Kansas Cattle on Feed down 1 percent

The number of cattle on feed on October 1, 2011 in Kansas feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity totaled 2.32 million head, down less than 1 percent from last year but up 5 percent from September 1, 2011. Placements during September totaled 500,000 head, down 2 percent from a year ago and down 4 percent from August 2011 placements of 520,000 head.

Marketings during September totaled 375,000 head, up 1 percent from a year ago but down 21 percent from August 2011. Other disappearance was 15,000 head, up 5,000 head from a year ago but unchanged from the previous month. The percent of September placements by weight was: under 600 pounds, 24 percent; 600-699 pounds, 22 percent; 700-799 pounds, 28 percent; and 800 pounds or heavier, 26 percent.

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