Colorado Cattle On Feed Up 5 Percent

The number of cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in Colorado feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 head or larger was estimated at 1,090,000 head as of November 1, 2010. The latest inventory was up 9 percent from October 1, 2010 and up 5 percent from the 1,040,000 on feed on November 1, 2009. Cattle feeders with 1,000 head or larger capacity marketed an estimated 170,000 head of fed cattle during October 2010. This is 6 percent below the marketings of the previous month but 6 percent above a year ago. An estimated 270,000 cattle and calves were placed on feed during October, down 8 percent from the September 2010 placements, but 10 percent above last year’s placements of 245,000. Of the October placements, 20 percent weighed less than 600 pounds, 20 percent weighed from 600 to 699 pounds, 22 percent weighed from 700 to 799 pounds, and 37 percent weighed 800 pounds and greater. Other disappearance for October, at 10,000 head, is up 5,000 head from last month and up 5,000 head from last year.

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