Kansas Cattle On Feed Up 3 Percent
10/16/2009 03:31PM
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The number of cattle on feed on October 1, 2009 in Kansas feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity totaled 2.22 million head, up 3 percent from a year ago and up 8 percent from September 1, 2009. The inventory included 1.21 million steers and steer calves, down 1 percent from the previous year. This group accounted for 55 percent of the total inventory. Heifers and heifer calves accounted for 1.01 million head, up 9 percent from 2008. Placements during September totaled 510,000 head, up 5 percent from a year ago but 7 percent below August 2009 placements of 550,000 head. Marketings during September totaled 330,000 head, 17 percent below September 2008 and 19 percent below August 2009.
Other disappearance was 10,000 head, down 5,000 from both a year ago and the previous month.
The percent of September placements by weight was: under 600 pounds, 17 percent; 600-699 pounds, 23 percent; 700-799 pounds, 30 percent; and 800 pounds or heavier, 30 percent.