Milk Dairy Beef (1) Beef Slaughter
Alberta
as a % of
Bulls Cows Heifers Cows Heifers Heifers Calves Steers Alberta Canada Canada
1967...........................
65.0
224.0
48.0 1,113.0
405.0
-
1,035.0
503.0
3,393.0
12,697.0
26.7
1968.........................
62.0
208.0
44.0 1,098.0
381.0
-
1,018.0
530.0
3,341.0
12,487.0
26.8
1969.........................
61.0
192.0
40.0 1,097.0
381.0
-
989.0
526.0
3,286.0
12,366.0
26.6
1970........................
65.0
195.0
38.0 1,170.0
430.0
-
1,070.0
525.0
3,493.0
12,826.0
27.2
1971..........................
72.0
186.0
38.0 1,270.0
451.0
-
1,157.0
528.0
3,702.0
13,270.9
27.9
1972........................
75.0
178.0
32.0 1,364.0
500.0
-
1,225.0
550.0
3,924.0
13,736.0
28.6
1973........................
79.0
171.0
34.0 1,509.0
522.0
-
1,319.0
567.0
4,201.0
14,249.0
29.5
1974......................
87.0
165.0
35.0 1,660.0
559.0
-
1,434.0
655.0
4,595.0
15,318.0
30.0
1975.......................
87.0
157.0
36.0 1,692.0
550.0
-
1,458.0
709.0
4,689.0
15,622.0
30.0
1976...........................
88.0
163.0
51.0 1,530.0
270.0
368.0 1,435.0
770.0
4,675.0
15,063.0
31.0
1977..........................
87.0
160.0
50.0 1,500.0
260.0
318.0 1,315.0
660.0
4,350.0
14,292.9
30.4
1978.......................
82.0
158.0
51.0 1,400.0
240.0
320.0 1,239.0
645.0
4,135.0
13,352.7
31.0
1979..............................
85.0
162.0
53.0 1,370.0
230.0
325.0 1,205.0
650.0
4,080.0
13,238.8
30.8
1980.............................
90.0
168.0
56.0 1,400.0
245.0
306.0 1,290.0
600.0
4,155.0
13,381.9
31.0
1981......................
89.5
166.0
54.5 1,368.0
243.0
325.0 1,300.0
607.0
4,153.0
13,364.5
31.1
1982.......................
90.0
159.0
50.0 1,394.0
227.0
320.0 1,260.0
580.0
4,080.0
13,170.0
31.0
1983.......................
91.0
146.0
48.0 1,388.0
217.0
300.0 1,235.0
540.0
3,965.0
12,835.7
30.9
1984........................
91.0
141.0
49.0 1,368.0
233.0
298.0 1,255.0
540.0
3,975.0
12,581.9
31.6
1985........................
91.0
132.0
49.0 1,345.0
222.0
264.0 1,245.0
492.0
3,840.0
12,160.0
31.6
1986.........................
91.0
124.0
51.0 1,315.0
232.0
255.0 1,252.0
426.0
3,746.0
11,787.7
31.8
1987.......................
90.0
121.0
52.0 1,369.0
259.0
271.0 1,297.0
465.0
3,924.0
11,815.7
33.2
1988.........................
91.0
117.0
50.0 1,444.0
283.0
287.0 1,351.0
526.0
4,149.0
12,153.2
34.1
1989........................
92.0
112.0
51.0 1,506.0
303.0
319.0 1,421.0
571.0
4,375.0
12,456.9
35.1
1990.....................
94.0
109.0
49.0 1,567.0
305.0
320.0 1,478.0
568.0
4,490.0
12,560.2
35.7
1991.....................
95.0
105.0
47.0 1,635.0
324.0
330.0 1,560.0
575.0
4,671.0
12,842.9
36.4
1992.......................
97.0
105.0
47.0 1,667.0
335.0
348.0 1,581.0
631.0
4,811.0
13,025.1
36.9
1993......................
103.0
98.0
42.0 1,760.0
313.0
410.0 1,666.0
549.0
4,941.0
13,251.8
37.3
1994.........................
112.0
100.0
43.0 1,917.0
400.0
359.0 1,818.0
567.0
5,316.0
13,924.4
38.2
1995.....................
120.0
101.0
43.0 2,050.0
455.0
374.0 1,901.0
564.0
5,608.0
14,729.6
38.1
1996.......................
119.0
103.0
44.0 2,023.0
390.0
459.0 1,945.0
653.0
5,736.0
15,051.4
38.1
1997........................
109.0
98.0
42.0 1,959.0
370.0
550.0 2,020.0
700.0
5,848.0
15,058.3
38.8
1998..................
104.0
92.0
39.0 1,920.0
330.0
625.0 2,035.0
900.0
6,045.0
14,944.4
40.4
1999..................
105.0
88.0
37.0 1,960.0
335.0
635.0 1,916.0
980.0
6,056.0
14,753.4
41.0
2000..................
109.0
89.0
38.0 2,030.0
350.0
690.0 2,043.0
930.0
6,279.0
14,968.4
41.9
2001...............…
114.0
91.0
39.0 2,060.0
370.0
720.0 2,146.0
960.0
6,500.0
15,424.5
42.1
2002................…
110.0
90.0
38.0 2,040.0
345.0
750.0 2,146.0
868.0
6,387.0
15,420.9
41.4
2003................…
109.0
85.0
38.0 1,990.0
350.0
680.0 2,050.0
798.0
6,100.0
15,670.0
38.9
2004................…
113.0
82.0
39.0 2,150.0
320.0
765.0 2,151.0
780.0
6,400.0
16,610.0
38.5
2005................…
119.0
85.0
38.0 2,200.0
352.0
825.0 2,251.0
830.0
6,700.0
16,610.0
40.3
2006................…
105.0
82.0
38.0 2,025.0
278.0
812.0 2,072.0
888.0
6,300.0
16,000.0
39.4
2007........................................
107 6
80.9
38.0 2,039.4
285.4
838.7 1,977.4
982.6
6,350.0
15,665.0
40.5
2008........................................
104 2
80.8
39.1 1,921.8
269.8
757.3 1,946.8
850.2
5,970.0
14,910.0
40.0
2009........................................
98 3
80.7
39.5 1,740.3
254.2
801.0 1,803.3
907.7
5,725.0
14,315.0
40.0
2010........................................
95 9
80.6
40.3 1,637.7
254.6
739.6 1,735.0
841.3
5,425.0
13,695.0
39.6
2011........................................
91 0
80.5
41.4 1,576.1
275.4
743.7 1,725.9
881.0
5,415.0
13,530.0
40.0
2012
p........................................
91 7
81.1
41.3 1,575.9
282.0
738.4 1,735.6
864.0
5,410.0
13,510.0
40.0
Note: Cattle statistics prior to 1975 are as of June 1.
(1)
Comprises heifers for beef herd replacement. Prior to 1976, included slaughter heifers.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM Database Table Number 003-0032
Table 50: Cattle and Calves on Alberta Farms, July 1, 1967-2012
Total
'000
Head
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Alberta Agriculture Statistics Yearbook, 2012