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Statewide Statistics
| Missouri is the second leading state in the nation in the number of beef cows with 2.161 million. |
The top 10 states for beef cow numbers are Texas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Kansas, Montana, Kentucky, Tennessee and North Dakota.
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Missouri ranks sixth among all states in total cattle numbers with 4.45 million.
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The Top 10 states for total cattle numbers are Texas, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, California, Missouri, South Dakota, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Colorado.
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Missouri has nearly 68,000 farms with beef or dairy cattle.
The average beef cow herd size in Missouri is 36. The average dairy herd size is 41.
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The top counties for beef cow numbers are Polk, Barry, Texas, Lawrence, Howell, Bates, Johnson, Newton, Nodaway, Dade and Greene.
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| The top 10 counties for dairy cow numbers are Wright, Webster, Lawrence, Laclede, Douglas, Polk, Texas, Dallas, Howell and Barry. |
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Each year Missouri's beef industry adds $1.5 billion to the state's economy. Missouri a leading state in production of purebred cattle registered seedstock that provides the genetic base for commercial cow herds.
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| Missouri producers have been involved in performance testing since 1958. Missouri has approximately 12 million acres of pastureland. |
The top 10 counties for pasture land are Polk, Lawrence, Greene, Newton, Barry, Bates, Johnson, Laclede, Webster and Cass.
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| Missouri has more than 4 million acres of hay production. |
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100,000 Tons & Above |
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60,000 - 99,999 Tons |
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30,000 - 59,999 Tons |
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Under 30,000 Tons |
Missouri's top ten hay production counties (Polk, Greene, Lawrence, Newton, Laclede, Webster, Johnson, Texas, Barry, and Bates) represent 19% of hay produced.
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