Across the wide-open plains of the American West, cattle are as much a part of the landscape as the endless horizon. States like Montana, Nebraska and Wyoming are powerhouses of beef production, and in some of them, cattle outnumber the people.

Take Nebraska, for example – home to over six million cattle and just 1.96 million residents. Meanwhile, in Montana, there are 2.16 million cattle roaming the land, easily outnumbering the 1.08 million people who call it home.

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