Mt An 2-1 (10-05) Cattle On Feed National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 21, 2005, 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 Down Slightly 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, 2005. The inventory was slightly below October 1, 2004 but up 3 percent from October 1, 2003. The inventory included 6.87 million steers and steer calves, up 6 percent from the previous year. This group accounted for 66 percent of the total inventory. Heifers and heifer calves accounted for 3.55 million head, down 11 percent from 2004. Placements in feedlots during September totaled 2.36 million, 1 percent below 2004 and 5 percent below 2003. Net placements were 2.30 million head. During September, placements of cattle and calves weighing less than 600 pounds were 565,000, 600-699 pounds were 505,000, 700-799 pounds were 550,000, and 800 pounds and greater were 735,000. Marketings of fed cattle during September totaled 1.82 million, 1 percent above 2004 but 11 percent below 2003. Other disappearance totaled 57,000 during September, 7 percent below 2004 and 10 percent below 2003. Cattle on Feed: Number on Feed, Placements, Marketings, and Other Disappearance, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots, United States, October 1, 2003-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : 2005 as % of Item :-------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Head ------ Percent : On Feed Sep 1 1/ : 9,839 9,988 10,000 102 100 Placed on Feed During Sep : 2,474 2,375 2,355 95 99 Fed Cattle Marketed During Sep : 2,032 1,800 1,816 89 101 Other Disappearance During Sep 2/ : 63 61 57 90 93 On Feed Oct 1 1/ : 10,218 10,502 10,482 103 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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, 2003-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : 2005 as % of Item :-------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Head ------ Percent : On Feed Aug 1 1/ : 9,590 9,868 10,092 105 102 Placed on Feed During Aug : 2,384 2,102 1,993 84 95 Fed Cattle Marketed During Aug : 2,075 1,926 2,032 98 106 Other Disappearance During Aug 2/ : 60 56 53 88 95 On Feed Sep 1 1/ : 9,839 9,988 10,000 102 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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, 2003-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : 2005 as % of Item :-------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Head ----- Percent : Class on Feed Oct 1 : Steers and Steer Calves : 6,243 6,468 6,872 110 106 Heifers and Heifer Calves : 3,911 3,974 3,553 91 89 Cows and Bulls : 64 60 57 89 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cattle on Feed: Number on Feed, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots, by Month, State, and United States 2004-2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Oct 1, 2005 : : :------------------------------------------ State : Oct 1, 2004 : Sep 1, 2005 : : as % of : as % of : : : Number : 2004 : Sep -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ------------ ---- Percent ---- : AZ : 298 314 318 107 101 CA : 520 530 535 103 101 CO : 1,020 770 900 88 117 ID : 275 250 270 98 108 IA : 375 395 410 109 104 KS : 2,220 2,210 2,250 101 102 NE : 1,940 1,770 1,940 100 110 NM : 136 135 136 100 101 OK : 340 320 335 99 105 SD : 143 132 130 91 98 TX : 2,770 2,800 2,830 102 101 WA : 180 139 153 85 110 : Oth Sts: 285 235 275 96 117 : US : 10,502 10,000 10,482 100 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2004-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : During Sep 2005 : During : During :------------------------------------------ State : Sep 2004 : Aug 2005 : : as % of : as % of : : : Number : 2004 : Aug -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ----------- ---- Percent ---- : AZ : 28 35 29 104 83 CA : 64 62 68 106 110 CO : 265 155 280 106 181 ID : 84 51 69 82 135 IA : 70 69 90 129 130 KS : 520 520 510 98 98 NE : 470 415 500 106 120 NM : 29 28 26 90 93 OK : 80 70 69 86 99 SD : 41 24 40 98 167 TX : 600 480 550 92 115 WA : 48 30 40 83 133 : Oth Sts: 76 54 84 111 156 : US : 2,375 1,993 2,355 99 118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cattle on Feed: Number Placed on Feed by Weight Group, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots, by Month, State, and United States, 2004-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : During September :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Under 600 : 600-699 : 700-799 : 800 Plus : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : CO : 30 30 50 45 60 70 125 135 265 280 KS : 135 120 110 120 140 130 135 140 520 510 NE : 88 85 70 90 102 120 210 205 470 500 TX : 210 175 180 185 145 130 65 60 600 550 : Oth Sts : 165 155 65 65 105 100 185 195 520 515 : US : 628 565 475 505 552 550 720 735 2,375 2,355 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : During August :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : Under 600 : 600-699 : 700-799 : 800 Plus : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : CO : 30 20 40 25 65 40 70 70 205 155 KS : 115 85 100 105 180 165 125 165 520 520 NE : 66 43 54 65 100 112 200 195 420 415 TX : 165 140 165 130 130 135 70 75 530 480 : Oth Sts : 130 130 57 60 90 88 150 145 427 423 : US : 506 418 416 385 565 540 615 650 2,102 1,993 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cattle on Feed: Number Marketed, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots, by Month, State, and United States 2004-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : During Sep 2005 : During : During :------------------------------------------ State : Sep 2004 : Aug 2005 : : as % of : as % of : : : Number : 2004 : Aug -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ----------- ---- Percent ---- : AZ : 25 33 24 96 73 CA : 60 57 57 95 100 CO : 170 200 145 85 73 ID : 53 50 48 91 96 IA : 69 72 74 107 103 KS : 410 490 455 111 93 NE : 320 365 320 100 88 NM : 19 24 22 116 92 OK : 62 68 53 85 78 SD : 35 34 40 114 118 TX : 490 560 510 104 91 WA : 42 27 25 60 93 : Oth Sts: 45 52 43 96 83 : US : 1,800 2,032 1,816 101 89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cattle on Feed: Other Disappearance, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots, by Month, State, and United States 2004-2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : During Sep 2005 : During : During :------------------------------------------ State : Sep 2004 : Aug 2005 : : as % of : as % of : : : Number : 2004 : Aug -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ---- Percent ---- : AZ : 1 1 1 100 100 CA : 4 5 6 150 120 CO : 5 5 5 100 100 ID : 1 1 1 100 100 IA : 1 2 1 100 50 KS : 20 10 15 75 150 NE : 10 10 10 100 100 NM : 3 3 3 100 100 OK : 3 2 1 33 50 SD : 1 1 2 200 200 TX : 10 10 10 100 100 WA : 1 1 1 100 100 : Oth Sts: 1 2 1 100 50 : US : 61 53 57 93 108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2004-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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, : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AZ : 296 317 316 2 5 2 0 0 0 CA : 485 490 505 35 30 30 0 0 0 CO : 605 *555 585 410 *340 310 5 5 5 ID : 170 169 166 104 89 101 1 2 3 IA : 240 265 280 134 149 129 1 1 1 KS : 1,180 1,280 1,330 1,020 900 900 20 20 20 NE : 1,110 1,150 1,140 820 660 790 10 10 10 NM : 78 77 76 58 55 60 0 0 0 OK : 220 205 235 118 114 100 2 1 0 SD : 71 75 64 60 69 56 12 17 10 TX : 1,710 1,940 1,880 1,056 1,005 947 4 5 3 WA : 108 87 90 70 54 62 2 1 1 : Oth Sts : 195 190 205 87 57 66 3 3 4 : US : 6,468 *6,800 6,872 3,974 *3,527 3,553 60 65 57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Revised. 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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