Mt An 2-1 (10-04) Cattle on Feed National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 22, 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 3 Percent Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 10.5 million head on October 1, 2004. The inventory was 3 percent above October 1, 2003 and up slightly from October 1, 2002. The inventory included 6.46 million steers and steer calves, up 4 percent from the previous year. This group accounted for 62 percent of the total inventory. Heifers and heifer calves accounted for 3.96 million head, up 1 percent from 2003. Placements in feedlots during September totaled 2.37 million, 4 percent below 2003 but 8 percent above 2002. Net placements were 2.31 million head. During September, placements of cattle and calves weighing less than 600 pounds were 623,000, 600-699 pounds were 474,000, 700-799 pounds were 557,000, and 800 pounds and greater were 720,000. Marketings of fed cattle during September totaled 1.80 million, 11 percent below 2003 and 3 percent below 2002. This is the second lowest fed cattle marketings for the month of September since the series began in 1996. Other disappearance totaled 61,000 during September, 3 percent below 2003 but 15 percent above 2002. Cattle on Feed: Number on Feed, Placements, Marketings, and Other Disappearance, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots, United States, October 1, 2002-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : 2004 as % of Item :-------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Head ------ Percent : On Feed Sep 1 1/ : 10,159 9,839 9,973 98 101 Placed on Feed During Sep : 2,194 2,474 2,374 108 96 Fed Cattle Marketed During Sep : 1,848 2,032 1,800 97 89 Other Disappearance During Sep 2/ : 53 63 61 115 97 On Feed Oct 1 1/ : 10,452 10,218 10,486 100 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 1, 2002-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : 2004 as % of Item :-------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Head ----- Percent : On Feed Aug 1 1/ : 10,109 9,590 9,853 97 103 Placed on Feed During Aug : 2,228 2,384 2,099 94 88 Fed Cattle Marketed During Aug : 2,135 2,075 1,923 90 93 Other Disappearance During Aug 2/ : 43 60 56 130 93 On Feed Sep 1 1/ : 10,159 9,839 9,973 98 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, October 1, 2002-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : 2004 as % of Item :-------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Head ----- Percent : Class on Feed Oct 1 : Steers and Steer Calves : 6,282 6,243 6,462 103 104 Heifers and Heifer Calves : 4,096 3,911 3,964 97 101 Cows and Bulls : 74 64 60 81 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cattle on Feed: Number on Feed, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots, by Month, State, and United States 2003-2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Oct 1, 2004 : : :------------------------------------------ State : Oct 1, 2003 : Sep 1, 2004 : : as % of : as % of : : : Number : 2003 : Sep -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ------------ ---- Percent ---- : AZ : 275 296 298 108 101 CA : 485 520 520 107 100 CO : 950 930 1,020 107 110 ID : 270 245 275 102 112 IA : 310 375 375 121 100 KS : 2,300 2,130 2,220 97 104 NE : 1,830 1,800 1,940 106 108 NM : 123 129 125 102 97 OK : 350 325 340 97 105 SD : 145 138 143 99 104 TX : 2,720 2,670 2,770 102 104 WA : 195 160 175 90 109 : Oth Sts: 265 255 285 108 112 : US : 10,218 9,973 10,486 103 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Sep 2004 : During : During :------------------------------------------ State : Sep 2003 : Aug 2004 : : as % of : as % of : : : Number : 2003 : Aug -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ----------- ---- Percent ---- : AZ : 25 30 28 112 93 CA : 61 63 64 105 102 CO : 255 205 275 108 134 ID : 82 58 84 102 145 IA : 80 62 70 88 113 KS : 530 520 520 98 100 NE : 520 420 470 90 112 NM : 16 23 18 113 78 OK : 81 76 80 99 105 SD : 49 25 41 84 164 TX : 620 530 600 97 113 WA : 53 33 48 91 145 : Oth Sts: 102 54 76 75 141 : US : 2,474 2,099 2,374 96 113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cattle on Feed: Number Placed on Feed by Weight Group, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots, by Month, State, and United States, 2003-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : During September :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Under 600 : 600-699 : 700-799 : 800 Plus : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : CO : 41 30 46 50 78 65 90 130 255 275 KS : 135 135 140 110 160 140 95 135 530 520 NE : 102 88 95 70 127 102 196 210 520 470 TX : 250 210 185 180 130 145 55 65 620 600 : Oth Sts : 170 160 79 64 115 105 185 180 549 509 : US : 698 623 545 474 610 557 621 720 2,474 2,374 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : During August :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : Under 600 : 600-699 : 700-799 : 800 Plus : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : CO : 43 30 55 40 63 65 79 70 240 205 KS : 120 115 150 100 205 180 105 125 580 520 NE : 74 66 80 54 141 100 175 200 470 420 TX : 220 165 170 165 150 130 70 70 610 530 : Oth Sts : 145 130 74 54 100 90 165 150 484 424 : US : 602 506 529 413 659 565 594 615 2,384 2,099 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cattle on Feed: Number Marketed, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots, by Month, State, and United States 2003-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : During Sep 2004 : During : During :------------------------------------------ State : Sep 2003 : Aug 2004 : : as % of : as % of : : : Number : 2003 : Aug -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ----------- ---- Percent ---- : AZ : 23 26 25 109 96 CA : 63 59 60 95 102 CO : 200 150 180 90 120 ID : 56 47 53 95 113 IA : 69 66 69 100 105 KS : 465 495 410 88 83 NE : 345 360 320 93 89 NM : 10 19 19 190 100 OK : 73 64 62 85 97 SD : 37 43 35 95 81 TX : 580 520 490 84 94 WA : 41 22 32 78 145 : Oth Sts: 70 52 45 64 87 : US : 2,032 1,923 1,800 89 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cattle on Feed: Other Disappearance, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots, by Month, State, and United States 2003-2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : During Sep 2004 : During : During :------------------------------------------ State : Sep 2003 : Aug 2004 : : as % of : as % of : : : Number : 2003 : Aug -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ---- Percent ---- : AZ : 1 2 1 100 50 CA : 3 4 4 133 100 CO : 5 5 5 100 100 ID : 1 1 1 100 100 IA : 1 1 1 100 100 KS : 15 15 20 133 133 NE : 5 10 10 200 100 NM : 4 2 3 75 150 OK : 3 2 3 100 150 SD : 1 1 1 100 100 TX : 20 10 10 50 100 WA : 2 1 1 50 100 : Oth Sts: 2 2 1 50 50 : US : 63 56 61 97 109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 :Oct 1, :Jul 1, :Oct 1, :Oct 1, :Jul 1, :Oct 1, :Oct 1, :Jul 1, :Oct 1, : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AZ : 271 292 296 4 3 2 0 0 0 CA : 445 480 485 40 40 35 0 0 0 CO : 580 560 605 365 375 410 5 5 5 ID : 166 150 170 104 90 104 0 0 1 IA : 200 260 240 109 129 134 1 1 1 KS : 1,220 1,130 1,180 1,060 950 1,020 20 10 20 NE : 1,010 1,100 1,110 805 740 820 15 10 10 NM : 54 60 75 69 64 50 0 0 0 OK : 215 205 220 131 109 118 4 1 2 SD : 77 88 71 59 68 60 9 17 12 TX : 1,700 1,750 1,710 1,018 1,008 1,056 2 2 4 WA : 115 90 105 77 59 68 3 1 2 : Oth Sts : 190 205 195 70 60 87 5 5 3 : US : 6,243 6,370 6,462 3,911 3,695 3,964 64 52 60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Estimates will also be reviewed after data from the Census of Agriculture are available. 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