The number of livestock currently depending on rangeland to meet some or all of their life cycle requirements is indicative of the status of the range livestock industry. This indicator measures the quantity of livestock (cattle, sheep, horses, and goats) that spend part or all of the year on rangeland. The indicator, linked with other indicators, represents rangeland grazing and browsing use by domestic animals. It accounts for short-term management strategies by individual grazers, as well as more long-term strategies followed by land management agencies.