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 580,000 head on July 1, 2022, according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service — Cattle on Feed report. This was down 2 percent from June and down 3 percent from July 1, 2021. Iowa feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head had 520,000 head on feed, down 5 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 1,100,000 head, down 3 percent from last month and down 1 percent from last year.
Placements of cattle and calves in Iowa feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head during June 2022 totaled 60,000 head, down 19 percent from May but up 36 percent from June 2021. Feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head placed 33,000 head, down 28 percent from May and down 27 percent from June 2021. Placements for all feedlots in Iowa totaled 93,000 head, down 22 percent from May but up 4 percent from June 2021.
Marketings of fed cattle from Iowa feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head during June 2022 totaled 68,000 head, down 4 percent from May but up 10 percent from June 2021. Feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head marketed 56,000 head, down 10 percent from May and down 11 percent from June 2021. Marketings for all feedlots in Iowa were 124,000 head, down 7 percent from May and down 1 percent from June 2021. Other disappearance from all feedlots in Iowa totaled 4,000 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 11.3 million head on July 1, 2022. The inventory was slightly above July 1, 2021. The inventory included 6.90 million steers and steer calves, down 1 percent from the previous year. This group accounted for 61 percent of the total inventory. Heifers and heifer calves accounted for 4.45 million head, up 3 percent from 2021.
Placements in feedlots during June totaled 1.63 million head, 2 percent below 2021. Net placements were 1.56 million head. During June, placements of cattle and calves weighing less than 600 pounds were 360,000 head, 600-699 pounds were 270,000 head, 700-799 pounds were 370,000 head, 800-899 pounds were 369,000 head, 900-999 pounds were 175,000 head, and 1,000 pounds and greater were 85,000 head.
Marketings of fed cattle during June totaled 2.06 million head, 2 percent above 2021.
Other disappearance totaled 69,000 head during June, 21 percent above 2021.
— USDA NASS