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 February 1, 2022, according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service - Cattle on Feed report. This was up 2 percent from January but down 2 percent from February 1, 2021. Iowa feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head had 585,000 head on feed, up 3 percent from last month and up 3 percent from last year. Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in all Iowa feedlots totaled 1,195,000 head, up 2 percent from last month and up slightly from last year.
Placements of cattle and calves in Iowa feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head during January 2022 totaled 110,000 head, up 29 percent from December but unchanged from January 2021. Feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head placed 85,000 head, up 37 percent from December and up 39 percent from January 2021. Placements for all feedlots in Iowa totaled 195,000 head, up 33 percent from December and up 14 percent from January 2021.
Marketings of fed cattle from Iowa feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head during January 2022 totaled 98,000 head, up 7 percent from December but unchanged from January 2021. Feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head marketed 63,000 head, up 110 percent from December and up 40 percent from January 2021. Marketings for all feedlots in Iowa were 161,000 head, up 32 percent from December and up 13 percent from January 2021. Other disappearance from all feedlots in Iowa totaled 9,000 head.
Note: This report is a combination of estimates from the USDA Cattle on Feed survey for Iowa feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head and the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship-funded Cattle on Feed survey for Iowa feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head.
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