Scottish Government

CATTLE

At June 2011 there were 1.80 million cattle on about 12,580 agricultural holdings in Scotland.

The value of cattle output including dairy products was £796.4 million in 2010, around one-third of the total Scottish agricultural output.

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NUMBER OF CATTLE PER TOTAL AGRICULTURAL AREA INCL. COMMON GRAZINGS (Ha) BY PARISH

The total number of cattle decreased by 21,150 (1.2 per cent) to 1.80 million in 2011. The number of dairy cattle decreased by 2,100 (0.8 per cent) to 269,200 with the number of dairy cows falling by 1.2 per cent to 182,200. The number of beef cattle fell by 14,900 (1.5 percent ) to 986,500 with the number of beef cows rising by 0.5 per cent to 459,300. The number of calves decreased by 0.7 per cent to 527,800 and the number of bulls fell by 1 per cent to 22,400.

In 2010 the value of finished cattle and calves increased by 6% to £491.8 million and the value of milk and other dairy products amounted to £272 million. Capital formation (i.e. the asset value) of replacement cattle was £34.6 million.

POPULATION

All Cattle

• Cattle population statistics 1982 to 2011 (Tables 13 to 18)
• Table : Number of holdings with cattle by agricultural region, 2010
• Table : Number of cattle by agricultural region, 2010
• Chart : Cattle by type and UK country , 2010

Dairy

• Commentary and charts on the distribution and size of dairy herds , 2010
• Table : Number of holdings with dairy cattle and other cattle by agricultural region, 2010
• Table : Number of dairy cattle and other cattle by agricultural region, 2010
• Table : Dairy cows by region and herd size , 2010
• Chart : Dairy cows by region and herd size group , 2010

Beef

• Commentary and charts on the distribution and size of beef herds , 2010
• Table : Number of holdings with beef cattle and other cattle by agricultural region, 2010
• Table : Number of beef cattle and other cattle by agricultural region, 2010
• Table : Beef cows by region and herd size , 2010
• Chart : Beef cows by region and herd size group , 2010
• Table : Number of prime cattle by region and herd size , 2010

FARM OUTPUT , PRICES AND INCOMES

• Commentary on the output value , production and prices of cattle and other livestock 2001 to 2010
• Table : Total output value , input costs and income of Scottish agriculture , 2006 to 2010
• Commentary and table on the farm business income ( FBI) of Specialist Beef ( LFA) farms in 2008/09 and 2009/10
• Commentary and table on the farm business income ( FBI) of Dairy farms in 2008/09 and 2009/10
• Commentary and table on the farm business income ( FBI) of Cattle and Sheep ( LFA) farms in 2008/09 and 2009/10

• Commentary and table on the farm business income ( FBI) of Lowland Cattle and Sheep farms in 2008/09 and 2009/10

FURTHER INFORMATION

• Economic Report on Scottish Agriculture (including geographic and time series summaries)
• Agricultural census results
• Farm incomes, subsidies and borrowing statistics

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