That began a trend toward moderating cow size,” said Cole. There was a time, according to Cole, when southwest Missouri had a lot of small-frame cows that weighed under 1,000 pounds.

The largest number of cattle herd we had in the U.S. was during the 1970’s with 137 million head. On the upside, we will not see beef prices go up for at least another 3 to 4 years down the road.

Lil' Bill shocked his owners when he tipped the scales at a mere 10lbs looking just like every other cow only a ... 6ft 4ins tall making the seven-year-old Holstein Friesian the world's biggest.

Here’s How That Cow Got So Large ... The big question about the big cow, however, is how the 6-foot, 4-inch, 2,800-pound bovine named Knickers became such an absolute unit.