All      Beef     Milk       All Hogs      Sheep &
Year        Cattle     Cows     Cows       & Pigs /1     Lambs /2
                           -number of head-
1850            NA       NA        NA           NA            NA
1880        45,151       NA    11,545       40,175        15,995
1900        40,672       NA     9,827       50,844         5,469
1910        39,579       NA    13,024       56,317         8,141
1920        30,700       NA    12,700       28,000         4,100
1930        32,200       NA    11,600       37,500         7,900
1940        34,100       NA    12,000       40,100        11,200
1950        39,300       NA    12,300       37,000         4,800
1960        49,400       NA     9,800       25,100         5,500
1970        64,100       NA     4,900       31,700         1,826
1980        71,400   30,700     2,400       40,600            NA
1985        64,100   28,800     1,800       26,000            NA
1990        57,300   27,800     2,000       20,800            NA
1991        58,800   28,400     1,900       20,500            NA
1992        59,600   29,600     1,600       22,500         1,331
1993        65,300   32,200     2,000       73,500            NA
1994        69,300   36,500     1,900       92,700            NA
1995        65,300   34,500     1,650       125,000           NA
1996        63,600   32,900     1,500       143,000           NA
1997        60,500   31,500     1,350       165,000          870
1998        58,100   30,600     1,200       144,800           NA
1999        59,600   30,800     1,200       134,000           NA 

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

Source: Missouri Agricultural Statistics Service