All      Beef     Milk      All Hogs      Sheep &
Year        Cattle     Cows     Cows      & Pigs /1     Lambs /2
                           -number of head-
1850        17,976       NA    4,884       33,018        27,953
1880        25,439       NA    7,969       53,831        45,669
1900        32,913       NA    9,010       47,567        40,191
1910        24,730       NA    7,735       58,423        43,857
1920        27,700       NA    6,600       51,000        24,200
1930        22,000       NA    7,100       35,100        16,500
1940        30,100       NA    5,600       39,900        26,400
1950        33,000       NA    6,700       47,000        19,500
1960        46,100       NA    2,800       52,500        11,400
1970        60,000       NA    1,100       55,800         3,819
1980        54,200   23,800      800       54,100            NA
1985        49,000   21,900      900       31,700            NA
1990        41,900   20,200      400       34,800            NA
1991        42,400   19,800      400       29,100            NA
1992        43,200   20,600      300       30,100         1,718
1993        48,400   23,000      500       34,800            NA
1994        49,800   25,800      500       29,100            NA
1995        47,400   24,500      550       29,100            NA
1996        49,100   24,600      500       29,900            NA
1997        50,000   24,500      550       30,900         1,138
1998        49,000   23,700      900       74,800            NA
1999        49,700   24,000      850       69,200            NA 

1/ December 1 previous year, beginning 1970.
2/ Census years only.
NA-Not available.

Source: Missouri Agricultural Statistics Service