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South central kansas | .United States Cattle on Feed Down Slightly- Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more headtotaled 10.6 million head on January 1, 2016. The inventory was slightly below January 1, 2015. The inventory included 7.16 million steers and steer calves, up 3 percent from the previous year. This group accounted for 68 percent of the total inventory. Heifers and heifer calves accounted for 3.41 million head, down 7 percent from 2015. January 1, 2016 heifers and heifer calves inventory is the lowest percent of total January inventory since the series began in 1996.
- Placements in feedlots during December totaled 1.53 million head, 1 percent below2014. Net placements were 1.45 million head. During December, placements of cattle and calves weighing less than 600 pounds were 375,000 head, 600-699 pounds were 355,000 head, 700-799 pounds were 355,000 head, and 800 pounds and greater were 440,000 head.
- Marketings of fed cattle during December totaled 1.67 million head, 1 percent above2014.
- Other disappearance totaled 78,000 head during December, 8 percent above 2014.
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Cattle on Feed Inventory in 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots as of January 1st
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Edited by zenfarm 1/22/2016 16:44
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Cattle on feed
