As of 30 September 2022, the total cattle inventory was estimated at 2.58 million heads. Of the total cattle inventory, smallhold farms accounted for 88.0 percent, while the remaining comprised the semi-commercial farms and commercial farms with corresponding shares of  9.1 percent and 2.9 percent. (Figure 2)

Higher contribution in the country’s total cattle population were reported in Central Visayas, CALABARZON, and Ilocos Region with respective shares of 13.1 percent, 9.8 percent, and 9.6 percent, Western Visayas was also recorded at 9.6 percent.