Friday October 25 Cattle on Feed + Cold Storage Reports

 NEBRASKA CATTLE ON FEED UP 2%

Nebraska feedlots, with capacities of 1,000 or more head, contained 2.47 million cattle on feed on October 1, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. This inventory was up 2% from last year. Placements during September totaled 610,000 head, unchanged from 2023. Fed cattle marketings for the month of September totaled 450,000 head, unchanged from last year. Other disappearance during September totaled 10,000 head, unchanged from last year.



Iowa Cattle Inventory Up 2 Percent

Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in Iowa feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 660,000 head on October 1, 2024, according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service – Cattle on Feed report. This was unchanged from September but up 2 percent from October 1, 2023. Iowa feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head had 485,000 head on feed, up 2 percent from last month but down 1 percent from last year. Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in all Iowa feedlots totaled 1,145,000 head, up 1 percent from last month and up slightly from last year.

Placements of cattle and calves in Iowa feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head during September 2024 totaled 72,000 head, down 4 percent from August and down 8 percent from September 2023. Feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head placed 73,000 head, up 43 percent from August and up 14 percent from September 2023. Placements for all feedlots in Iowa totaled 145,000 head, up 15 percent from August and up 2 percent from September 2023.

Marketings of fed cattle from Iowa feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head during September 2024 totaled 71,000 head, up 11 percent from August and up 6 percent from September 2023. Feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head marketed 59,000 head, up 23 percent from August and up 97 percent from September 2023. Marketings for all feedlots in Iowa were 130,000 head, up 16 percent from August and up 34 percent from September 2023. Other disappearance from all feedlots in Iowa totaled 5,000 head.

Note: This report is a combination of estimates from the USDA Cattle on Feed survey for Iowa feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head and the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship-funded Cattle on Feed survey for Iowa feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head.



United States Cattle on Feed Down Slightly

Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.6 million head on October 1, 2024. The inventory was slightly below October 1, 2023. The inventory included 7.00 million steers and steer calves, up 1 percent from the previous year. This group accounted for 60 percent of the total inventory. Heifers and heifer calves accounted for 4.60 million head, down 1 percent from 2023.

Placements in feedlots during September totaled 2.16 million head, 2 percent below 2023. Net placements were 2.10 million head. During September, placements of cattle and calves weighing less than 600 pounds were 430,000 head, 600-699 pounds were 330,000 head, 700-799 pounds were 465,000 head, 800-899 pounds were 526,000 head, 900-999 pounds were 305,000 head, and 1,000 pounds and greater were 100,000 head.

Marketings of fed cattle during September totaled 1.70 million head, 2 percent above 2023. Other disappearance totaled 56,000 head during September, 2 percent below 2023.

Other states of interest   
KS - on feed 2.37 mil hd, -5% LY - Placements 505,000 hd, unch LY - Marketings 405,000 hd, unch LY
TX - on feed 2.82 mil hd, -1% LY - Placements 425,000 hd, -9% LY - 340,000 hd, unch LY
CO - on feed 1 mil hd, +1% LY - Placements 185,000 hd, -5% LY - 150,000 hd, unch LY



USDA Cold Storage September 2024 Highlights

Total red meat supplies in freezers on September 30, 2024 were up 3 percent from the previous month but down 1 percent from last year. Total pounds of beef in freezers were up 6 percent from the previous month but down 2 percent from last year. Frozen pork supplies were up 1 percent from the previous month but down slightly from last year. Stocks of pork bellies were down 31 percent from last month and down 40 percent from last year.

Total frozen poultry supplies on September 30, 2024 were down 1 percent from the previous month and down 4 percent from a year ago. Total stocks of chicken were up 2 percent from the previous month but down 7 percent from last year. Total pounds of turkey in freezers were down 6 percent from last month but up 1 percent from September 30, 2023.

Total natural cheese stocks in refrigerated warehouses on September 30, 2024 were down 1 percent from the previous month and down 7 percent from September 30, 2023. Butter stocks were down 7 percent from last month but up 14 percent from a year ago.

Total frozen fruit stocks on September 30, 2024 were up 2 percent from last month but down 1 percent from a year ago. Total frozen vegetable stocks were up 21 percent from last month but down 5 percent from a year ago.