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Milk cows on 1 January in Missouri

Milk cows on 1 January in Missouri was 54,000 head in 2026, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. That is down 3.6% from 2025.

2026, head54,000
Change on 2025-3.6%
Series high975,0001950
Series low54,0002026

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Milk cows on 1 January in Missouri, 1950 to 2026

0200K400K600K800K1M195019611972198319942005201620261950: 975,000 head1951: 975,000 head1952: 946,000 head1953: 955,000 head1954: 974,000 head1955: 955,000 head1956: 898,000 head1957: 853,000 head1958: 793,000 head1959: 753,000 head1960: 723,000 head1961: 701,000 head1962: 694,000 head1963: 632,000 head1964: 575,000 head1965: 529,000 head1966: 481,000 head1967: 452,000 head1968: 429,000 head1969: 400,000 head1970: 342,000 head1971: 332,000 head1972: 326,000 head1973: 320,000 head1974: 316,000 head1975: 311,000 head1976: 300,000 head1977: 310,000 head1978: 280,000 head1979: 269,000 head1980: 262,000 head1981: 250,000 head1982: 245,000 head1983: 252,000 head1984: 254,000 head1985: 225,000 head1986: 240,000 head1987: 230,000 head1988: 231,000 head1989: 233,000 head1990: 226,000 head1991: 220,000 head1992: 210,000 head1993: 210,000 head1994: 200,000 head1995: 195,000 head1996: 185,000 head1997: 180,000 head1998: 175,000 head1999: 165,000 head2000: 158,000 head2001: 150,000 head2002: 140,000 head2003: 134,000 head2004: 125,000 head2005: 119,000 head2006: 114,000 head2007: 114,000 head2008: 110,000 head2009: 108,000 head2010: 102,000 head2011: 95,000 head2012: 93,000 head2013: 93,000 head2014: 90,000 head2015: 88,000 head2016: 86,000 head2017: 85,000 head2018: 84,000 head2019: 81,000 head2020: 77,000 head2021: 75,000 head2022: 69,000 head2023: 64,000 head2024: 60,000 head2025: 56,000 head2026: 54,000 head0250K500K750K1M19501976200220262026: 54,000 head
head. Source: USDA NASS, Quick Stats, CATTLE, COWS, MILK - INVENTORY, first of January, survey, nation and states. Retrieved 2026-10-18, published 2026-01-30.
All 77 values
Periodhead
202654,000
202556,000
202460,000
202364,000
202269,000
202175,000
202077,000
201981,000
201884,000
201785,000
201686,000
201588,000
201490,000
201393,000
201293,000
201195,000
2010102,000
2009108,000
2008110,000
2007114,000
2006114,000
2005119,000
2004125,000
2003134,000
2002140,000
2001150,000
2000158,000
1999165,000
1998175,000
1997180,000
1996185,000
1995195,000
1994200,000
1993210,000
1992210,000
1991220,000
1990226,000
1989233,000
1988231,000
1987230,000
1986240,000
1985225,000
1984254,000
1983252,000
1982245,000
1981250,000
1980262,000
1979269,000
1978280,000
1977310,000
1976300,000
1975311,000
1974316,000
1973320,000
1972326,000
1971332,000
1970342,000
1969400,000
1968429,000
1967452,000
1966481,000
1965529,000
1964575,000
1963632,000
1962694,000
1961701,000
1960723,000
1959753,000
1958793,000
1957853,000
1956898,000
1955955,000
1954974,000
1953955,000
1952946,000
1951975,000
1950975,000

Compared with United States

Place2026
Missouri54,000
United States9,568,300

Missouri compared with nearby places

Alabama: 2,000 headArizona: 195,000 headArkansas: 2,000 headCalifornia: 1,710,000 headColorado: 210,000 headFlorida: 98,000 headGeorgia: 89,000 headIdaho: 725,000 headIllinois: 76,000 headIowa: 245,000 headKansas: 225,000 headKentucky: 38,000 headMichigan: 460,000 headMinnesota: 455,000 headMissouri: 54,000 headMontana: 8,000 headNebraska: 50,000 headNew Mexico: 230,000 headNew York: 650,000 headNorth Dakota: 9,000 headOhio: 255,000 headOklahoma: 44,000 headOregon: 120,000 headPennsylvania: 455,000 headSouth Dakota: 240,000 headTennessee: 22,000 headTexas: 705,000 headVirginia: 65,000 headWashington: 235,000 headWisconsin: 1,285,000 headWyoming: 9,000 head
  • Under 20K
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  • 200K to 240K
  • 240K to 460K
  • 460K and over
  • No data
Milk cows on 1 January, 2026, head. Missouri is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Cows that have calved and are kept for milk production, on farms on 1 January, in head, as estimated by USDA NASS in its January Cattle report. Dry cows are included; heifers that have not calved are not.

NASS also publishes an annual average number of milk cows with its milk production estimates; this series is the 1 January count. USDA NASS survey estimates for the nation and the states; the District of Columbia is not covered, and states that NASS groups as "other states" to avoid disclosing single operations have no value for that year. NASS revises recent years when it publishes later reports, and values it withholds are left out.

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How to cite

USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Quick Stats. Quick Stats, CATTLE, COWS, MILK - INVENTORY, first of January, survey, nation and states. https://www.nass.usda.gov/datasets/. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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APA 7

U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. (2026). Quick Stats, CATTLE, COWS, MILK - INVENTORY, first of January, survey, nation and states (Milk cows on 1 January, Missouri, 1950 to 2026) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://www.nass.usda.gov/datasets/

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Quick Stats, CATTLE, COWS, MILK - INVENTORY, first of January, survey, nation and states, Milk cows on 1 January, Missouri, 1950 to 2026. U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, 30 Jan. 2026, https://www.nass.usda.gov/datasets/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/milk-cows/missouri. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. 2026. Quick Stats, CATTLE, COWS, MILK - INVENTORY, first of January, survey, nation and states. Milk cows on 1 January, Missouri, 1950 to 2026. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://www.nass.usda.gov/datasets/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/milk-cows/missouri.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service (2026) Quick Stats, CATTLE, COWS, MILK - INVENTORY, first of January, survey, nation and states, Milk cows on 1 January, Missouri, 1950 to 2026 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/datasets/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/milk-cows/missouri (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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What is the milk cows on 1 January in Missouri?

Milk cows on 1 January in Missouri was 54,000 head in 2026, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. That is down 3.6% from 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Quick Stats, CATTLE, COWS, MILK - INVENTORY, first of January, survey, nation and states. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-18.

What was the highest milk cows on 1 January in Missouri?

975,000 head in 1950, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

Milk cows on 1 January elsewhere in United States

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