Beef Month
May is Beef Month in North Dakota, and we're celebrating the beef industry of our LEGENDARY state. Below are resources and information about all things beef to celebrate throughout the month of May.
Beef Facts
ND Facts:
1.85 M
Head of Cattle
915 M
Pounds of beef produced each year
Ranks #9
The number of Cows in the U.S.
Morton
The leading county in the total head of cattle
- When an animal is processed 99% of the animal is used
- 1 cowhide makes 11 basketballs
- The average American eats 114 hamburgers a year
- Rutland, nd broke the world record in 1982 for the largest hamburger at 3,020 pounds
- one, 1,200-pound animal produces enough meat to make about 2,100 quarter-pound hamburgers
- 1 cowhide makes 144 baseballs
SOURCES: USDA, NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICES, NORTHERN PLAINS REGION, NORTH DAKOTA FIELD OFFICE
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