Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in Iowa feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 590,000 head on June 1, 2022, according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service -- Cattle on Feed report. This was unchanged from May but down 5 percent from June 1, 2021. Iowa feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head had 545,000 head on feed, down 4 percent from last month but up 3 percent from last year. Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in all Iowa feedlots totaled 1,135,000 head, down 2 percent from last month and down 1 percent from last year.
Placements of cattle and calves in Iowa feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head during May 2022 totaled 74,000 head, down 13 percent from April but up 10 percent from May 2021. Feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head placed 46,000 head, down 4 percent from April and down 8 percent from May 2021. Placements for all feedlots in Iowa totaled 120,000 head, down 10 percent from April but up 3 percent from May 2021.
Marketings of fed cattle from Iowa feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head during May 2022 totaled 71,000 head, down 24 percent from April and down 4 percent from May 2021. Feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head marketed 62,000 head, up 13 percent from April and up 9 percent from May 2021. Marketings for all feedlots in Iowa were 133,000 head, down 10 percent from April but up 2 percent from May 2021. Other disappearance from all feedlots in Iowa totaled 7,000 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.
Categories: Iowa, Livestock, Beef Cattle