*On farms as of January 1 of each year. Excluding small numbers of heifers for slaughter and steers on dairy operations. Figures have been rounded.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca, 2014 to 2023. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
This statistic displays the number of cattle on beef farms in Canada from 2014 to 2024 in millions, as of January first of each year. As of January 1, 2024 there were approximately **** million cattle on Canadian beef farms, a slight decrease from around **** million the previous year.
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