Cow
Cow — mob.
Natural spawning
Cows appear through the creature spawn tables of suitable grassy Overworld biomes. The public biome pages remain the authoritative place for exact spawn weights; this article links the common plains route without duplicating those tables.
Drops
An adult cow drops leather and raw beef when killed. The amount is affected by Looting, while fire or a smelting-capable weapon changes the beef into cooked beef. Baby cows do not drop adult loot.
| Leather | 0–2, increased by Looting |
|---|---|
| Beef | 1–3, increased by Looting |
| Cooked beef | Result when the cow is killed while burning |
| Loot table | `minecraft:entities/cow` |
Breeding
Feed wheat to two adult cows to start breeding. A short cooldown follows the birth of a calf, and wheat also attracts nearby cows when building a compact pen.
| Breeding item | Wheat |
|---|---|
| Result | Calf |
| Cooldown | Breeding cooldown after a successful pair |
Usage
Use an empty bucket on an adult cow to collect milk. Milk is useful for clearing effects and can also be collected from a mooshroom, so a cow pen and a nearby wheat field form a compact early-game supply loop.
Sounds
Cow sound variants are selected from the local `classic` and `moody` records when the entity spawns. Each set supplies ambient, hurt, death and step sounds, while milking uses the cow-milk event. The sounds are shared by the adult and calf family rather than by a separate block or item.
| Sound variants | Classic and moody |
|---|---|
| Event family | Ambient, hurt, death and step |
| Milking event | `minecraft:entity.cow.milk` |
Behavior
The cow is a passive land mob. Adults wander without attacking, follow wheat held by a player, and can be milked with a bucket. The entity is 0.9 blocks wide and 1.4 blocks tall, moves at 0.2, and uses the ordinary animal goal set for floating, panic, breeding, tempting, following parents, strolling and looking around. The data set includes temperate, warm and cold visual variants; the variant changes appearance while the basic behavior stays the same.
| Category | passive |
|---|---|
| Max health | 10 |
| Width | 0.9 |
| Height | 1.4 |
| Summonable | Yes |
| Fire immune | No |
| Temperament | Passive |
| Health | 10 |
| Food | Wheat |
| Variants | Temperate, warm and cold |
| Milk | Milk bucket |
| Dimensions | 0.9 × 1.4 blocks |
| Movement speed | 0.2 |
Data values
The entity uses the stable `minecraft:cow` identifier. Variant data selects a warm, temperate or cold appearance; it does not create a different mob type or change the drops described above.
| Identifier | minecraft:cow |
|---|---|
| Version | Minecraft 26.2 |
| Entity ID | minecraft:cow |
| Entity type | Passive land mob |
| Variant values | cold, temperate and warm |
| Dimensions | 0.9 × 1.4 blocks for adults |
| Movement speed | 0.2 |
| Spawn category | Creature |
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References
| Local source | Cowcow |
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Data and provenance
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Facts
| Category | passive |
|---|---|
| Max health | 10 |
| Width | 0.9 |
| Height | 1.4 |
| Summonable | Yes |
| Fire immune | No |
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