South Africa Animal Numbers, Cattle Beginning Stocks by Year
| Market Year | Beginning Stocks | Unit of Measure | Growth Rate |
| 1960 | 12295 | (1000 HEAD) | NA |
| 1961 | 12527 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.89% |
| 1962 | 12550 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.18% |
| 1963 | 12560 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.08% |
| 1964 | 12500 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.48% |
| 1965 | 12435 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.52% |
| 1966 | 12184 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.02% |
| 1967 | 10400 | (1000 HEAD) | -14.64% |
| 1968 | 10500 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.96% |
| 1969 | 10700 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.90% |
| 1970 | 10900 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.87% |
| 1971 | 11256 | (1000 HEAD) | 3.27% |
| 1972 | 11555 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.66% |
| 1973 | 11876 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.78% |
| 1974 | 12282 | (1000 HEAD) | 3.42% |
| 1975 | 12694 | (1000 HEAD) | 3.35% |
| 1976 | 13270 | (1000 HEAD) | 4.54% |
| 1977 | 13639 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.78% |
| 1978 | 13622 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.12% |
| 1979 | 13604 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.13% |
| 1980 | 13022 | (1000 HEAD) | -4.28% |
| 1981 | 12992 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.23% |
| 1982 | 13105 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.87% |
| 1983 | 12517 | (1000 HEAD) | -4.49% |
| 1984 | 12125 | (1000 HEAD) | -3.13% |
| 1985 | 12000 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.03% |
| 1986 | 11750 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.08% |
| 1987 | 12002 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.14% |
| 1988 | 12187 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.54% |
| 1989 | 12675 | (1000 HEAD) | 4.00% |
| 1990 | 13398 | (1000 HEAD) | 5.70% |
| 1991 | 13512 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.85% |
| 1992 | 13311 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.49% |
| 1993 | 13239 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.54% |
| 1994 | 12506 | (1000 HEAD) | -5.54% |
| 1995 | 12632 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.01% |
| 1996 | 13334 | (1000 HEAD) | 5.56% |
| 1997 | 14067 | (1000 HEAD) | 5.50% |
| 1998 | 13667 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.84% |
| 1999 | 13772 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.77% |
| 2000 | 13580 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.39% |
| 2001 | 13460 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.88% |
| 2002 | 13505 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.33% |
| 2003 | 13635 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.96% |
| 2004 | 13540 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.70% |
| 2005 | 13510 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.22% |
| 2006 | 13790 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.07% |
| 2007 | 13934 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.04% |
| 2008 | 14082 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.06% |
| 2009 | 14195 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.80% |
Source: United States Department of Agriculture
See also: Commodity prices
See also: Agricultural prices
See also: Commodities market
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