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Cow Drops & Spawning in Minecraft

PASSIVE MOBS JAVA & BEDROCK

What does a Cow drop in Minecraft? 1–3 Raw Beef, 1–3 Steak and 0–2 Leather. Spawns in 25 biomes. Drop chances per Looting level for Java & Bedrock.

3different item drops
25spawn biomes
+1.5Raw Beef per kill with Looting III
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What does a Cow drop? 3 items

Edition
Looting
ItemQuantityChanceAvg. per kill
Raw BeefRaw Beef1–3100%2
SteakSteak1–3100%2
LeatherLeather0–266.7%1

Raw Beef and Steak only drop under special conditions — the chance shown applies when the condition is met.

ItemQuantityChanceAvg. per kill
Raw BeefRaw Beef1–4100%2.5
SteakSteak1–4100%2.5
LeatherLeather0–383.3%1.5

Raw Beef and Steak only drop under special conditions — the chance shown applies when the condition is met.

ItemQuantityChanceAvg. per kill
Raw BeefRaw Beef1–5100%3
SteakSteak1–5100%3
LeatherLeather0–491.7%2

Raw Beef and Steak only drop under special conditions — the chance shown applies when the condition is met.

ItemQuantityChanceAvg. per kill
Raw BeefRaw Beef1–6100%3.5
SteakSteak1–6100%3.5
LeatherLeather0–594.4%2.5

Raw Beef and Steak only drop under special conditions — the chance shown applies when the condition is met.

ItemQuantityChanceAvg. per kill
Raw BeefRaw Beef1–3100%2
SteakSteak1–3100%2
LeatherLeather0–266.7%1

Raw Beef and Steak only drop under special conditions — the chance shown applies when the condition is met.

ItemQuantityChanceAvg. per kill
Raw BeefRaw Beef1–4100%2.5
SteakSteak1–4100%2.5
LeatherLeather0–366.7%1.33

Raw Beef and Steak only drop under special conditions — the chance shown applies when the condition is met.

ItemQuantityChanceAvg. per kill
Raw BeefRaw Beef1–5100%3
SteakSteak1–5100%3
LeatherLeather0–466.7%1.67

Raw Beef and Steak only drop under special conditions — the chance shown applies when the condition is met.

ItemQuantityChanceAvg. per kill
Raw BeefRaw Beef1–6100%3.5
SteakSteak1–6100%3.5
LeatherLeather0–566.7%2

Raw Beef and Steak only drop under special conditions — the chance shown applies when the condition is met.

Chance = how likely one kill drops the item · Avg. per kill = expected amount per kill · Looting only counts when a player kills the mob with a Looting weapon.

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Where does a Cow spawn? 25 biomes

Edition

In Java Edition the Cow can spawn in 25 biomes. The bar shows its share of the spawn weight among the passive mobs of each biome.

Birch Forestweight 8/40 · group 420%Dark Forestweight 8/40 · group 420%Old Growth Birch Forestweight 8/40 · group 420%Flower Forestweight 8/44 · group 418.2%Forestweight 8/45 · group 417.8%Windswept Forest Cold Cowweight 8/45 · group 417.8%Windswept Gravelly Hills Cold Cowweight 8/45 · group 417.8%Windswept Hills Cold Cowweight 8/45 · group 417.8%Badlands Warm Cowweight 8/46 · group 417.4%Eroded Badlands Warm Cowweight 8/46 · group 417.4%Plainsweight 8/46 · group 417.4%Sunflower Plainsweight 8/46 · group 417.4%
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Wooded Badlands Warm Cowweight 8/48 · group 416.7%Swampweight 8/50 · group 416%Dappled Forest Cold Cowweight 8/52 · group 415.4%Savanna Warm Cowweight 8/52 · group 415.4%Windswept Savanna Warm Cowweight 8/52 · group 415.4%Sparse Jungle Warm Cowweight 8/58 · group 413.8%Old Growth Pine Taiga Cold Cowweight 8/60 · group 413.3%Old Growth Spruce Taiga Cold Cowweight 8/60 · group 413.3%Snowy Taiga Cold Cowweight 8/60 · group 413.3%Taiga Cold Cowweight 8/60 · group 413.3%Savanna Plateau Warm Cowweight 8/68 · group 411.8%Jungle Warm Cowweight 8/93 · group 48.6%Bamboo Jungle Warm Cowweight 8/172 · group 44.7%

In Bedrock Edition the Cow can spawn in 25 biomes. The bar shows its share of the spawn weight among the passive mobs of each biome.

Birch Forestweight 8/50 · group 2–316%Dark Forestweight 8/50 · group 2–316%Old Growth Birch Forestweight 8/50 · group 2–316%Flower Forestweight 8/54 · group 2–314.8%Forestweight 8/55 · group 2–314.5%Plainsweight 8/55 · group 2–314.5%Sunflower Plainsweight 8/55 · group 2–314.5%Windswept Forest Cold Cowweight 8/55 · group 2–314.5%Windswept Gravelly Hills Cold Cowweight 8/55 · group 2–314.5%Windswept Hills Cold Cowweight 8/55 · group 2–314.5%Badlands Warm Cowweight 8/56 · group 2–314.3%Eroded Badlands Warm Cowweight 8/56 · group 2–314.3%
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Dappled Forest Cold Cowweight 8/58 · group 2–313.8%Wooded Badlands Warm Cowweight 8/58 · group 2–313.8%Swampweight 8/60 · group 2–313.3%Old Growth Spruce Taiga Cold Cowweight 8/66 · group 2–312.1%Savanna Warm Cowweight 8/70 · group 2–311.4%Windswept Savanna Warm Cowweight 8/70 · group 2–311.4%Old Growth Pine Taiga Cold Cowweight 8/71 · group 2–311.3%Snowy Taiga Cold Cowweight 8/75 · group 2–310.7%Taiga Cold Cowweight 8/75 · group 2–310.7%Savanna Plateau Warm Cowweight 8/78 · group 2–310.3%Jungle Warm Cowweight 8/130 · group 2–36.2%Sparse Jungle Warm Cowweight 8/138 · group 2–35.8%Bamboo Jungle Warm Cowweight 8/160 · group 2–35%
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Cow FAQ

What does a Cow drop in Minecraft?

A Cow drops 0–2 Leather (66.7% chance) in Java Edition. Raw Beef and Steak only drop under special conditions.

Where does a Cow spawn in Minecraft?

In Java Edition the Cow spawns in 25 biomes, most often in Birch Forest, Dark Forest and Old Growth Birch Forest. In Bedrock Edition it spawns in 25 biomes.

How common is a Cow in Birch Forest?

In Java Edition the Cow has a spawn weight of 8 out of 40 among the passive mobs of Birch Forest, so 20% of those spawn attempts pick it, in groups of 4.

Does Looting increase Cow drops?

Yes. With Looting III a Cow drops on average 3.5 Raw Beef per kill instead of 2 without Looting (Java Edition). Switch the Looting level in the drop table to see every item.

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