Iowa Cattle on Feed Down 2 Percent from 2021 on Jan 1

Monday, January 24, 2022

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 January 1, 2022, according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service - Cattle on Feed report. This was down 2 percent from December and down 2 percent from January 1, 2021.

Placements of cattle and calves in Iowa feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head during December totaled 87,000 head, down 7 percent from November and down 6 percent from December 2020. Marketings of fed cattle from Iowa feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head during December totaled 94,000 head, up 2 percent from November and up 3 percent from December 2020. Other disappearance from feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head in Iowa totaled 3,000 head.

Note: Iowa cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in Iowa feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head estimates will be released on January 31, 2022.

Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 12.0 million head on January 1, 2022. The inventory was 1 percent above January 1, 2021. This is the second highest January 1 inventory since the series began in 1996. The inventory included 7.36 million steers and steer calves, down 1 percent from the previous year. This group accounted for 61 percent of the total inventory. Heifers and heifer calves accounted for 4.68 million head, up 2 percent from 2021.

Placements in feedlots during December totaled 1.96 million head, 6 percent above 2020. Placements were the highest for December since the series began in 1996. Net placements were 1.91 million head. During December, placements of cattle and calves weighing less than 600 pounds were 510,000 head, 600-699 pounds were 470,000 head, 700-799 pounds were 450,000 head, 800-899 pounds were 333,000 head, 900-999 pounds were 105,000 head, and 1,000 pounds and greater were 95,000 head.

Marketings of fed cattle during December totaled 1.86 million head, slightly above 2020. Marketings were the second highest for December since the series began in 1996. Other disappearance totaled 54,000 head during December, 10 percent below 2020.