HDR1012000130010621961500Cattle On Feed                                         
                                                                                
Released June 21, 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   
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                       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 8.59 million head on June  
1, 1996.                                                                        
                                                                                
Placements in feedlots during May totaled 1.55 million.  Net placements were    
1.46 million.  During May, placements of cattle and calves weighing less than   
600 pounds were 301,000, 600-699 pounds were 351,000, 700-799 pounds were       
523,000, and 800 pounds and greater were 372,000.                               
                                                                                
Marketings of fed cattle during May totaled 2.05 million.                       
                                                                                
Other disappearance totaled 84,000 during May.                                  
                                                                                
                                                                                
    Cattle on Feed in Historic 7 Monthly States Down 11 Percent                 
                                                                                
Cattle on feed June 1, 1996, in the historic 7 monthly States for feedlots      
with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 7.25 million, down 11 percent from  
the previous year and 3 percent below June 1, 1994.                             
                                                                                
Placements in feedlots during May totaled 1.30 million, 22 percent below 1995   
and 4 percent below 1994.                                                       
                                                                                
Marketings during May totaled 1.75 million, 5 percent above 1995 and 13         
percent above 1994.                                                             
                                                                                
Other disappearance during May was 58,000 head, 2 percent above last year but   
26 percent below 1994.                                                          
                                                                                
                                                                                
        Cattle on Feed:  Number on Feed, Placements, Marketings, and            
                 Other Disappearance, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots,                 
                            7 States, June 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 May 1/                     : 7,772    8,233    7,758     100       94   
Placed on Feed During May          : 1,359    1,673    1,300      96       78   
Fed Cattle Marketed During May     : 1,542    1,667    1,747     113      105   
Other Disappearance During May 2/  :    78       57       58      74      102   
On Feed Jun 1 1/                   : 7,511    8,182    7,253      97       89   
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          Cattle on Feed:  Number on Feed, Placements, Marketings, and          
                 Other Disappearance, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots,                 
                            7 States, May 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 Apr 1 1/                   : 7,960    8,328    8,286     104       99   
Placed on Feed During Apr          : 1,310    1,403    1,150      88       82   
Fed Cattle Marketed During Apr     : 1,430    1,437    1,613     113      112   
Other Disappearance During Apr 2/  :    68       61       65      96      107   
On Feed May 1 1/                   : 7,772    8,233    7,758     100       94   
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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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       :              :              :               Jun 1, 1996                
       :              :              :------------------------------------------
 State : Jun 1, 1995  : May 1, 1996  :              :   as % of   :   as % of   
       :              :              :    Number    :    1995     :  Prev. Mo.  
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       :    ------------ 1,000 Head -----------           ---- Percent ----     
       :                                                                        
AZ     :      190            188            183           96             97     
CA     :      340            305            325           96            107     
CO     :    1,002          1,000            890           89             89     
ID     :                     225            230                         102     
IA     :      350            325            295           84             91     
KS     :    2,110          2,010          1,850           88             92     
NE     :    1,680          1,740          1,530           91             88     
NM     :                      91             92                         101     
OK     :                     380            355                          93     
SD     :                     172            146                          85     
TX     :    2,510          2,190          2,180           87            100     
WA     :                     127            135                         106     
       :                                                                        
Oth Sts:                     420            380                          90     
       :                                                                        
US     :                   9,173          8,591                          94     
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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 May 1996              
       :    During    :    During    :------------------------------------------
 State :   May 1995   :   Apr 1996   :              :   as % of   :   as % of   
       :              :              :    Number    :    1995     :  Prev. Mo.  
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       :     ----------- 1,000 Head -----------           ---- Percent ----     
       :                                                                        
AZ     :      48              27             37            77           137     
CA     :      65              55             75           115           136     
CO     :     194             130             85            44            65     
ID     :                      40             54                         135     
IA     :      37              33             33            89           100     
KS     :     410             345            300            73            87     
NE     :     290             230            270            93           117     
NM     :                      21             28                         133     
OK     :                      55             69                         125     
SD     :                      20             12                          60     
TX     :     629             330            500            79           152     
WA     :                      18             34                         189     
       :                                                                        
Oth Sts:                      60             50                          83     
       :                                                                        
US     :                   1,364          1,547                         113     
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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 May                               
 State :------------------------------------------------------------------------
       :   Less 600   :   600-699    :   700-799    :  800 Plus   :    Total    
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       :                               1,000 Head                               
       :                                                                        
CO     :       6             18             30             31             85    
KS     :      26             82            129             63            300    
NE     :       9             34            104            123            270    
TX     :     150            150            155             45            500    
       :                                                                        
Oth Sts:     110             67            105            110            392    
       :                                                                        
US     :     301            351            523            372          1,547    
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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 Apr                               
 State :------------------------------------------------------------------------
       :   Less 600   :   600-699    :   700-799    :  800 Plus   :    Total    
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       :                               1,000 Head                               
       :                                                                        
CO     :      12             23             55             40            130    
KS     :      30            100            141             74            345    
NE     :      17             58             83             72            230    
TX     :      50            135            109             36            330    
       :                                                                        
Oth Sts:      95             70             90             74            329    
       :                                                                        
US     :     204            386            478            296          1,364    
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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 May 1996              
       :    During    :    During    :------------------------------------------
 State :   May 1995   :   Apr 1996   :              :   as % of   :   as % of   
       :              :              :    Number    :    1995     :  Prev. Mo.  
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       :     ----------- 1,000 Head -----------           ---- Percent ----     
       :                                                                        
AZ     :      47              41             42            89           102     
CA     :      55              45             50            91           111     
CO     :     180             155            185           103           119     
ID     :                      39             41                         105     
IA     :      61              62             60            98            97     
KS     :     440             400            450           102           113     
NE     :     395             370            460           116           124     
NM     :                      31             26                          84     
OK     :                      73             92                         126     
SD     :                      23             34                         148     
TX     :     489             540            500           102            93     
WA     :                      32             25                          78     
       :                                                                        
Oth Sts:                      85             80                          94     
       :                                                                        
US     :                   1,896          2,045                         108     
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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 May 1996              
       :    During    :    During    :------------------------------------------
 State :   May 1995   :   Apr 1996   :              :   as % of   :   as % of   
       :              :              :    Number    :    1995     :  Prev. Mo.  
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       :      ---------- 1,000 Head ----------            ---- Percent ----     
       :                                                                        
AZ     :       1              4              0                                  
CA     :      10             10              5             50            50     
CO     :      10              5             10            100           200     
ID     :                     11              8                           73     
IA     :       1              1              3            300           300     
KS     :      10             15             10            100            67     
NE     :      15             20             20            133           100     
NM     :                      1              1                          100     
OK     :                      2              2                          100     
SD     :                      2              4                          200     
TX     :      10             10             10            100           100     
WA     :                      1              1                          100     
       :                                                                        
Oth Sts:                     25             10                           40     
       :                                                                        
US     :                    107             84                           79     
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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.                                                 
                                                                                
                                                                                
The next "Cattle On Feed" report will be released at 3 P.M. ET on July 19,      
1996.                                                                           
                                                                                
                                                                                
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