[fullwidth background_color=”” background_image=”” background_parallax=”none” enable_mobile=”no” parallax_speed=”0.3″ background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” video_url=”” video_aspect_ratio=”16:9″ video_webm=”” video_mp4=”” video_ogv=”” video_preview_image=”” overlay_color=”” overlay_opacity=”0.5″ video_mute=”yes” video_loop=”yes” fade=”no” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”” padding_top=”20″ padding_bottom=”20″ padding_left=”0″ padding_right=”0″ hundred_percent=”no” equal_height_columns=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” menu_anchor=”” class=”” id=””][title size=”1″ content_align=”left” style_type=”underline solid” sep_color=”#000000″ margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” class=”” id=””]December numbers for Minnesota cattle and calves on feed released[/title][fusion_text]Friday, January 22nd 2016
Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in Minnesota for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 head or more totaled 155,000 on January 1, 2016, according to the latest USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service – Cattle on Feed report. This is up 2 percent from last month and up 13 percent from last year. Placements during December totaled 16,000 head, up 23 percent from last month but down 1,000 head from last year. Marketings for December were 12,000 head, up 1,000 head from last month but down 1,000 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 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 below 2014. 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 above 2014. Other disappearance totaled 78,000 head during December, 8 percent above 2014.
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