pacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 600,000 head on October 1, 2022, according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service -- Cattle on Feed report. This was up 2 percent from September but unchanged from October 1, 2021. Iowa feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head had 465,000 head on feed, down 3 percent from last month and down 5 percent from last year. Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in all Iowa feedlots totaled 1,065,000 head, down slightly from last month and down 2 percent from last year.
Placements of cattle and calves in Iowa feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head during September 2022 totaled 85,000 head, down 4 percent from August but up 6 percent from September 2021. Feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head placed 44,000 head, up 16 percent from August but down 35 percent from September 2021. Placements for all feedlots in Iowa totaled 129,000 head, up 2 percent from August but down 13 percent from September 2021.
Marketings of fed cattle from Iowa feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head during September 2022 totaled 73,000 head, down 6 percent from August but up 9 percent from September 2021. Feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head marketed 57,000 head, up 30 percent from August and up 4 percent from September 2021. Marketings for all feedlots in Iowa were 130,000 head, up 7 percent from August and up 7 percent from September 2021. Other disappearance from all feedlots in Iowa totaled 4,000 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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