Mt An 2-1 (12-02) Cattle on Feed National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 20, 2002, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Cattle on Feed" call Steve Anderson at (202) 720-3040, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. U.S. Cattle on Feed Down 8 Percent Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 10.9 million head on December 1, 2002. The inventory was 8 percent below December 1, 2001 and 9 percent below December 1, 2000. Placements in feedlots during November totaled 1.98 million, 4 percent above 2001 but 2 percent below 2000. Net placements were 1.89 million. During November, placements of cattle and calves weighing less than 600 pounds were 589,000, 600-699 pounds were 660,000, 700-799 pounds were 417,000, and 800 pounds and greater were 311,000. Marketings of fed cattle during November totaled 1.73 million, 4 percent below 2001 and 5 percent below 2000. Other disappearance totaled 90,000 during November, 13 percent above 2001 but 14 percent below 2000. Cattle on Feed in Historic 7 States Down 8 Percent Cattle on feed December 1, 2002, in the historic 7 States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 9.4 million, down 8 percent from the previous year and 8 percent below December 1, 2000. Placements in feedlots during November totaled 1.67 million, 5 percent above 2001 but 1 percent below 2000. Marketings during November totaled 1.51 million, 2 percent below 2001 and 4 percent below 2000. Other disappearance during November was 80,000 head, 18 percent above 2001 but 10 percent below 2000. Special Note Cattle on Feed release format will be modified to exclude calculation and publication of the historic 7 States. Availability of U.S. and the 12 individually published States data will remain unchanged. The same 7 State data can still be calculated from the U.S. release by summing the historic 7 States totals. This change will be effective beginning in the publication released Friday, February 14th, 2003. Cattle on Feed: Number on Feed, Placements, Marketings, and Other Disappearance, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots, United States, December 1, 2000-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : 2002 as % of Item :-------------------------------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Head ------ Percent : On Feed Nov 1 1/ : 11,864 11,863 *10,742 91 91 Placed on Feed During Nov : 2,014 1,908 1,977 98 104 Fed Cattle Marketed During Nov : 1,825 1,800 1,731 95 96 Other Disappearance During Nov 2/ : 105 80 90 86 113 On Feed Dec 1 1/ : 11,948 11,891 10,898 91 92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, November 1, 2000-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : 2002 as % of Item :-------------------------------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Head ------ Percent : On Feed Oct 1 1/ : 11,016 11,125 10,416 95 94 Placed on Feed During Oct : 2,829 2,702 *2,389 84 88 Fed Cattle Marketed During Oct : 1,915 1,896 1,979 103 104 Other Disappearance During Oct 2/ : 66 68 84 127 124 On Feed Nov 1 1/ : 11,864 11,863 *10,742 91 91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, 7 States, December 1, 2000-2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : 2002 as % of Item :-------------------------------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Head ----- Percent : On Feed Nov 1 2/ : 10,192 10,231 9,315 91 91 Placed on Feed During Nov : 1,678 1,581 1,667 99 105 Fed Cattle Marketed During Nov : 1,568 1,541 1,507 96 98 Other Disappearance During Nov 3/ : 89 68 80 90 118 On Feed Dec 1 2/ : 10,213 10,203 9,395 92 92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ The 7 States include AZ, CA, CO, IA, KS, NE, and TX. 2/ 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. 3/ 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, 7 States, November 1, 2000-2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : 2002 as % of Item :-------------------------------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Head ----- Percent : On Feed Oct 1 2/ : 9,502 9,613 9,088 96 95 Placed on Feed During Oct : 2,387 2,315 2,008 84 87 Fed Cattle Marketed During Oct : 1,647 1,640 1,706 104 104 Other Disappearance During Oct 3/ : 50 57 75 150 132 On Feed Nov 1 2/ : 10,192 10,231 9,315 91 91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ The 7 States include AZ, CA, CO, IA, KS, NE, and TX. 2/ 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. 3/ Includes death loss, movement from feedlots to pasture, and shipments to other feedlots for further feeding. Cattle on Feed: Number on Feed, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots, by Month, State, and United States 2001-2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Dec 1, 2002 : : :------------------------------------------ State : Dec 1, 2001 : Nov 1, 2002 : : as % of : as % of : : : Number : 2001 : Nov -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ------------ ---- Percent ---- : AZ : 303 290 295 97 102 CA : 490 490 500 102 102 CO : 1,160 1,060 1,070 92 101 ID : 340 295 300 88 102 IA : 350 335 350 100 104 KS : 2,640 2,300 2,300 87 100 NE : 2,270 2,110 2,180 96 103 NM : 108 *117 123 114 105 OK : 385 340 340 88 100 SD : 195 170 195 100 115 TX : 2,990 2,730 2,700 90 99 WA : 260 185 195 75 105 : Oth Sts: 400 320 350 88 109 : US : 11,891 *10,742 10,898 92 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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. Cattle on Feed: Number Placed on Feed, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots, by Month, State, and United States 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : During Nov 2002 : During : During :------------------------------------------ State : Nov 2001 : Oct 2002 : : as % of : as % of : : : Number : 2001 : Oct -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ----------- ---- Percent ---- : AZ : 31 28 32 103 114 CA : 70 60 65 93 108 CO : 175 250 190 109 76 ID : 74 77 60 81 78 IA : 75 95 80 107 84 KS : 410 455 420 102 92 NE : 390 520 410 105 79 NM : 15 *22 18 120 82 OK : 59 75 55 93 73 SD : 53 57 56 106 98 TX : 430 600 470 109 78 WA : 48 49 40 83 82 : Oth Sts: 78 101 81 104 80 : US : 1,908 *2,389 1,977 104 83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Cattle on Feed: Number Placed on Feed by Weight Group, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots, by Month, State, and United States, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : During November :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Under 600 : 600-699 : 700-799 : 800 Plus : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : CO : 57 58 49 60 43 43 26 29 175 190 KS : 115 95 145 155 95 110 55 60 410 420 NE : 133 113 119 142 60 70 78 85 390 410 TX : 155 141 155 188 95 114 25 27 430 470 : Oth Sts : 195 182 120 115 88 80 100 110 503 487 : US : 655 589 588 660 381 417 284 311 1,908 1,977 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : During October :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : Under 600 : 600-699 : 700-799 : 800 Plus : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : CO : 66 94 77 49 94 56 78 51 315 250 KS : 150 120 155 145 175 120 80 70 560 455 NE : 225 200 161 134 91 87 113 99 590 520 TX : 230 175 245 200 145 165 60 60 680 600 : Oth Sts : 220 220 120 110 87 *94 130 140 557 *564 : US : 891 809 758 638 592 *522 461 420 2,702 *2,389 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Cattle on Feed: Number Marketed, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots, by Month, State, and United States 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : During Nov 2002 : During : During :------------------------------------------ State : Nov 2001 : Oct 2002 : : as % of : as % of : : : Number : 2001 : Oct -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ----------- ---- Percent --- : AZ : 27 25 24 89 96 CA : 45 58 50 111 86 CO : 180 210 170 94 81 ID : 61 61 53 87 87 IA : 64 73 63 98 86 KS : 420 410 395 94 96 NE : 305 360 330 108 92 NM : 14 16 11 79 69 OK : 66 63 53 80 84 SD : 29 36 30 103 83 TX : 500 570 475 95 83 WA : 45 33 29 64 88 : Oth Sts: 44 64 48 109 75 : US : 1,800 1,979 1,731 96 87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cattle on Feed: Other Disappearance, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots, by Month, State, and United States 2001-2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : During Nov 2002 : During : During :------------------------------------------ State : Nov 2001 : Oct 2002 : : as % of : as % of : : : Number : 2001 : Oct -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ---- Percent ---- : AZ : 2 1 3 150 300 CA : 5 7 5 100 71 CO : 5 10 10 200 100 ID : 3 1 2 67 200 IA : 1 2 2 200 100 KS : 20 25 25 125 100 NE : 15 10 10 67 100 NM : 1 2 1 100 50 OK : 3 2 2 67 100 SD : 0 1 1 100 TX : 20 20 25 125 125 WA : 1 1 1 100 100 : Oth Sts: 4 2 3 75 150 : US : 80 84 90 113 107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes death loss, movement from feedlots to pasture, and shipments to other feedlots for further feeding. 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. No revisions will be made after that date and estimates become final. Reliability: Since all 1000+ capacity cattle on feed operators in every State are not included in the monthly survey, survey estimates are subject to sampling variability. Survey results are also subject to non-sampling errors such as omissions, duplications, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. The effects of these errors cannot be measured directly. They are minimized through rigid quality controls in the data collection process and through a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. The next "Cattle on Feed" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on January 17, 2003. 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