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State Cattle on Feed Down 5 Percent from 2015
Iowa Ag Connection - 10/24/2016

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 October 1, 2016, according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service -- Cattle on Feed report. This was down 2 percent from September 1, 2016, and down 5 percent from October 1, 2015. Iowa feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head had 470,000 head on feed, down 5 percent from last month and down 8 percent from last year. Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in all Iowa feedlots totaled 1,040,000 head, down 3 percent from last month and down 6 percent from last year.

Placements of cattle and calves in Iowa feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head during September totaled 79,000 head, an increase of 11 percent from last month but down 7 percent from last year. Feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head placed 70,000 head, up 94 percent from last month and up 19 percent from last year. Placements for all feedlots in Iowa totaled 149,000 head, up 39 percent from last month and up 3 percent from last year.

Marketings of fed cattle from Iowa feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head during September totaled 87,000 head, down 3 percent from last month and down 14 percent from last year. Feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head marketed 93,000 head, up 45 percent from last month and up 50 percent from last year. Marketings for all feedlots in Iowa were 180,000 head, up 17 percent from last month and up 10 percent from last year. Other disappearance from all feedlots in Iowa totaled 4,000 head.

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