Mt An 2-1 (9-02) Cattle on Feed National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 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 7 Percent Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 10.13 million head on September 1, 2002. The inventory was 7 percent below September 1, 2001 and 2 percent below September 1, 2000. Placements in feedlots during August totaled 2.22 million, 1 percent above 2001 but 9 percent below 2000. Net placements were 2.18 million. During August, placements of cattle and calves weighing less than 600 pounds were 525,000, 600-699 pounds were 483,000, 700-799 pounds were 625,000, and 800 pounds and greater were 585,000. Marketings of fed cattle during August totaled 2.14 million, 2 percent below 2001 and 3 percent below 2000. Other disappearance totaled 43,000 during August, 20 percent below 2001 and 12 percent below 2000. Cattle on Feed in Historic 7 States Down 6 Percent Cattle on feed September 1, 2002, in the historic 7 States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 8.85 million, down 6 percent from the previous year and 1 percent below September 1, 2000. Placements in feedlots during August totaled 1.94 million, 2 percent above 2001 but 7 percent below 2000. Marketings during August totaled 1.81 million, 3 percent below 2001 and 5 percent below 2000. Other disappearance during August was 35,000 head, 24 percent below 2001 and 3 percent below 2000. Cattle on Feed: Number on Feed, Placements, Marketings, and Other Disappearance, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots, United States, September 1, 2000-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : 2002 as % of Item :-------------------------------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Head ------ Percent : On Feed Aug 1 1/ : 10,180 10,891 10,089 99 93 Placed on Feed During Aug : 2,440 2,204 2,218 91 101 Fed Cattle Marketed During Aug : 2,197 2,186 2,135 97 98 Other Disappearance During Aug 2/ : 49 54 43 88 80 On Feed Sep 1 1/ : 10,374 10,855 10,129 98 93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 1, 2000-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : 2002 as % of Item :-------------------------------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Head ------ Percent : On Feed Jul 1 1/ : 10,399 11,011 10,487 101 95 Placed on Feed During Jul : 1,907 1,986 1,840 96 93 Fed Cattle Marketed During Jul : 2,082 2,047 2,193 105 107 Other Disappearance During Jul 2/ : 44 59 45 102 76 On Feed Aug 1 1/ : 10,180 10,891 10,089 99 93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 1, 2000-2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : 2002 as % of Item :-------------------------------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Head ----- Percent : On Feed Aug 1 2/ : 8,812 9,387 8,750 99 93 Placed on Feed During Aug : 2,091 1,906 1,936 93 102 Fed Cattle Marketed During Aug : 1,895 1,864 1,806 95 97 Other Disappearance During Aug 3/ : 36 46 35 97 76 On Feed Sep 1 2/ : 8,972 9,383 8,845 99 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 1, 2000-2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : 2002 as % of Item :-------------------------------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Head ----- Percent : On Feed Jul 1 2/ : 8,969 9,466 9,056 101 96 Placed on Feed During Jul : 1,664 1,730 1,619 97 94 Fed Cattle Marketed During Jul : 1,784 1,758 1,889 106 107 Other Disappearance During Jul 3/ : 37 51 36 97 71 On Feed Aug 1 2/ : 8,812 9,387 8,750 99 93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Sep 1, 2002 : : :------------------------------------------ State : Sep 1, 2001 : Aug 1, 2002 : : as % of : as % of : : : Number : 2001 : Aug -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ------------ ---- Percent ---- : AZ : 293 285 285 97 100 CA : 470 485 490 104 101 CO : 1,010 990 1,000 99 101 ID : 305 285 275 90 96 IA : 310 320 310 100 97 KS : 2,490 2,140 2,230 90 104 NE : 1,820 1,790 1,850 102 103 NM : 96 109 114 119 105 OK : 395 310 305 77 98 SD : 140 160 145 104 91 TX : 2,990 2,740 2,680 90 98 WA : 231 165 155 67 94 : Oth Sts: 305 310 290 95 94 : US : 10,855 10,089 10,129 93 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Cattle on Feed: Number Placed on Feed, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots, by Month, State, and United States 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : During Aug 2002 : During : During :------------------------------------------ State : Aug 2001 : Jul 2002 : : as % of : as % of : : : Number : 2001 : Jul -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ----------- ---- Percent ---- : AZ : 32 26 30 94 115 CA : 50 59 60 120 102 CO : 210 190 245 117 129 ID : 70 52 58 83 112 IA : 39 44 56 144 127 KS : 570 510 570 100 112 NE : 435 400 445 102 111 NM : 12 18 22 183 122 OK : 78 60 74 95 123 SD : 21 18 24 114 133 TX : 570 390 530 93 136 WA : 61 39 40 66 103 : Oth Sts: 56 34 64 114 188 : US : 2,204 1,840 2,218 101 121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cattle on Feed: Number Placed on Feed by Weight Group, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots, by Month, State, and United States, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : During August :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Under 600 : 600-699 : 700-799 : 800 Plus : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : CO : 29 35 38 46 73 87 70 77 210 245 KS : 95 110 145 140 220 195 110 125 570 570 NE : 51 75 60 69 144 123 180 178 435 445 TX : 220 175 165 160 125 125 60 70 570 530 : Oth Sts : 115 130 64 68 105 95 135 135 419 428 : US : 510 525 472 483 667 625 555 585 2,204 2,218 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : During July :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : Under 600 : 600-699 : 700-799 : 800 Plus : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : CO : 30 28 46 37 67 65 52 60 195 190 KS : 85 70 160 110 210 200 115 130 570 510 NE : 39 36 58 83 109 121 114 160 320 400 TX : 190 120 120 85 140 125 60 60 510 390 : Oth Sts : 125 115 60 50 80 80 126 105 391 350 : US : 469 369 444 365 606 591 467 515 1,986 1,840 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cattle on Feed: Number Marketed, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots, by Month, State, and United States 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : During Aug 2002 : During : During :------------------------------------------ State : Aug 2001 : Jul 2002 : : as % of : as % of : : : Number : 2001 : Jul -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ----------- ---- Percent ---- : AZ : 34 31 29 85 94 CA : 52 56 52 100 93 CO : 255 225 230 90 102 ID : 74 66 67 91 102 IA : 53 72 65 123 90 KS : 490 520 470 96 90 NE : 420 495 380 90 77 NM : 15 9 15 100 167 OK : 71 74 78 110 105 SD : 34 30 38 112 127 TX : 560 490 580 104 118 WA : 58 53 49 84 92 : Oth Sts: 70 72 82 117 114 : US : 2,186 2,193 2,135 98 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cattle on Feed: Other Disappearance, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots, by Month, State, and United States 2001-2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : During Aug 2002 : During : During :------------------------------------------ State : Aug 2001 : Jul 2002 : : as % of : as % of : : : Number : 2001 : Jul -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ---- Percent ---- : AZ : 2 1 1 50 100 CA : 3 3 3 100 100 CO : 5 5 5 100 100 ID : 1 1 1 100 100 IA : 1 2 1 100 50 KS : 10 10 10 100 100 NE : 5 5 5 100 100 NM : 2 1 2 100 200 OK : 2 1 1 50 100 SD : 1 3 1 100 33 TX : 20 10 10 50 100 WA : 1 1 1 100 100 : Oth Sts: 1 2 2 200 100 : US : 54 45 43 80 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 October 18, 2002. 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