HDR1012000130010823961500Cattle on Feed                                         
Cattle                                                                          
on Feed                                                                         
                                                                                
National                                                                        
Agricultural                                                                    
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United States                                                                   
Department of                                                                   
Agriculture                                                                     
                                                                                
Washington, D.C.                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
Released August 23, 1996, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service       
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture.  For     
information on "Cattle On Feed" call Dean Groskurth at (202) 720-3040, office   
hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET.  For assistance with general agricultural      
statistics, information about NASS, its products or services, contact the NASS  
Information Hotline at 1-800-727-9540 or E-mail: NASS@NASS.USDA.GOV.  The       
"Cattle On Feed" report is available on AutoFax, (202) 720-2000, report 3100.   
See back page.                                                                  
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                        U.S. Cattle on Feed                                     
                                                                                
Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the United States for feedlots
with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 7.55 million head on August 1, 1996.
                                                                                
Placements in feedlots during July totaled 1.75 million.  Net placements were   
1.68 million.  During July, placements of cattle and calves weighing less than  
600 pounds were 343,000, 600-699 pounds were 406,000, 700-799 pounds were       
570,000, and 800 pounds and greater were 427,000.                               
                                                                                
Marketings of fed cattle during July totaled 1.98 million.                      
                                                                                
Other disappearance totaled 62,000 during July.                                 
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
    Cattle on Feed in Historic 7 Monthly States Down 14 Percent                 
                                                                                
Cattle on feed August 1, 1996, in the historic 7 monthly States for feedlots    
with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 6.34 million, down 14 percent from  
the previous year and 7 percent below August 1, 1994.                           
                                                                                
Placements in feedlots during July totaled 1.48 million, 6 percent above 1995   
but 2 percent below 1994.                                                       
                                                                                
Marketings during July totaled 1.68 million, 1 percent below 1995 but 8 percent 
above 1994.                                                                     
                                                                                
Other disappearance during July was 46,000 head, 6 percent below last year but  
18 percent above 1994.                                                          
          Cattle on Feed:  Number on Feed, Placements, Marketings, and          
                 Other Disappearance, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots,                 
                           7 States, August 1, 1994-96                          
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                                   :          Number          :  1996 as % of   
                Item               :--------------------------------------------
                                   :  1994  :  1995  :  1996  :  1994  :  1995  
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                                   : ------ 1,000 Head -----        Percent     
                                   :                                            
On Feed Jul 1/                     : 6,910    7,734    6,578      95       85   
Placed on Feed During Jul          : 1,520    1,404    1,483      98      106   
Fed Cattle Marketed During Jul     : 1,550    1,698    1,678     108       99   
Other Disappearance During Jul 2/  :    39       49       46     118       94   
On Feed Aug 1 1/                   : 6,841    7,391    6,337      93       86   
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          Cattle on Feed:  Number on Feed, Placements, Marketings, and          
                 Other Disappearance, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots,                 
                            7 States, July 1, 1994-96                           
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                                   :          Number          :  1996 as % of   
                Item               :--------------------------------------------
                                   :  1994  :  1995  :  1996  :  1994  :  1995  
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                                   : ------ 1,000 Head -----        Percent     
                                   :                                            
On Feed Jun 1 1/                   : 7,511    8,182    7,253      97       89   
Placed on Feed During Jun          : 1,113    1,356    1,068      96       79   
Fed Cattle Marketed During Jun     : 1,632    1,754    1,696     104       97   
Other Disappearance During Jun 2/  :    82       50       47      57       94   
On Feed Jul 1 1/                   : 6,910    7,734    6,578      95       85   
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1/  Cattle and calves on feed are animals for slaughter market being fed a      
    ration of grain or other concentrates and are expected to produce a carcass 
    that will grade select or better.                                           
2/  Includes death losses, movement from feedlots to pastures and shipments to  
    other feedlots for further feeding.                                         
                                                                                
                                                                                
          Cattle on Feed:  Number on Feed, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots,            
                by Month, State, and United States 1995-96 1/ 2/                
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       :              :              :               Aug 1, 1996                
       :              :              :------------------------------------------
 State : Aug 1, 1995  : Jul 1, 1996  :              :   as % of   :   as % of   
       :              :              :    Number    :    1995     :  Prev. Mo.  
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       :    ------------ 1,000 Head -----------           ---- Percent ----     
       :                                                                        
AZ     :      174            173            177           102           102     
CA     :      345            345            345           100           100     
CO     :      857            750            660            77            88     
ID     :                     225            230                         102     
IA     :      295            250            225            76            90     
KS     :    1,980          1,690          1,700            86           101     
NE     :    1,400          1,280          1,210            86            95     
NM     :                      98             94                          96     
OK     :                     330            315                          95     
SD     :                     121            105                          87     
TX     :    2,340          2,090          2,020            86            97     
WA     :                     138            145                         105     
       :                                                                        
Oth Sts:                     350            320                          91     
       :                                                                        
US     :                   7,840          7,546                          96     
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1/  Cattle and calves on feed are animals for slaughter market being fed a      
    ration of grain or other concentrates and are expected to produce a carcass 
    that will grade select or better.                                           
2/  Missing data not available.                                                 
                                                                                
        Cattle on Feed:  Number Placed on Feed, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots,       
                  by Month, State, and United States 1995-96 1/                 
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       :              :              :             During Jul 1996              
       :    During    :    During    :------------------------------------------
 State :   Jul 1995   :   Jun 1996   :              :   as % of   :   as % of   
       :              :              :    Number    :    1995     :  Prev. Mo.  
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       :     ----------- 1,000 Head -----------           ---- Percent ----     
       :                                                                        
AZ     :      28              31             41           146           132     
CA     :      45              70             50           111            71     
CO     :     169              80            145            86           181     
ID     :                      51             59                         116     
IA     :      45              22             32            71           145     
KS     :     450             310            495           110           160     
NE     :     298             190            310           104           163     
NM     :                      21             14                          67     
OK     :                      60             74                         123     
SD     :                      13             14                         108     
TX     :     369             365            410           111           112     
WA     :                      37             42                         114     
       :                                                                        
Oth Sts:                      55             60                         109     
       :                                                                        
US     :                   1,305          1,746                         134     
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1/  Missing data not available.                                                 
                                                                                
     Cattle on Feed:  Number Placed on Feed by Weight Group, 1,000+ Capacity    
               Feedlots, by Month, State, and United States, 1996               
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       :                               During Jul                               
 State :------------------------------------------------------------------------
       :   Less 600   :   600-699    :   700-799    :  800 Plus   :    Total    
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       :                               1,000 Head                               
       :                                                                        
CO     :      15             30             55             45            145    
KS     :      68            126            200            101            495    
NE     :      23             54            107            126            310    
TX     :     131            131            103             45            410    
       :                                                                        
Oth Sts:     106             65            105            110            386    
       :                                                                        
US     :     343            406            570            427          1,746    
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     Cattle on Feed:  Number Placed on Feed by Weight Group, 1,000+ Capacity    
               Feedlots, by Month, State, and United States, 1996               
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       :                               During Jun                               
 State :------------------------------------------------------------------------
       :   Less 600   :   600-699    :   700-799    :  800 Plus   :    Total    
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       :                               1,000 Head                               
       :                                                                        
CO     :       8             10             31             31             80    
KS     :      48             96            105             61            310    
NE     :      10             32             57             91            190    
TX     :     102            139             84             40            365    
       :                                                                        
Oth Sts:     105             65             90            100            360    
       :                                                                        
US     :     273            342            367            323          1,305    
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           Cattle on Feed:  Number Marketed, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots,          
                  by Month, State, and United States 1995-96 1/                 
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       :              :              :             During Jul 1996              
       :    During    :    During    :------------------------------------------
 State :   Jul 1995   :   Jun 1996   :              :   as % of   :   as % of   
       :              :              :    Number    :    1995     :  Prev. Mo.  
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       :     ----------- 1,000 Head -----------           ---- Percent ----     
       :                                                                        
AZ     :      32              40             37           116            93     
CA     :      50              45             45            90           100     
CO     :     223             215            230           103           107     
ID     :                      51             51                         100     
IA     :      64              66             56            88            85     
KS     :     450             460            470           104           102     
NE     :     400             430            370            93            86     
NM     :                      14             14                         100     
OK     :                      83             87                         105     
SD     :                      34             29                          85     
TX     :     479             440            470            98           107     
WA     :                      33             34                         103     
       :                                                                        
Oth Sts:                      85             85                         100     
       :                                                                        
US     :                   1,996          1,978                          99     
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1/  Missing data not available.                                                 
                                                                                
                                                                                
         Cattle on Feed:  Other Disappearance, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots,        
                by Month, State, and United States 1995-96 1/ 2/                
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       :              :              :             During Jul 1996              
       :    During    :    During    :------------------------------------------
 State :   Jul 1995   :   Jun 1996   :              :   as % of   :   as % of   
       :              :              :    Number    :    1995     :  Prev. Mo.  
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       :      ---------- 1,000 Head ----------            ---- Percent ----     
       :                                                                        
AZ     :                      1              0                                  
CA     :       5              5              5            100           100     
CO     :       5              5              5            100           100     
ID     :                      5              3                           60     
IA     :       1              1              1            100           100     
KS     :      10             10             15            150           150     
NE     :      18             10             10             56           100     
NM     :                      1              4                          400     
OK     :                      2              2                          100     
SD     :                      4              1                           25     
TX     :      10             15             10            100            67     
WA     :                      1              1                          100     
       :                                                                        
Oth Sts:                     10              5                           50     
       :                                                                        
US     :                     70             62                           89     
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1/  Includes death losses, movement from feedlots to pastures, and shipments to 
    other feedlots for further feeding.                                         
2/  Missing data not available.                                                 
                                                                                
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1996.                                                                           
                                                                                
                                                                                
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