Mt An 2-1 (7-04) Cattle on Feed National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 23, 2004, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on Cattle on Feed call Mike Miller at (202) 720-3040, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. U.S. Cattle on Feed Up 2 Percent Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 10.12 million head on July 1, 2004. The inventory was 2 percent above July 1, 2003 but 4 percent below July 1, 2002. The inventory included 6.37 million steers and steer calves, up 4 percent from the previous year. This group accounted for 63 percent of the total inventory. Heifers and heifer calves accounted for 3.70 million head, down 1 percent from 2003. Placements in feedlots during June totaled 1.64 million, 2 percent below 2003 and down slightly from 2002. Net placements were 1.57 million. During June, placements of cattle and calves weighing less than 600 pounds were 460,000, 600-699 pounds were 356,000, 700-799 pounds were 448,000, and 800 pounds and greater were 375,000. Marketings of fed cattle during June totaled 2.08 million, 7 percent below 2003 but up slightly from 2002. Other disappearance totaled 70,000 during June, 15 percent above 2003 and 37 percent above 2002. U.S. All Cattle on Feed Down Slightly Cattle on feed July 1, 2004, from all feedlots in the United States, totaled 11.8 million, down slightly from July 1, 2003 and 6 percent below July 1, 2002. Cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 or more head accounted for 86 percent of the total cattle on feed on July 1, 2004, up from 84 percent on July 1, 2003. Cattle on Feed: Number on Feed, Placements, Marketings, and Other Disappearance, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots, United States, July 1, 2002-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : 2004 as % of Item :-------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Head ------ Percent : On Feed Jun 1 1/ : 10,990 10,539 *10,625 97 101 Placed on Feed During Jun : 1,644 1,672 1,639 100 98 Fed Cattle Marketed During Jun : 2,076 2,227 2,077 100 93 Other Disappearance During Jun 2/ : 51 61 70 137 115 On Feed Jul 1 1/ : 10,507 9,923 10,117 96 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Revised. 1/ Cattle and calves on feed are animals for slaughter market being fed a ration of grain or other concentrates and are expected to produce a carcass that will grade select or better. 2/ Includes death loss, movement from feedlots to pasture, and shipments to other feedlots for further feeding. Cattle on Feed: Number on Feed, Placements, Marketings, and Other Disappearance, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots, United States, June 1, 2002-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : 2004 as % of Item :-------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Head ------ Percent : On Feed May 1 1/ : 10,971 10,535 10,360 94 98 Placed on Feed During May : 2,267 2,307 *2,367 104 103 Fed Cattle Marketed During May : 2,171 2,238 *2,023 93 90 Other Disappearance During May 2/ : 77 65 79 103 122 On Feed Jun 1 1/ : 10,990 10,539 *10,625 97 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Revised. 1/ Cattle and calves on feed are animals for slaughter market being fed a ration of grain or other concentrates and are expected to produce a carcass that will grade select or better. 2/ Includes death loss, movement from feedlots to pasture, and shipments to other feedlots for further feeding. Cattle on Feed: Number on Feed by Class, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots, United States, July 1, 2002-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : 2004 as % of Item :-------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Head ----- Percent : Class on Feed Jul 1 : Steers and Steer Calves : 6,467 6,111 6,370 99 104 Heifers and Heifer Calves : 3,977 3,751 3,695 93 99 Cows and Bulls : 63 61 52 83 85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cattle on Feed: Number on Feed, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots, by Month, State, and United States 2003-2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Jul 1, 2004 : : :------------------------------------------ State : Jul 1, 2003 : Jun 1, 2004 : : as % of : as % of : : : Number : 2003 : Jun -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ------------ ---- Percent ---- : AZ : 266 294 295 111 100 CA : 490 520 520 106 100 CO : 890 1,010 940 106 93 ID : 255 255 240 94 94 IA : 310 400 390 126 98 KS : 2,160 2,250 2,090 97 93 NE : 1,690 2,010 1,850 109 92 NM : 115 *118 124 108 105 OK : 350 330 315 90 95 SD : 167 188 173 104 92 TX : 2,820 2,810 2,760 98 98 WA : 160 155 150 94 97 : Oth Sts: 250 *285 270 108 95 : US : 9,923 *10,625 10,117 102 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Revised. 1/ Cattle and calves on feed are animals for slaughter market being fed a ration of grain or other concentrates and are expected to produce a carcass that will grade select or better. Cattle on Feed: Number Placed on Feed, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots, by Month, State, and United States 2003-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : During Jun 2004 : During : During :------------------------------------------ State : Jun 2003 : May 2004 : : as % of : as % of : : : Number : 2003 : May -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ----------- ---- Percent ---- : AZ : 34 29 31 91 107 CA : 73 91 69 95 76 CO : 125 *270 140 112 52 ID : 63 74 47 75 64 IA : 34 50 50 147 100 KS : 415 495 400 96 81 NE : 270 390 285 106 73 NM : 21 *27 26 124 96 OK : 52 92 52 100 57 SD : 27 28 20 74 71 TX : 470 740 455 97 61 WA : 39 35 34 87 97 : Oth Sts: 49 46 30 61 65 : US : 1,672 *2,367 1,639 98 69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Revised. Cattle on Feed: Number Placed on Feed by Weight Group, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots, by Month, State, and United States, 2003-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : During June :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Under 600 : 600-699 : 700-799 : 800 Plus : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : CO : 24 30 36 40 35 40 30 30 125 140 KS : 80 95 95 100 135 120 105 85 415 400 NE : 33 55 50 47 75 73 112 110 270 285 TX : 120 150 120 115 145 140 85 50 470 455 : Oth Sts : 115 130 57 54 90 75 130 100 392 359 : US : 372 460 358 356 480 448 462 375 1,672 1,639 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : During May :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : Under 600 : 600-699 : 700-799 : 800 Plus : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : CO : 25 46 32 *73 78 103 70 48 205 *270 KS : 60 65 85 95 205 195 200 140 550 495 NE : 38 54 43 60 131 134 148 142 360 390 TX : 150 190 150 185 225 225 205 140 730 740 : Oth Sts : 135 140 57 *77 110 115 160 140 462 *472 : US : 408 495 367 *490 749 772 783 610 2,307 *2,367 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Revised. Cattle on Feed: Number Marketed, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots, by Month, State, and United States 2003-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : During Jun 2004 : During : During :------------------------------------------ State : Jun 2003 : May 2004 : : as % of : as % of : : : Number : 2003 : May -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ----------- ---- Percent ---- : AZ : 32 28 28 88 100 CA : 63 63 62 98 98 CO : 220 *185 200 91 108 ID : 67 67 60 90 90 IA : 68 63 59 87 94 KS : 510 465 540 106 116 NE : 500 470 435 87 93 NM : 13 12 19 146 158 OK : 59 70 64 108 91 SD : 55 37 34 62 92 TX : 520 480 495 95 103 WA : 38 39 38 100 97 : Oth Sts: 82 *44 43 52 98 : US : 2,227 *2,023 2,077 93 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Revised. Cattle on Feed: Other Disappearance, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots, by Month, State, and United States 2003-2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : During Jun 2004 : During : During :------------------------------------------ State : Jun 2003 : May 2004 : : as % of : as % of : : : Number : 2003 : May -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ---- Percent ---- : AZ : 2 2 2 100 100 CA : 5 8 7 140 88 CO : 5 15 10 200 67 ID : 1 2 2 200 100 IA : 1 2 1 100 50 KS : 15 20 20 133 100 NE : 10 10 10 100 100 NM : 3 2 1 33 50 OK : 3 2 3 100 150 SD : 3 3 1 33 33 TX : 10 10 10 100 100 WA : 1 1 1 100 100 : Oth Sts: 2 2 2 100 100 : US : 61 79 70 115 89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes death loss, movement from feedlots to pasture, and shipments to other feedlots for further feeding. Cattle on Feed: Number on Feed by Class, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots, by Quarter, State, and United States, 2003-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Steers & Steer Calves :Heifers & Heifer Calves: Cows and Bulls :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Jul 1, :Apr 1, :Jul 1, :Jul 1, :Apr 1, :Jul 1, :Jul 1, :Apr 1, :Jul 1, : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AZ : 262 289 292 4 4 3 0 0 0 CA : 450 465 480 40 30 40 0 0 0 CO : 510 575 560 375 390 375 5 5 5 ID : 166 160 150 88 95 90 1 0 0 IA : 200 260 260 109 154 129 1 1 1 KS : 1,150 1,230 1,130 995 1,110 950 15 20 10 NE : 950 1,300 1,100 725 890 740 15 20 10 NM : 58 49 60 57 56 64 0 0 0 OK : 220 200 205 129 129 109 1 1 1 SD : 80 112 88 71 81 68 16 12 17 TX : 1,770 1,670 1,750 1,048 967 1,008 2 3 2 WA : 100 105 90 60 65 59 0 0 1 : Oth Sts : 195 205 205 50 90 60 5 5 5 : US : 6,111 6,620 6,370 3,751 4,061 3,695 61 67 52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cattle on Feed: Total Number on Feed, United States, July 1, 2002-2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : July 1, 2004 : : :----------------------------------------- State : Jul 1, 2002 : Jul 1, 2003 : : as % of : as % of : : : Number : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Head ----------- ---- Percent ---- : US : 12,500 11,810 11,800 94 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Cattle and calves on feed are animals for slaughter market being fed a ration of grain or other concentrates and are expected to produce a carcass that will grade select or better. Terms and Definitions of Cattle on Feed Estimates Cattle on feed are animals being fed a ration of grain, silage, hay and/or protein supplement for slaughter market that are expected to produce a carcass that will grade select or better. It excludes cattle being "backgrounded only" for later sale as feeders or later placement in another feedlot. Placements are cattle put into a feedlot, fed a ration which will produce a carcass that will grade select or better, and are intended for the slaughter market. Marketings are cattle shipped out of feedlots to a slaughter market. Other disappearance includes death loss, movement from feedlots to pasture, and shipments to other feedlots for further feeding. Reliability of Cattle on Feed Estimates Survey Procedures: During January and July all known feedlots in the U.S. with capacity of 1,000 or more head are surveyed to provide data for cattle on feed estimates. During the other months, all known feedlots from 17 States are surveyed. The 17 States account for 98 percent of the cattle on feed in feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head. Estimating Procedures: These cattle on feed estimates were prepared by the Agricultural Statistics Board after reviewing recommendations and analysis submitted by each State office. Regional and State survey data were reviewed for reasonableness with each other and with estimates from the previous month when setting the current estimates. Revision Policy: Revisions to previous estimates are made to improve month to month relationships. Estimates for the previous month are subject to revision in all States each month when current estimates are made. In February, all monthly estimates for the previous year, and the number of feedlots and annual marketings from two years ago are reviewed and subject to revisions. The reviews are primarily based on slaughter data, state check-off or brand data, and any other data that may have been received after the original estimate was made. 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