Friday November Cattle on Feed Report - On-Feed hits 12 million

 NEBRASKA CATTLE ON FEED UP 2%

Nebraska feedlots, with capacities of 1,000 or more head, contained 2.59 million cattle on feed on November 1, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. This inventory was up 2% from last year. Placements during October totaled 625,000 head, up 2% from 2023. Fed cattle marketings for the month of October totaled 495,000 head, up 3% from last year. Other disappearance during October totaled 10,000 head, unchanged from last year.



IOWA CATTLE ON FEED UP 3%

Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in Iowa feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 670,000 head on November 1, 2024, according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service – Cattle on Feed report. This was up 2 percent from October and up 3 percent from November 1, 2023. Iowa feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head had 520,000 head on feed, up 7 percent from last month and up 4 percent from last year. Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in all Iowa feedlots totaled 1,190,000 head, up 4 percent from last month and up 3 percent from last year.

Placements of cattle and calves in Iowa feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head during October 2024 totaled 95,000 head, up 32 percent from September and up 14 percent from October 2023. Feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head placed 83,000 head, up 14 percent from September and up 5 percent from October 2023. Placements for all feedlots in Iowa totaled 178,000 head, up 23 percent from September and up 10 percent from October 2023.

Marketings of fed cattle from Iowa feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head during October 2024 totaled 84,000 head, up 18 percent from September and up 2 percent from October 2023. Feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head marketed 45,000 head, down 24 percent from September and down 32 percent from October 2023. Marketings for all feedlots in Iowa were 129,000 head, down 1 percent from September and down 13 percent from October 2023. Other disappearance from all feedlots in Iowa totaled 4,000 head.



United States Cattle on Feed Up 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 12.0 million head on November 1, 2024. The inventory was slightly above November 1, 2023.

On Feed - by State  (1,000 hd - % Nov 1 '23)
Colorado .......:              1,060          103            
Iowa .............:                670          103              
Kansas ...........:              2,415           96          
Nebraska .......:              2,590          102        
Texas ............:               2,880           99          

Placements in feedlots during October totaled 2.29 million head, 5 percent above 2023. Net placements were 2.23 million head. During October, placements of cattle and calves weighing less than 600 pounds were 585,000 head, 600-699 pounds were 480,000 head, 700-799 pounds were 490,000 head, 800-899 pounds were 436,000 head, 900-999 pounds were 215,000 head, and 1,000 pounds and greater were 80,000 head.

Placements by State  (1,000 hd - % Oct '23)
Colorado .......:                210           102                
Iowa .............:                  95           114                
Kansas ...........:                485           110                
Nebraska .......:                625           102                
Texas ............:                 470           107              

Marketings of fed cattle during October totaled 1.85 million head, 5 percent above 2023. Other disappearance totaled 55,000 head during October, unchanged from 2023.

Marketings by State  (1,000 hd - % Oct '23)
Colorado .......:                 145            91               
Iowa .............:                  84           102            
Kansas ...........:                430           105            
Nebraska .......:                 495           103             
Texas ............:                 395           105