WI haas about 1.3 million cows, CA about 1.8 million. I assume many in CA will give up their operations due to this nonsense
Per cattlenetwork.com , via Google:
Texas has the most cattle in the United States followed by Nebraska and Kansas. The cattle inventory in Texas is 11.8 million head, roughly 13% of all the cattle in the United States. Nebraska has 6.3 million head of cattle, slightly more than Kansas at 6 million head.