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Number of Cattle on Farms, July 1986 to July 2009 ('000 head)

Author:
 Bill McGee - Coordinator, Science and Statistics/OMAFRA
Last Reviewed: 26 August 2009


 

Date
 Bulls
one
year
&
over		 Dairy
cows		 Dairy
heifers
one
year
& over		 Beef
cows		 Beef
heifers -
Breeding,
one year
& over		 Beef
heifers -
Slaughter,
one year
& over		 Steers,
one
year &
over		 Calves,
under
one
year		 Total
cattle
July 1, 2009
21.0
321.0
172.0
336.0
55.0
152.0
310.0
461.8
1,828.8
Jan. 1, 2009
22.5
320.0
171.0
339.0
42.5
110.0
200.0
499.6
1,704.6
July 1, 2008
22.0
320.1
179.1
357.2
53.1
145.2
306.0
498.5
1,881.2
Jan. 1, 2008
21.5
320.0
174.0
370.0
48.5
135.0
253.0
561.5
1,883.5
July 1, 2007
23.5
320.5
181.0
369.0
49.0
165.0
327.0
521.0
1,956.0
Jan. 1, 2007
20.0
327.0
176.0
364.0
44.0
146.0
220.0
606.5
1,903.5
July 1, 2006
24.5
330.0
189.5
380.0
50.0
180.0
330.6
548.0
2,032.6
Jan. 1, 2006
25.5
334.0
185.0
389.0
58.5
170.0
234.8
585.0
1,981.8
July 1, 2005
26.5
346.0
194.0
400.0
60.0
165.0
352.8
610.3
2,154.6
Jan. 1, 2005
25.0
344.8
205.0
405.0
53.0
153.5
256.6
608.6
2,051.5
July 1, 2004
26.0
348.5
200.0
410.0
70.0
173.0
360.5
592.3
2,180.3
Jan. 1, 2004
26.0
355.5
198.0
415.0
65.0
149.0
256.5
660.1
2,125.1
July 1, 2003
26.0
360.0
200.0
402.0
72.0
177.0
337.0
586.9
2,160.9
Jan. 1,2003
25.0
364.0
205.0
392.0
70.0
138.0
258.0
635.8
2,087.8
July 1, 2002
25.0
367.0
199.5
373.0
74.5
167.0
324.0
595.0
2,125.0
Jan. 1, 2002
23.5
367.0
200.0
376.0
75.0
137.0
178.0
659.5
2,016.0
July 1, 2001
25.0
365.0
197.0
378.0
82.0
162.0
315.0
606.0
2,130.0
Jan. 1, 2001
24.0
372.0
191.0
380.0
63.0
140.0
219.0
656.0
2,045.0
July 1, 2000
26.0
377.0
184.0
387.0
71.0
180.0
306.0
566.0
2,097.0
Jan. 1, 2000
25.0
380.0
180.0
396.0
70.0
110.0
212.0
622.0
1,995.0
July 1999
 26.0 385.0 182.0 408.0 75.0 149.0 285.0 610.0 2,120.0
Jan. 1999
 25.0 391.0 184.0 413.0 61.0 119.0 218.0 633.0 2,044.0
July 1998
 27.0 392.0 196.0 425.0 80.0 144.0 280.0 660.0 2,204.0
Jan. 1998
 26.0 400.0 189.0 433.0 82.0 115.0 262.0 640.0 2,147.0
July 1997
 28.0 405.0 198.0 435.0 100.0 145.0 290.0 693.0 2,294.0
Jan. 1997
 27.0 410.0 191.0 460.0 75.0 110.0 273.0 670.0 2,216.0
July 1996
 29.0 405.0 200.0 440.0 115.0 145.0 325.0 640.0 2,299.0
Jan. 1996
 30.0 407.0 190.0 476.0 80.0 115.0 275.0 716.0 2,289.0
July 1995
 32.0 400.0 190.0 469.0 98.0 158.0 291.0 657.0 2,295.0
Jan. 1995
 33.0 410.0 189.0 445.0 93.0 125.0 260.0 633.0 2,188.0
July 1994
 32.0 402.0 190.0 460.0 105.0 145.0 290.0 564.0 2,188.0
Jan. 1994
 31.0 407.0 190.0 438.0 70.0 115.0 225.0 623.0 2,099.0
July 1993
 29.0 400.0 200.0 425.0 77.0 150.0 295.0 575.0 2,151.0
Jan. 1993
 28.0 410.0 190.0 421.0 92.0 134.0 228.0 600.0 2,103.0
July 1992
 28.0 422.0 214.0 413.0 90.0 145.0 274.0 586.0 2,172.0
Jan. 1992
 27.0 427.0 235.0 400.0 100.0 163.0 296.5 595.0 2,243.5
July 1991
 28.0 443.0 228.0 390.0 87.0 193.0 328.0 578.0 2,275.0
Jan. 1991
 28.2 446.7 233.8 381.1 91.8 166.1 270.1 645.7 2,263.5
July 1990
 27.4 450.4 230.4 375.0 80.6 200.4 329.3 613.4 2,306.9
Jan. 1990
 28.5 454.1 227.1 369.9 87.4 172.6 294.7 666.2 2,300.5
July 1989
 25.7 455.8 225.8 359.9 77.2 206.8 327.9 639.9 2,319.0
Jan. 1989
 27.9 459.5 236.4 355.0 79.9 158.9 304.0 671.4 2,293.0
July 1988
 25.3 460.2 231.2 350.1 76.8 227.2 341.1 599.2 2,311.1
Jan. 1988
 26.5 462.4 238.9 345.6 80.6 141.3 278.1 653.8 2,227.2
July 1987
 25.6 464.6 229.6 345.0 69.4 208.6 328.8 594.6 2,266.2
Jan. 1987
 26.8 469.3 235.2 344.9 83.2 201.8 362.8 630.3 2,354.3
July 1986
 26.0 470.0 253.0 344.0 78.0 246.0 395.0 570.0 2,382.0

 

References: Statistics Canada, Catalogue 23-012

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