Kansas Cattle On Feed Down 4 Percent
08/21/2009 03:47PM
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The number of cattle on feed on August 1, 2009 in Kansas feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity totaled 1.92 million head, down 4 percent from a year ago but unchanged from July 1, 2009. Placements during July totaled 480,000 head, up 12 percent from a year ago and 57 percent above June 2009 placements of 305,000 head. Marketings during July totaled 470,000 head, 4 percent below July 2008 but 3 percent above June 2009. Other disappearance was 10,000 head, unchanged from a year ago and unchanged from the previous month. The percent of July placements by weight was: under 600 pounds, 17 percent; 600-699 pounds, 19 percent; 700-799 pounds, 31 percent; and 800 pounds or heavier, 33 percent.