While I understand this article is primarily meant to be comedic, the statement regarding slaughter rates is somewhat misleading. Roughly 50% of beef is from st

While I understand this article is primarily meant to be comedic, the statement regarding slaughter rates is somewhat misleading. Roughly 50% of beef is from steers (gelded bulls). Heifers (cows never bred, not mentioned in the article) coming in at a close second near 30%. Cows make up 20% (roughly evenly split between dairy and non-dairy), and bulls are the rest. Steers are preferred because they dress out nearly 70 lbs over heifers on average. They also beat bulls on average while being much more mild mannered, so it's worth the effort of gelding. USDA publishes periodic reports on "Livestock Slaughter" if you would like more details.