Cattle on Feed Up 3 Percent from Last Year in Iowa

Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in Iowa feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 630,000 head on December 1, 2022, according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service – Cattle on Feed report. This was up 2 percent from November and up 3 percent from December 1, 2021. Iowa feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head had 530,000 head on feed, up 9 percent from last month but down 2 percent from last year. Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in all Iowa feedlots totaled 1,160,000 head, up 5 percent from last month and up 1 percent from last year.

Placements of cattle and calves in Iowa feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head during November 2022 totaled 105,000 head, unchanged from October but up 12 percent from November 2021. Feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head placed 94,000 head, up 40 percent from October and up 25 percent from November 2021. Placements for all feedlots in Iowa totaled 199,000 head, up 16 percent from October and up 18 percent from November 2021.

Marketings of fed cattle from Iowa feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head during November 2022 totaled 94,000 head, up 13 percent from October and up 2 percent from November 2021. Feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head marketed 47,000 head, up 4 percent from October but down 11 percent from November 2021. Marketings for all feedlots in Iowa were 141,000 head, up 10 percent from October but down 3 percent from November 2021.

Other disappearance from all feedlots in Iowa totaled 3,000 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 11.7 million head on December 1, 2022. The inventory was 3 percent below December 1, 2021.

Placements in feedlots during November totaled 1.93 million head, 2 percent below 2021. Net placements were 1.87 million head. During November, placements of cattle and calves weighing less than 600 pounds were 540,000 head, 600-699 pounds were 465,000 head, 700-799 pounds were 405,000 head, 800-899 pounds were 290,000 head, 900-999 pounds were 135,000 head, and 1,000 pounds and greater were 90,000 head.

Marketings of fed cattle during November totaled 1.89 million head, 1 percent above 2021. Marketings were the highest for November since the series began in 1996.

Other disappearance totaled 57,000 head during November, 7 percent below 2021.