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Minnesota Cattle on Feed Down 3 Percent
Minnesota Ag Connection - 05/30/2017

Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in Minnesota for all feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 155,000 head on May 1, 2017, according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service -- Cattle on Feed report. This is down 3 percent from last month and down 2 percent from last year.

Placements during April totaled 12,000 head, down 11,000 head from last month but unchanged from last year.

Marketings for April were 16,000 head, down 6,000 head from last month but up 3,000 head from last year.

Other disappearance totaled 1,000 head.

Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.0 million head on May 1, 2017. The inventory was 2 percent above May 1, 2016.

Placements in feedlots during April totaled 1.85 million head, 11 percent above 2016. Net placements were 1.78 million head. During April, placements of cattle and calves weighing less than 600 pounds were 348,000 head, 600-699 pounds were 255,000 head, 700-799 pounds were 490,000 head, 800-899 pounds were 495,000 head, 900-999 pounds were 190,000 head, and 1,000 pounds and greater were 70,000 head.

Marketings of fed cattle during April totaled 1.70 million head, 3 percent above 2016.

Other disappearance totaled 66,000 head during April, 13 percent below 2016.


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