U.S. Cattle on Feed Up 2 Percent Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.17 million head on May 1, 2001. Net placements were 1.46 million. Includes death loss, movement from feedlots to pasture, and shipments to other feedlots for further feeding. Placements are cattle put into a feedlot, fed a ration which will produce a carcass that will grade select or better, and are intended for the slaughter market.
Marketings are cattle shipped out of feedlots to a slaughter market.
Other disappearance includes death loss, movement from feedlots to pasture, and shipments to other feedlots for further feeding. During the other months, all known feedlots from 17 States are surveyed. The 17 States account for 98 percent of the cattle on feed. Regional and State survey data were reviewed for reasonableness with each other and with estimates from the previous month when setting the current estimates. Revisions to previous estimates are made to improve month to month relationships.