |
| 2023 | 365 | (1000 HEAD) | -7.59% |
Source: United States Department of Agriculture
See also: Commodity prices
See also: Agricultural prices
See also: Commodities market
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