Mt An 2-1 (5-01) Cattle on Feed National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 18, 2001, 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 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 11.17 million head on May 1, 2001. The inventory was 2 percent above May 1, 2000 and 11 percent above May 1, 1999. Placements in feedlots during April totaled 1.55 million, 9 percent below 2000 and 8 percent below 1999. Net placements were 1.46 million. During April, placements of cattle and calves weighing less than 600 pounds were 334,000, 600-699 pounds were 384,000, 700-799 pounds were 494,000, and 800 pounds and greater were 339,000. Marketings of fed cattle during April totaled 1.82 million, 3 percent below 2000 and 7 percent below 1999. Other disappearance totaled 89,000 during April, 1 percent below 2000 and 14 percent below 1999. Cattle on Feed in Historic 7 States Up 2 Percent Cattle on feed May 1, 2001, in the historic 7 States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 9.56 million, up 2 percent from the previous year and 11 percent above May 1, 1999. Placements in feedlots during April totaled 1.32 million, 10 percent below 2000 and 8 percent below 1999. Marketings during April totaled 1.55 million, 3 percent below 2000 and 8 percent below 1999. Other disappearance during April was 74,000 head, 4 percent above 2000 but 5 percent below 1999. Cattle on Feed: Number on Feed, Placements, Marketings, and Other Disappearance, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots, United States, May 1, 1999-2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : 2001 as % of Item :-------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 2001 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Head ------ Percent : On Feed Apr 1 1/ : 10,394 11,202 11,523 111 103 Placed on Feed During Apr : 1,688 1,707 1,551 92 91 Fed Cattle Marketed During Apr : 1,946 1,875 1,815 93 97 Other Disappearance During Apr 2/ : 104 90 89 86 99 On Feed May 1 1/ : 10,032 10,944 11,170 111 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 1, 1999-2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : 2001 as % of Item :-------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 2001 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Head ------ Percent : On Feed Mar 1 1/ : 10,420 11,330 11,695 112 103 Placed on Feed During Mar : 2,031 2,031 *1,842 91 91 Fed Cattle Marketed During Mar : 1,986 2,056 *1,916 96 93 Other Disappearance During Mar 2/ : 71 103 98 138 95 On Feed Apr 1 1/ : 10,394 11,202 11,523 111 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, May 1, 1999-2001 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : 2001 as % of Item :-------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 2001 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Head ----- Percent : On Feed Apr 1 2/ : 8,899 9,593 9,859 111 103 Placed on Feed During Apr : 1,443 1,470 1,324 92 90 Fed Cattle Marketed During Apr : 1,681 1,601 1,546 92 97 Other Disappearance During Apr 3/ : 78 71 74 95 104 On Feed May 1 2/ : 8,583 9,391 9,563 111 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 1, 1999-2001 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : 2001 as % of Item :-------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 2001 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Head ------ Percent : On Feed Mar 1 2/ : 8,878 9,695 10,012 113 103 Placed on Feed During Mar : 1,741 1,736 *1,530 88 88 Fed Cattle Marketed During Mar : 1,668 1,764 *1,603 96 91 Other Disappearance During Mar 3/ : 52 74 80 154 108 On Feed Apr 1 2/ : 8,899 9,593 9,859 111 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 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 2000-2001 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : May 1, 2001 : : :------------------------------------------ State : May 1, 2000 : Apr 1, 2001 : : as % of : as % of : : : Number : 2000 : Apr -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ------------ ---- Percent ---- : AZ : 276 309 308 112 100 CA : 405 435 435 107 100 CO : 1,210 1,190 1,170 97 98 ID : 315 330 330 105 100 IA : 370 385 380 103 99 KS : 2,230 2,460 2,380 107 97 NE : 2,240 2,350 2,250 100 96 NM : 90 97 83 92 86 OK : 360 370 345 96 93 SD : 180 215 215 119 100 TX : 2,660 2,730 2,640 99 97 WA : 218 257 254 117 99 : Oth Sts: 390 395 380 97 96 : US : 10,944 11,523 11,170 102 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2000-2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : During Apr 2001 : During : During :------------------------------------------ State : Apr 2000 : Mar 2001 : : as % of : as % of : : : Number : 2000 : Mar -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ----------- ---- Percent ---- : AZ : 34 29 27 79 93 CA : 56 65 60 107 92 CO : 195 *220 160 82 73 ID : 49 72 56 114 78 IA : 40 46 37 93 80 KS : 380 395 350 92 89 NE : 320 320 250 78 78 NM : 16 10 12 75 120 OK : 70 66 51 73 77 SD : 16 43 27 169 63 TX : 445 455 440 99 97 WA : 40 53 37 93 70 : Oth Sts: 46 68 44 96 65 : US : 1,707 *1,842 1,551 91 84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Cattle on Feed: Number Placed on Feed by Weight Group, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots, by Month, State, and United States, 2000-2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : During April :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Under 600 : 600-699 : 700-799 : 800 Plus : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : CO : 32 19 28 40 79 57 56 44 195 160 KS : 55 75 70 80 145 130 110 65 380 350 NE : 29 40 45 68 113 77 133 65 320 250 TX : 80 105 115 140 145 140 105 55 445 440 : Oth Sts : 105 95 52 56 95 90 115 110 367 351 : US : 301 334 310 384 577 494 519 339 1,707 1,551 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : During March :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : Under 600 : 600-699 : 700-799 : 800 Plus : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : CO : 28 *28 62 *38 98 *85 82 *69 270 *220 KS : 50 60 80 95 160 150 110 90 400 395 NE : 45 31 63 69 154 109 138 111 400 320 TX : 100 100 140 145 190 155 90 55 520 455 : Oth Sts : 110 110 66 67 115 115 150 160 441 452 : US : 333 *329 411 *414 717 *614 570 *485 2,031 *1,842 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Cattle on Feed: Number Marketed, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots, by Month, State, and United States 2000-2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : During Apr 2001 : During : During :------------------------------------------ State : Apr 2000 : Mar 2001 : : as % of : as % of : : : Number : 2000 : Mar -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ----------- ---- Percent ---- : AZ : 28 22 25 89 114 CA : 49 56 50 102 89 CO : 170 *210 170 100 81 ID : 43 61 53 123 87 IA : 44 45 41 93 91 KS : 400 385 395 99 103 NE : 380 335 345 91 103 NM : 19 20 25 132 125 OK : 88 83 72 82 87 SD : 33 32 25 76 78 TX : 530 550 520 98 95 WA : 32 40 39 122 98 : Oth Sts: 59 77 55 93 71 : US : 1,875 *1,916 1,815 97 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Cattle on Feed: Other Disappearance, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots, by Month, State, and United States 2000-2001 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : During Apr 2001 : During : During :------------------------------------------ State : Apr 2000 : Mar 2001 : : as % of : as % of : : : Number : 2000 : Mar -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ---- Percent ---- : AZ : 3 5 3 100 60 CA : 7 14 10 143 71 CO : 5 10 10 200 100 ID : 11 1 3 27 300 IA : 1 1 1 100 100 KS : 30 20 35 117 175 NE : 10 15 5 50 33 NM : 0 4 1 25 OK : 2 3 4 200 133 SD : 3 3 2 67 67 TX : 15 15 10 67 67 WA : 1 1 1 100 100 : Oth Sts: 2 6 4 200 67 : US : 90 98 89 99 91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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 June 22, 2001. 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