Mt An 2-1 (12-04) Cattle on Feed National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 17, 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 Slightly Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.3 million head on December 1, 2004. The inventory was slightly above December 1, 2003 and 4 percent above December 1, 2002. Placements in feedlots during November totaled 1.74 million, 10 percent below 2003 and 12 percent below 2002. This is the lowest placements for the month of November since the series began in 1996. Net placements were 1.64 million. During November, placements of cattle and calves weighing less than 600 pounds were 590,000, 600-699 pounds were 557,000, 700-799 pounds were 326,000, and 800 pounds and greater were 270,000. Marketings of fed cattle during November totaled 1.63 million, 6 percent above 2003 but 6 percent below 2002. This is the second lowest fed cattle marketings for the month of November since the series began in 1996. Other disappearance totaled 108,000 during November, 11 percent above 2003 and 20 percent above 2002. Cattle on Feed: Number on Feed, Placements, Marketings, and Other Disappearance, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots, United States, December 1, 2002-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : 2004 as % of Item :-------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Head ------ Percent : On Feed Nov 1 1/ : 10,785 11,043 11,334 105 103 Placed on Feed During Nov : 1,982 1,926 1,743 88 90 Fed Cattle Marketed During Nov : 1,731 1,537 1,625 94 106 Other Disappearance During Nov 2/ : 90 97 108 120 111 On Feed Dec 1 1/ : 10,946 11,335 11,344 104 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 1, 2002-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : 2004 as % of Item :-------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Head ------ Percent : On Feed Oct 1 1/ : 10,452 10,218 10,497 100 103 Placed on Feed During Oct : 2,396 2,781 2,701 113 97 Fed Cattle Marketed During Oct : 1,979 1,855 1,798 91 97 Other Disappearance During Oct 2/ : 84 101 66 79 65 On Feed Nov 1 1/ : 10,785 11,043 11,334 105 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots, by Month, State, and United States 2003-2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Dec 1, 2004 : : :------------------------------------------ State : Dec 1, 2003 : Nov 1, 2004 : : as % of : as % of : : : Number : 2003 : Nov -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ------------ ---- Percent ---- : AZ : 284 321 329 116 102 CA : 500 525 530 106 101 CO : 1,060 1,090 1,100 104 101 ID : 310 305 305 98 100 IA : 370 430 435 118 101 KS : 2,480 2,400 2,390 96 100 NE : 2,280 2,210 2,300 101 104 NM : 121 134 129 107 96 OK : 350 360 355 101 99 SD : 200 169 186 93 110 TX : 2,840 2,880 2,740 96 95 WA : 210 180 185 88 103 : Oth Sts: 330 330 360 109 109 : US : 11,335 11,334 11,344 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2003-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : During Nov 2004 : During : During :------------------------------------------ State : Nov 2003 : Oct 2004 : : as % of : as % of : : : Number : 2003 : Oct -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ----------- ---- Percent --- : AZ : 26 48 35 135 73 CA : 62 70 66 106 94 CO : 185 260 175 95 67 ID : 64 78 50 78 64 IA : 77 125 90 117 72 KS : 425 570 390 92 68 NE : 410 600 410 100 68 NM : 22 29 14 64 48 OK : 56 87 43 77 49 SD : 54 65 51 94 78 TX : 440 650 320 73 49 WA : 46 43 37 80 86 : Oth Sts: 59 76 62 105 82 : US : 1,926 2,701 1,743 90 65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cattle on Feed: Number Placed on Feed by Weight Group, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots, by Month, State, and United States, 2003-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : During November :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Under 600 : 600-699 : 700-799 : 800 Plus : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : CO : 72 60 45 55 40 35 28 25 185 175 KS : 130 115 130 125 110 90 55 60 425 390 NE : 128 115 138 157 63 66 81 72 410 410 TX : 155 115 150 105 100 70 35 30 440 320 : Oth Sts : 195 185 115 115 66 65 90 83 466 448 : US : 680 590 578 557 379 326 289 270 1,926 1,743 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : During October :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : Under 600 : 600-699 : 700-799 : 800 Plus : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : CO : 88 85 69 65 54 50 59 60 270 260 KS : 185 175 170 165 130 130 85 100 570 570 NE : 245 187 187 189 88 103 120 121 640 600 TX : 250 215 235 200 145 155 50 80 680 650 : Oth Sts : 255 250 135 145 91 91 140 135 621 621 : US :1,023 912 796 764 508 529 454 496 2,781 2,701 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cattle on Feed: Number Marketed, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots, by Month, State, and United States 2003-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : During Nov 2004 : During : During :------------------------------------------ State : Nov 2003 : Oct 2004 : : as % of : as % of : : : Number : 2003 : Oct -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ----------- ---- Percent ---- : AZ : 19 21 23 121 110 CA : 52 59 53 102 90 CO : 165 185 155 94 84 ID : 47 47 48 102 102 IA : 56 68 82 146 121 KS : 350 375 370 106 99 NE : 260 325 310 119 95 NM : 17 29 16 94 55 OK : 51 64 44 86 69 SD : 30 38 33 110 87 TX : 410 520 430 105 83 WA : 35 37 31 89 84 : Oth Sts: 45 30 30 67 100 : US : 1,537 1,798 1,625 106 90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cattle on Feed: Other Disappearance, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots, by Month, State, and United States 2003-2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : During Nov 2004 : During : During :------------------------------------------ State : Nov 2003 : Oct 2004 : : as % of : as % of : : : Number : 2003 : Oct -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ---- Percent ---- : AZ : 1 4 4 400 100 CA : 5 6 8 160 133 CO : 10 5 10 100 200 ID : 2 1 2 100 200 IA : 1 2 3 300 150 KS : 25 15 30 120 200 NE : 10 5 10 100 200 NM : 2 2 3 150 150 OK : 5 3 4 80 133 SD : 1 1 1 100 100 TX : 30 20 30 100 150 WA : 1 1 1 100 100 : Oth Sts: 4 1 2 50 200 : US : 97 66 108 111 164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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