Monthly Reports
Oklahoma Cattle on Feed down 11 percent
The Oklahoma inventory of cattle on feed for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head, totaled 325 thousand head on September 1, 2012, up 2 percent from the previous month but down 11 percent from September 1, 2011.
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Iowa Cattle on Feed down 8 percent
Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in Iowa for all feedlots totaled 1,140,000 on September 1, 2012 according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Iowa Field Office.
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Kansas Cattle on Feed down 2 percent
The number of cattle on feed on September 1, 2012 in Kansas feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity totaled 2.17 million head, down 2 percent from a year ago but up 1 percent from August 1, 2012.
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Nebraska Cattle on Feed up 11 percent
Nebraska feedlots, with capacities of 1,000 or more head, contained 2.24 million cattle on feed on September 1, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Nebraska Field Office.
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Idaho Cattle on Feed up 5 percent
Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in Idaho from feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head on September 1, 2012 totaled 205,000 head, up 5 percent from the previous year, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service.
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Colorado Cattle on Feed down 6 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 930,000 head as of September 1, 2012.
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USDA projects lower beef production this year and next
While there is no question the drought of 2012 has hurt cattle markets both directly and indirectly, the outlook for beef and cattle prices into next year looks positive. This month’s Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook report from USDA outlines several of the forces influencing supplies of and demand for beef and competing meats in the coming months.
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Feedyard inventories, placements reflect regional differences
USDA’s August Cattle on Feed report shows feedyard inventories as of Aug. 1 running 1 percent below those of one year ago, although on-feed numbers in some parts of the country are well up from last year.
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Idaho Cattle on Feed down 3 percent
Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in Idaho from feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head on August 1, 2012 totaled 190,000 head, down 3 percent from the previous year, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service.
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Texas Cattle on Feed down 6 percent
Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in Texas feedlots with capacity of 1,000 head or more totaled 2.65 million head on August 1, down 6 percent from a year ago.
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Kansas Cattle on Feed down 1 percent
The number of cattle on feed on August 1, 2012 in Kansas feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity totaled 2.16 million head, down 1 percent from a year ago but up 5 percent from July 1, 2012.
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- New school lunch beef recipes win approval from kids, foodservice
- Prices for corn and soybeans, five years from now
- Drier weather to give big boost to U.S. corn plantings
- The relationship between retail gasoline prices and futures prices
- Domestic ethanol production starts to grow again
- Agriculture is expected to remain strong in the coming decade
