DES MOINES, Iowa — Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in Iowa feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 570,000 head on Aug. 1, 2022, according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service – Cattle on Feed report. This was down 2 percent from July and down 5 percent from August 1, 2021. Iowa feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head had 490,000 head on feed, down 6 percent from last month but up 2 percent from last year. Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in all Iowa feedlots totaled 1,060,000 head, down 4 percent from last month and down 2 percent from last year.
Placements of cattle and calves in Iowa feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head during July 2022 totaled 56,000 head, down 7 percent from June but unchanged from July 2021. Feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head placed 56,000 head, up 70 percent from June and up 51 percent from July 2021. Placements for all feedlots in Iowa totaled 112,000 head, up 20 percent from both June 2022 and July 2021.
Marketings of fed cattle from Iowa feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head during July 2022 totaled 64,000 head, down 6 percent from June but up 21 percent from July 2021. Feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head marketed 83,000 head, up 48 percent from June and up 28 percent from July 2021. Marketings for all feedlots in Iowa were 147,000 head, up 19 percent from June and up 25 percent from July 2021. 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
Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.2 million head on August 1, 2022. The inventory was 1 percent above August 1, 2021. This is the second highest August 1 inventory since the series began in 1996.
Placements in feedlots during July totaled 1.77 million head, 2 percent above 2021. Net placements were 1.71 million head. During July, placements of cattle and calves weighing less than 600 pounds were 410,000 head, 600-699 pounds were 280,000 head, 700-799 pounds were 400,000 head, 800-899 pounds were 405,000 head, 900-999 pounds were 195,000 head, and 1,000 pounds and greater were 75,000 head.
Marketings of fed cattle during July totaled 1.83 million head, 4 percent below 2021.
Other disappearance totaled 56,000 head during July, 2 percent above 2021.
— USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service