Area USDA May 2020 cattle on feed reports

South Dakota cattle on feed down 16 percent

SIOUX FALLS — South Dakota feedlots, with capacities of 1,000 or more head, contained 205,000 cattle on feed on May 1, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. This inventory was down 16 percent from last year.

Placements during April totaled 23,000 head, down 15 percent from 2019.

Fed cattle marketings for the month of April totaled 30,000 head, unchanged from last year.

Other disappearance during April totaled 3,000 head, up 1,000 head from last year.

Minnesota cattle on feed down 10,000 head

Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in Minnesota for feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 130,000 head on May 1, 2020, according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service – Cattle on Feed report. This is unchanged from last month but down 10,000 head from last year.

Placements during April totaled 13,000 head, up 1,000 head from March and up 2,000 head from last year. Marketings for April were 12,000 head, down 4,000 head from last month and down 8,000 head from last year. Other disappearance totaled 1,000 head.

Iowa cattle on feed down 9 percent

Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in Iowa feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 620,000 head on May 1, 2020, according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service – Cattle on Feed report. This was down 2% from April and down 9% from May 1, 2019. Iowa feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head had 585,000 head on feed, down 2% from last month and down 6% from last year. Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in all Iowa feedlots totaled 1,205,000 head, down 2% from last month and down 8% from last year.

Placements of cattle and calves in Iowa feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head during April totaled 62,000 head, down 10% from March and down 27% from last year. Feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head placed 27,000 head, down 53% from March and down 59% from last year. Placements for all feedlots in Iowa totaled 89,000 head, down 29% from March and down 41% from last year.

Marketings of fed cattle from Iowa feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head during April totaled 68,000 head, down 35% from March and down 40% from last year. Feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head marketed 40,000 head, down 50% from March and down 44% from last year. Marketings for all feedlots in Iowa were 108,000 head, down 42% from both March and last year. Other disappearance from all feedlots in Iowa totaled 6,000 head.

Nebraska cattle on feed down 7 percent

LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska feedlots, with capacities of 1,000 or more head, contained 2.37 million cattle on feed on May 1, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. This inventory was down 7 percent from last year.

Placements during April totaled 310,000 head, down 29 percent from 2019.

Fed cattle marketings for the month of April totaled 315,000 head, down 28 percent from last year.

Other disappearance during April totaled 15,000 head, unchanged from last year.

United States cattle on feed down 5 percent

Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.2 million head on May 1, 2020. The inventory was 5% below May 1, 2019.

Placements in feedlots during April totaled 1.43 million head, 22% below 2019. Placements were the second lowest for April since the series began in 1996. Net placements were 1.36 million head. During April, placements of cattle and calves weighing less than 600 pounds were 295,000 head, 600-699 pounds were 180,000 head, 700-799 pounds were 315,000 head, 800-899 pounds were 392,000 head, 900-999 pounds were 180,000 head, and 1,000 pounds and greater were 70,000 head.

Marketings of fed cattle during April totaled 1.46 million head, 24% below 2019. April marketings are the lowest since the series began in 1996.

Other disappearance totaled 70,000 head during April, 17% above 2019.