Simplify the following text for a Grade 10 native English-speaking person.
Original: Cattle were the most important livestock ; the administration collected taxes on livestock in regular censuses , and the size of a herd reflected the prestige and importance of the estate or temple that owned them .
Simplified: p117 Cattle were the most important livestock ; livestock were taxed ; the size of a herd reflected the prestige and importance of the estate or temple which owned them .