Fri Sept 18 Cattle on Feed - NE - IA - US

NEBRASKA CATTLE ON FEED UP 4 PERCENT

Nebraska feedlots, with capacities of 1,000 or more head,contained 2.20 million cattle on feed on September 1, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. This inventory was up 4 percent from last year.Placements during August totaled 410,000 head, down 4 percent from 2014.Fed cattle marketings for the month of August totaled 400,000 head, down 9 percent from last year.Other disappearance during August totaled 10,000 head, down 5,000 from last year.



IOWA CATTLE ON FEED REPORT - SEPT 2015

Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in Iowa for all feedlots totaled 1,135,000 on September 1, 2015 according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service – Cattle on Feed report. The inventory is down 3 percent from August 1, 2015 but up 8 percent from September 1, 2014. Feedlots with a capacity greater than 1,000 head had 620,000 head on feed, down 2 percent from last month but up 7 percent from last year. Feedlots with a capacity less than 1,000 head had
515,000 head on feed, down 5 percent from last month but up 10 percent from last year.

Placements during August totaled 139,000 head, an increase of 43 percent from last month and up 16 percent from last year.  Feedlots with a capacity greater than 1,000 head placed 70,000 head, down 1 percent from last month but up 11 percent from last year. Feedlots with a capacity less than 1,000 head placed 69,000 head. This is up 165 percent from last month and up 21 percent from last year.

Marketings for August were 169,000 head, up 31 percent from last month and up 18 percent from last year. Feedlots with a capacity greater than 1,000 head marketed 77,000 head, down 4 percent from last month and last year. Feedlots with a capacity less than 1,000 head marketed 92,000 head, up 88 percent from last month and up 46 percent from last year. Other disappearance totaled 5,000 head.



United States Cattle on Feed Up 3 Percent
   
Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 9.99 million head on September 1, 2015. The inventory was 3 percent above September 1, 2014.

Placements in feedlots during August totaled 1.63 million head, 5 percent below 2014. Net placements were 1.57 million head. During August, placements of cattle and calves weighing less than 600 pounds were 395,000 head, 600-699 pounds were 215,000 head, 700-799 pounds were 362,000 head, and 800 pounds and greater were 660,000 head. Placements are the lowest for August since the series began in 1996.

Marketings of fed cattle during August totaled 1.59 million head, 6 percent below 2014. Marketings are the lowest for August since the series began in 1996.  Other disappearance totaled 60,000 head during August, 9 percent below 2014.



Cattle on Feed - Sept 1, 2015                                 
State                 -             1,000 hd   -  % of 9/1/14
Colorado ......:               780                     100        
Iowa .............:              620                      107       
Kansas ..........:             1,950                   100        
Nebraska ......:             2,200                   104        
Oklahoma .....:               250                    102          
Texas ............:            2,450                   100        
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Placements - August 2015                                        
State                 -             1,000 hd   -  % of Aug '14
Colorado ......:               130                           90       
Iowa .............:               70                          111   
Kansas ..........:               370                           90      
Nebraska ......:               410                           96     
Oklahoma .....:                50                          100     
Texas ............:               385                           94       
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Marketings - August 2015                                         
State                 -             1,000 hd   -  % of Aug '14
Colorado ......:               135                         90        
Iowa .............:               77                           96        
Kansas ..........:              340                          99       
Nebraska ......:              400                          91    
Oklahoma .....:               49                          111       
Texas ............:              360                          87       
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