HDR1012000130010613971500CATTLE ON FEED                                         
                                                                                
                                                                                
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Washington, D.C.                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
Released June 13, 1997, 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.                                                           
                                                                                
                 U.S. Cattle on Feed Up 12 Percent                              
                                                                                
Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the United States for feedlots
with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 9.61 million head on June 1, 1997.  
The inventory was 12 percent above June 1, 1996.                                
                                                                                
Placements in feedlots during May totaled 1.89 million, 22 percent above 1996.  
Net placements were 1.78 million.  During May, placements of cattle and calves  
weighing less than 600 pounds were 332,000, 600-699 pounds were 406,000, 700-799
pounds were 640,000, and 800 pounds and greater were 514,000.                   
                                                                                
Marketings of fed cattle during May totaled 2.09 million, 2 percent above 1996. 
The year-to-year relationship between fed cattle marketed and commercial        
slaughter continues to be affected by the decrease in cattle imported from      
Canada that are going directly to slaughter.                                    
                                                                                
Other disappearance totaled 117,000 during May, 39 percent above the previous   
year.                                                                           
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
         Cattle on Feed in Historic 7 States Up 13 Percent                      
                                                                                
Cattle on feed June 1, 1997, in the historic 7 States for feedlots with capacity
of 1,000 or more head totaled 8.23 million, up 13 percent from  the previous    
year and up 1 percent from June 1, 1995.                                        
                                                                                
Placements in feedlots during May totaled 1.64 million, 26 percent above 1996   
but 2 percent below 1995.                                                       
                                                                                
Marketings during May totaled 1.82 million, 4 percent  above 1996 and 9 percent 
above 1995.  The year-to-year relationship between the 7 States fed cattle      
marketed and commercial slaughter continues to be affected by the decrease in   
cattle imported from Canada that are going directly to slaughter.   The 7 States
are marketing more fed cattle than last year, while the other States are        
marketing fewer fed cattle.  This also has an effect on the year-to-year        
relationship between the 7 States fed cattle marketed and U.S. commercial       
slaughter.                                                                      
                                                                                
Other disappearance during May was 80,000 head, 38 percent above 1996 and 40    
percent above 1995.                                                             
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
          Cattle on Feed:  Number on Feed, Placements, Marketings, and          
                 Other Disappearance, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots,                 
                         United States, June 1, 1996-97                         
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                                    :           Number           : 1997 as % of 
                Item                :-------------------------------------------
                                    :     1996     :    1997     :     1996     
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                                    :    ---- 1,000 Head ----        Percent    
                                    :                                           
On Feed May 1 1/                    :    9,173          9,926          108      
Placed on Feed During May           :    1,557          1,892          122      
Fed Cattle Marketed During May      :    2,045          2,091          102      
Other Disappearance During May 2/   :       84            117          139      
On Feed Jun 1 1/                    :    8,601          9,610          112      
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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, Placements, Marketings, and          
                 Other Disappearance, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots,                 
                          United States, May 1, 1996-97                         
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                                    :           Number           : 1997 as % of 
                Item                :-------------------------------------------
                                    :     1996     :    1997     :     1996     
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                                    :    ---- 1,000 Head ----        Percent    
                                    :                                           
On Feed Apr 1 1/                    :    9,812         10,391          106      
Placed on Feed During Apr           :    1,364         *1,548          113      
Fed Cattle Marketed During Apr      :    1,896         *1,915          101      
Other Disappearance During Apr 2/   :      107             98           92      
On Feed May 1 1/                    :    9,173          9,926          108      
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*   Revised.                                                                    
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, Placements, Marketings, and          
                 Other Disappearance, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots,                 
                          7 States, June 1, 1995-97 1/                          
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                                   :          Number          :  1997 as % of   
                Item               :--------------------------------------------
                                   :  1995  :  1996  :  1997  :  1995  :  1996  
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                                   : ------ 1,000 Head -----        Percent     
                                   :                                            
On Feed May 1 2/                   : 8,233    7,758    8,484     103      109   
Placed on Feed During May          : 1,673    1,300    1,640      98      126   
Fed Cattle Marketed During May     : 1,667    1,747    1,818     109      104   
Other Disappearance During May 3/  :    57       58       80     140      138   
On Feed Jun 1 2/                   : 8,182    7,253    8,226     101      113   
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1/  The 7 States include AZ, CA, CO, IA, KS, NE, and TX.                        
2/  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.                                           
3/  Includes death losses, movement from feedlots to pastures and shipments to  
    other feedlots for further feeding.                                         
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
          Cattle on Feed:  Number on Feed, Placements, Marketings, and          
                 Other Disappearance, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots,                 
                           7 States, May 1, 1995-97 1/                          
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                                   :          Number          :  1997 as % of   
                Item               :--------------------------------------------
                                   :  1995  :  1996  :  1997  :  1995  :  1996  
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                                   : ------ 1,000 Head ------       Percent     
                                   :                                            
On Feed Apr 1 2/                   : 8,328    8,286     8,904    107      107   
Placed on Feed During Apr          : 1,403    1,150    *1,296     92      113   
Fed Cattle Marketed During Apr     : 1,437    1,613    *1,648    115      102   
Other Disappearance During Apr 3/  :    61       65        68    111      105   
On Feed May 1 2/                   : 8,233    7,758     8,484    103      109   
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*   Revised.                                                                    
1/  The 7 States include AZ, CA, CO, IA, KS, NE, and TX.                        
2/  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.                                           
3/  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 1996-97 1/                 
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       :              :              :               Jun 1, 1997                
       :              :              :------------------------------------------
 State : Jun 1, 1996  : May 1, 1997  :              :   as % of   :   as % of   
       :              :              :    Number    :    1996     :     May     
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       :    ------------ 1,000 Head -----------           ---- Percent ----     
       :                                                                        
AZ     :      183            214            206           113            96     
CA     :      325            385            395           122           103     
CO     :      890          1,050          1,010           113            96     
ID     :      230            245            235           102            96     
IA     :      295            325            295           100            91     
KS     :    1,850          2,190          2,110           114            96     
NE     :    1,530          1,930          1,760           115            91     
NM     :       92             98             94           102            96     
OK     :      355            360            360           101           100     
SD     :      146            146            137            94            94     
TX     :    2,180          2,390          2,450           112           103     
WA     :      135            143            148           110           103     
       :                                                                        
Oth Sts:      390            450            410           105            91     
       :                                                                        
US     :    8,601          9,926          9,610           112            97     
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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.                                           
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
        Cattle on Feed:  Number Placed on Feed, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots,       
                   by Month, State, and United States 1996-97                   
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       :              :              :             During May 1997              
       :    During    :    During    :------------------------------------------
 State :   May 1996   :   Apr 1997   :              :   as % of   :   as % of   
       :              :              :    Number    :    1996     :     Apr     
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       :    ------------ 1,000 Head -----------           ---- Percent ----     
       :                                                                        
AZ     :       37              31            40           108           129     
CA     :       75              60            70            93           117     
CO     :       85            *165           215           253           130     
ID     :       54              57            45            83            79     
IA     :       33              35            35           106           100     
KS     :      300             350           380           127           109     
NE     :      270             295           330           122           112     
NM     :       28              13            19            68           146     
OK     :       69              53            79           114           149     
SD     :       12              22            19           158            86     
TX     :      500             360           570           114           158     
WA     :       34              42            40           118            95     
       :                                                                        
Oth Sts:       60              65            50            83            77     
       :                                                                        
US     :    1,557          *1,548         1,892           122           122     
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*   Revised.                                                                    
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
     Cattle on Feed:  Number Placed on Feed by Weight Group, 1,000+ Capacity    
              Feedlots, by Month, State, and United States, 1996-97             
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          :                             During May                              
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   State  :  Less 600   :   600-699   :   700-799   :  800 Plus   :    Total    
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
          : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 
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          :                             1,000 Head                              
          :                                                                     
CO        :   6     15     18     32     30     87     31     81      85    215 
KS        :  26     48     82     96    129    139     63     97     300    380 
NE        :   9     12     34     43    104    125    123    150     270    330 
TX        : 150    142    150    160    155    194     45     74     500    570 
          :                                                                     
Oth Sts   : 115    115     67     75    110     95    110    112     402    397 
          :                                                                     
US        : 306    332    351    406    528    640    372    514   1,557  1,892 
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                            During April                             
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
          :  Less 600   :   600-699   :   700-799   :  800 Plus   :    Total    
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
          : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                             1,000 Head                              
          :                                                                     
CO        :  12     *16    23     *33    55     *57    40     *59    130    *165
KS        :  30      48   100      89   141     136    74      77    345     350
NE        :  17      22    58      43    83     111    72     119    230     295
TX        :  50     112   135      86   109     119    36      43    330     360
          :                                                                     
Oth Sts   :  95     105    70      65    90     108    74     100    329     378
          :                                                                     
US        : 204    *303   386    *316   478    *531   296    *398  1,364  *1,548
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*   Revised.                                                                    
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
           Cattle on Feed:  Number Marketed, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots,          
                   by Month, State, and United States 1996-97                   
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       :              :              :             During May 1997              
       :    During    :    During    :------------------------------------------
 State :   May 1996   :   Apr 1997   :              :   as % of   :   as % of   
       :              :              :    Number    :    1996     :     Apr     
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       :    ------------ 1,000 Head -----------           ---- Percent ----     
       :                                                                        
AZ     :       42              39            45           107           115     
CA     :       50              50            50           100           100     
CO     :      185            *190           240           130           126     
ID     :       41              33            45           110           136     
IA     :       60              49            63           105           129     
KS     :      450             410           445            99           109     
NE     :      460             380           475           103           125     
NM     :       26              32            22            85            69     
OK     :       92              86            77            84            90     
SD     :       34              21            21            62           100     
TX     :      500             530           500           100            94     
WA     :       25              25            33           132           132     
       :                                                                        
Oth Sts:       80              70            75            94           107     
       :                                                                        
US     :    2,045          *1,915         2,091           102           109     
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*   Revised.                                                                    
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
         Cattle on Feed:  Other Disappearance, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots,        
                   by Month, State, and United States 1996-97                   
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       :              :              :             During May 1997              
       :    During    :    During    :------------------------------------------
 State :   May 1996   :   Apr 1997   :              :   as % of   :   as % of   
       :              :              :    Number    :    1996     :     Apr     
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       :      ---------- 1,000 Head ----------            ---- Percent ----     
       :                                                                        
AZ     :       0              2              3              0           150     
CA     :       5              5             10            200           200     
CO     :      10             15             15            150           100     
ID     :       8             14             10            125            71     
IA     :       3              1              2             67           200     
KS     :      10             20             15            150            75     
NE     :      20             15             25            125           167     
NM     :       1              1              1            100           100     
OK     :       2              2              2            100           100     
SD     :       4              7              7            175           100     
TX     :      10             10             10            100           100     
WA     :       1              1              2            200           200     
       :                                                                        
Oth Sts:      10              5             15            150           300     
       :                                                                        
US     :      84             98            117            139           119     
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1/  Includes death losses, movement from feedlots to pastures, and shipments to 
    other feedlots for further feeding.                                         
                                                                                
                                                                                
The next Cattle on Feed report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on July 18, 1997.  
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