[17th Miss Regt]

California is the largest cattle producing state followed by New York and Illinois. Just look at how they vote.

[GaryCrow]

Texas, Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma are the biggest cattle producing states. California is #5, NY and IL don’t even make the top ten.

[liberalh8ter]

I don't know where you're getting that info from. Here are the top 10 (standing head):

1. Texas - 4,685,000

2. Oklahoma - 2,189,000

3. Missouri - 2,035,000

4. Nebraska - 1,900,000

5. South Dakota - 1,799,000

6. Kansas - 1,447,000

7. Montana - 1,419,000

8. Kentucky - 983,000

9. North Dakota - 975,000

10. Florida - 929,000

Fun fact: Florida cattle are shipped to Texas for finishing. They are marketed as “Texas beef”.