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Iowa Cattle on Feed Down 2 Percent from 2020
Iowa Ag Connection - 10/25/2021

Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in Iowa feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 600,000 head on October 1, 2021, according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service -- Cattle on Feed report. This was up 2 percent from September, but down 2 percent from October 1, 2020. Iowa feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head had 455,000 head on feed, up 1 percent from last month but down 7 percent from last year. Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in all Iowa feedlots totaled 1,055,000 head, up 1 percent from last month but down 4 percent from last year.

Placements of cattle and calves in Iowa feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head during September totaled 80,000 head, up 4 percent from August and up 11 percent from last year. Feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head placed 62,000 head, up 15 percent from August and up 2 percent from last year. Placements for all feedlots in Iowa totaled 142,000 head, up 8 percent from August and up 7 percent from last year.

Marketings of fed cattle from Iowa feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head during September totaled 67,000 head, down 21 percent from August and down 4 percent from last year. Feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head marketed 54,000 head, down 4 percent from August but unchanged from last year. Marketings for all feedlots in Iowa were 121,000 head, down 14 percent from August and down 2 percent from last year. Other disappearance from all feedlots in Iowa totaled 6,000 head.

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