FarmKind analysis of USDA data for 2022 shows that farms selling <50 beef cows/yr contribute 3.4% of the nation's beef cow sales, and less than 10% of state sales in the majority of states. States with negligible production (<0.1% of US total) are grayed out as outliers.
| USA | 100% | 53.2% | 3.4% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 16.9% | 63.1% | 3.9% |
| Kansas | 11.9% | 36.3% | 0.8% |
| Nebraska | 10.7% | 28% | 0.5% |
| Oklahoma | 5% | 46.7% | 4% |
| California | 4.9% | 47.9% | 0.8% |
| Iowa | 4.6% | 35.8% | 1.9% |
| Colorado | 4.3% | 50% | 1% |
| South Dakota | 3.5% | 20.1% | 0.8% |
| Missouri | 3.2% | 45.8% | 6.7% |
| Wisconsin | 2.7% | 46.7% | 3.9% |
| Idaho | 2.7% | 57.3% | 1.4% |
| Minnesota | 2.3% | 44.8% | 3.2% |