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State's Cattle on Feed Down 5 Percent from 2015
Iowa Ag Connection - 07/25/2016

Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in Iowa feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 610,000 head on July 1, 2016, according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service -- Cattle on Feed report. This was down 3 percent from June 1, 2016, and down 5 percent from July 1, 2015. Iowa feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head had 545,000 head on feed, down 4 percent from last month and last year. Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in all Iowa feedlots totaled 1,155,000 head, also down 4 percent from last month and last year.

Placements of cattle and calves in Iowa feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head during June totaled 54,000 head, a decrease of 16 percent from last month and down 19 percent from last year. Feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head placed 51,000 head, up 16,000 head from last month and up 2,000 head from last year. Placements for all feedlots in Iowa totaled 105,000 head, up 6 percent from last month but down 9 percent from last year.

Marketings of fed cattle from Iowa feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head during June totaled 72,000 head, unchanged from last month but down 5 percent from last year. Feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head marketed 74,000 head, up 23 percent from last month but down 18 percent from last year. Marketings for all feedlots in Iowa were 146,000 head, up 11 percent from last month but down 12 percent from last year.

Other disappearance from all feedlots in Iowa totaled 4,000 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 10.4 million head on July 1, 2016. The inventory was 1 percent above July 1, 2015. The inventory included 6.87 million steers and steer calves, down 1 percent from the previous year. This group accounted for 66 percent of the total inventory. Heifers and heifer calves accounted for 3.49 million head, up 5 percent from 2015.

Placements in feedlots during June totaled 1.53 million head, 3 percent above 2015. Net placements were 1.46 million head. During June, placements of cattle and calves weighing less than 600 pounds were 290,000 head, 600-699 pounds were 255,000 head, 700799 pounds were 340,000 head, and 800 pounds and greater were 640,000 head.

Marketings of fed cattle during June totaled 1.91 million head, 9 percent above 2015.

Other disappearance totaled 61,000 head during June, 12 percent below 2015.


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