Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in Iowa feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 570,000 head on August 1, 2022, according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service -- Cattle on Feed report. This was down 2 percent from July and down 5 percent from August 1, 2021. Iowa feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head had 490,000 head on feed, down 6 percent from last month but up 2 percent from last year. Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in all Iowa feedlots totaled 1,060,000 head, down 4 percent 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 July 2022 totaled 56,000 head, down 7 percent from June but unchanged from July 2021. Feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head placed 56,000 head, up 70 percent from June and up 51 percent from July 2021. Placements for all feedlots in Iowa totaled 112,000 head, up 20 percent from both June 2022 and July 2021.
Marketings of fed cattle from Iowa feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head during July 2022 totaled 64,000 head, down 6 percent from June but up 21 percent from July 2021. Feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head marketed 83,000 head, up 48 percent from June and up 28 percent from July 2021. Marketings for all feedlots in Iowa were 147,000 head, up 19 percent from June and up 25 percent from July 2021. Other disappearance from all feedlots in Iowa totaled 5,000 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 tewardship-funded Cattle on Feed survey for Iowa feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head.
Categories: Iowa, Livestock, Beef Cattle, Dairy Cattle