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Iowa Cattle on Feed Up 2 Percent
Iowa Ag Connection - 03/27/2017

Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in Iowa feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 650,000 head on March 1, 2017, according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service -- Cattle on Feed report. This was up 2 percent from February 1, 2017, and up 3 percent from March 1, 2016. Iowa feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head had 600,000 head on feed, up 3 percent from last month but down 6 percent from last year. Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in all Iowa feedlots totaled 1,250,000 head, up 2 percent from last month but down 2 percent from last year.

Placements of cattle and calves in Iowa feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head during February totaled 102,000 head, a decrease of 20 percent from last month but up 11 percent from last year. Feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head placed 59,000 head, down 27 percent from last month and down 20 percent from last year. Placements for all feedlots in Iowa totaled 161,000 head, down 23 percent from last month and down 3 percent from last year.

Marketings of fed cattle from Iowa feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head during February totaled 89,000 head, up 3 percent from last month and up 14 percent from last year. Feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head marketed 42,000 head, down 19 percent from last month and last year. Marketings for all feedlots in Iowa were 131,000 head, down 5 percent from last month but up 1 percent from last year. Other disappearance from all feedlots in Iowa totaled 5,000 head.

Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 10.8 million head on March 1, 2017. The inventory was slightly above March 1, 2016.

Placements in feedlots during February totaled 1.69 million head, 1 percent below 2016. Net placements were 1.64 million head. During February, placements of cattle and calves weighing less than 600 pounds were 315,000 head, 600-699 pounds were 330,000 head, 700-799 pounds were 490,000 head, 800-899 pounds were 395,000, 900-999 pounds were 124,000, and 1,000 pounds and greater were 40,000 head.

Marketings of fed cattle during February totaled 1.65 million head, 4 percent above 2016.

Other disappearance totaled 56,000 head during February, 3 percent below 2016.


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