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Cattle on Feed Down 3 Percent in Iowa
Iowa Ag Connection - 09/26/2016
Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in Iowa feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 580,000 head on September 1, 2016, according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service -- Cattle on Feed report. This was
down 3 percent from August 1, 2016, and down 6 percent from September 1, 2015. Iowa feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head had 495,000 head on feed, down 6 percent from last month and down 4 percent from last year. Cattle and calves on
feed for the slaughter market in all Iowa feedlots totaled 1,075,000 head, down 4 percent from last month and down 5 percent from last year.
Placements of cattle and calves in Iowa feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head during August totaled 71,000 head, an increase of 4 percent from last month and up 1 percent from last year. Feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head placed
36,000 head, up 44 percent from last month but down 48 percent from last year. Placements for all feedlots in Iowa totaled 107,000 head, up 15 percent from last month but down 23 percent from last year.
Marketings of fed cattle from Iowa feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head during August totaled 90,000 head, up 18 percent from last month and up 17 percent from last year. Feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head marketed 64,000 head,
up 52 percent from last month but down 30 percent from last year. Marketings for all feedlots in Iowa were 154,000 head, up 31 percent from last month but down 9 percent from last year. Other disappearance from all feedlots in Iowa totaled 3,000 head.
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