Iowa Cattle on Feed unchanged

Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter in Iowa for all feedlots totaled 1,375,000 on April 1, 2012 according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Iowa Field Office. The inventory is down 1 percent from March 1, 2012 but unchanged from April 1, 2011. Feedlots with a capacity greater than 1,000 head had 670,000 head on feed, unchanged from last month but up 3 percent from last year. Feedlots with a capacity less than 1,000 head had 705,000 head on feed, down 2 percent from last month and down 3 percent from last year.

Placements during March totaled 133,000 head, a decrease of 1 percent from last month and down 17 percent from last year. Feedlots with a capacity greater than 1,000 head placed 73,000 head, down 14 percent from last month and down 10 percent from last year. Feedlots with a capacity less than 1,000 head placed 60,000 head. This is up 20 percent from last month but down 25 percent from last year.

Marketings for March were 144,000 head, up 21 percent from last month but down 9 percent from last year. Feedlots with a capacity greater than 1,000 head marketed 71,000 head, up 15 percent from last month but down 9 percent from last year. Feedlots with a capacity less than 1,000 head marketed 73,000 head, up 28 percent from last month but down 9 percent from last year. Other disappearance totaled 4,000 head.

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