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Iowa Cattle on Feed Down 5 Percent from 2019
Iowa Ag Connection - 10/26/2020

Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in Iowa feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 610,000 head on October 1, 2020, according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service -- Cattle on Feed report. This was unchanged from September, but down 5% from October 1, 2019. Iowa feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head had 490,000 head on feed, up 1% from last month and up 2% from last year. Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in all Iowa feedlots totaled 1,100,000 head, up less than 1% from last month but down 2% from last year.

Placements of cattle and calves in Iowa feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head during September totaled 72,000 head, down 4% from August and down 12% from last year. Feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head placed 61,000 head, up 45% from August but down 28% from last year. Placements for all feedlots in Iowa totaled 133,000 head, up 14% from August but down 20% from last year.

Marketings of fed cattle from Iowa feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head during September totaled 70,000 head, down 16% from August but unchanged from last year. Feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head marketed 54,000 head, unchanged from August but down 32% from last year. Marketings for all feedlots in Iowa were 124,000 head, down 9% from August and down 17% from last year. Other disappearance from all feedlots in Iowa totaled 4,000 head.


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