Texas is the number 1 provider of US beef. In January of 2016 Texas had nearly 12 million head of cattle in production. Nebraska ranked 2nd with 6.45 million head.
Beef production in Texas exceeded $10.5 billion in 2012.
Beef cattle is the number 1 ag enterprise in Brown County with estimated gross receipts of $20 million in 2015.
Texas has the largest number of ranches in the nation.
Texas has the greatest feedlot capacity of any state in the nation.Ranches in Texas by far lead the nation in total acreage dedicated to beef production with more than 130 million acres.
Land value for cattle production is greater in Texas than any other state.
