Revised May 2005
			2004 Missouri Cattle County Estimates
			Beef Cows, Milk Cows and All Cattle and Calves
			County	Beef Cows	Milk Cows	All Cattle   and Calves	Value of All Cattle
				-head-	-head-	-head-	-1,000 Dollars-
			Andrew	10,500	1,200	23,000	17,480
			Atchison	7,500	*	16,000	12,160
			Buchanan	9,600	450	18,000	13,680
			Caldwell	17,000	150	29,500	22,420
			Clay	9,200	50	24,800	18,848
			Clinton	17,000	450	34,000	25,840
			Daviess	16,000	350	32,500	24,700
			De Kalb	16,500	900	33,700	25,612
			Gentry	18,800	150	36,500	27,740
			Harrison	27,200	350	50,500	38,380
			Holt	6,000	*	7,500	5,700
			Nodaway	37,000	300	59,000	44,840
			Platte	8,200	*	20,000	15,200
			Ray	17,500	100	34,500	26,220
			Worth	12,000	50	20,500	15,580
			Northwest	230,000	4,500	440,000	334,400
			Adair	19,500	250	31,500	23,940
			Carroll	15,500	400	41,500	31,540
			Chariton	19,000	250	40,500	30,780
			Grundy	12,000	450	21,500	16,340
			Linn	28,800	800	54,500	41,420
			Livingston	11,500	150	21,500	16,340
			Macon	28,000	300	48,500	36,860
			Mercer	16,200	50	26,500	20,140
			Putnam	22,000	250	50,500	38,380
			Randolph	15,500	200	28,500	21,660
			Schuyler	15,000	250	22,500	17,100
			Sullivan	32,000	150	62,500	47,500
			North Central	235,000	3,500	450,000	342,000
			Audrain	13,000	1/	45,500	34,580
			Clark	10,200	50	26,500	20,140
			Knox	11,500	1/	26,500	20,140
			Lewis	10,500	1/	28,500	21,660
			Marion	10,500	600	23,000	17,480
			Monroe	18,500	450	37,500	28,500
			Pike	15,500	150	40,500	30,780
			Ralls	9,000	50	20,000	15,200
			Scotland	9,500	1,200	24,500	18,620
			Shelby	11,800	50	27,500	20,900
			Combined Counties		6,450
			Northeast	120,000	9,000	300,000	228,000
			Bates	39,000	1,000	80,500	61,180
			Cass	26,500	700	49,000	37,240
			Cedar	28,000	850	50,500	38,380
			Henry	32,500	700	62,500	47,500
			Jackson	6,000	100	14,500	11,020
			Johnson	39,000	1,000	75,000	57,000
			Lafayette	18,000	800	39,000	29,640
			St. Clair	28,500	500	50,000	38,000
			Vernon	32,500	350	59,000	44,840
			West Central	250,000	6,000	480,000	364,800
			Benton	21,500	950	41,000	31,160
			Boone	19,000	300	31,000	23,560
			Callaway	25,000	800	49,000	37,240
			Camden	15,500	600	27,500	20,900
			Cole	22,000	650	39,000	29,640
			Cooper	22,500	700	46,000	34,960
			Dallas	23,000	4,700	59,000	44,840
			Hickory	16,000	1,700	34,000	25,840
			Howard	15,000	300	30,500	23,180
			Laclede	28,000	6,500	64,500	49,020
			Maries	23,500	500	44,500	33,820
			Miller	31,500	200	53,000	40,280
			Moniteau	27,500	1,000	61,000	46,360
			Morgan	22,500	1,450	48,000	36,480
			Osage	33,000	800	68,000	51,680
			Pettis	28,000	700	59,000	44,840
			Phelps	18,500	300	30,500	23,180
			Polk	52,000	5,650	104,000	79,040
			Pulaski	12,500	100	26,000	19,760
			Saline	13,500	100	34,500	26,220
			Central	470,000	28,000	950,000	722,000
			Crawford	15,000	100	28,800	21,888
			Franklin	22,000	2,050	47,500	36,100
			Gasconade	15,000	500	35,000	26,600
			Jefferson	6,000	800	13,500	10,260
			Lincoln	11,000	1,000	25,500	19,380
			Montgomery	10,500	*	21,500	16,340
			Perry	14,000	1,300	38,000	28,880
			St. Charles	4,000	800	8,500	6,460
			Ste. Genevieve	12,800	150	26,500	20,140
			St. Francois	13,000	150	21,800	16,568
			St. Louis	700	*	1,400	1,064
			Warren	6,000	150	12,500	9,500
			Washington	10,000	*	19,500	14,820
			East Central	140,000	7,000	300,000	228,000
			Barry	47,500	3,900	93,000	70,680
			Barton	24,000	600	44,000	33,440
			Christian	26,000	2,400	57,000	43,320
			Dade	35,000	800	66,500	50,540
			Greene	35,000	3,500	72,000	54,720
			Jasper	26,500	1,600	59,500	45,220
			Lawrence	45,000	6,800	96,000	72,960
			McDonald	28,000	1,400	49,500	37,620
			Newton	38,500	3,300	75,000	57,000
			Stone	14,500	2,700	27,500	20,900
			Southwest	320,000	27,000	640,000	486,400
			Bollinger	19,000	150	32,000	24,320
			Carter	5,000	50	10,500	7,980
			Dent	20,000	100	35,000	26,600
			Douglas	26,000	5,300	57,000	43,320
			Howell	40,000	4,000	92,000	69,920
			Iron	5,000	*	10,500	7,980
			Madison	10,000	50	19,000	14,440
			Oregon	25,000	1,000	49,000	37,240
			Ozark	22,500	1,800	55,000	41,800
			Reynolds	6,000	50	12,500	9,500
			Ripley	11,000	*	19,000	14,440
			Shannon	12,500	200	20,000	15,200
			Taney	13,500	200	22,000	16,720
			Texas	46,500	5,200	91,000	69,160
			Wayne	7,000	*	14,000	10,640
			Webster	25,500	8,400	84,500	64,220
			Wright	25,500	11,500	77,000	58,520
			South Central	320,000	38,000	700,000	532,000
			Butler	5,900	50	9,000	6,840
			Cape Girardeau	20,000	1,850	45,000	34,200
			Dunklin	1,100	*	2,500	1,900
			Mississippi	1,200	*	2,500	1,900
			New Madrid	600	*	1,500	1,140
			Pemiscot	300	*	500	380
			Scott	3,900	50	9,500	7,220
			Stoddard	7,000	50	19,500	14,820
			Southeast	40,000	2,000	90,000	68,400
			State Total	2,125,000	125,000	4,350,000	3,306,000
			* Less than 50 head.
			1/ County data included in Combined Counties to avoid disclosing individual operations.