USDA: U.S. Cattle Inventory Down,
Posted by arthur1234 on July 26, 2010
All cattle and calves in the United States on July 1, 2010, totaled 100.8 million head, 1 percent below the 102.0 million on July 1, 2009. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 40.8 million, were down 1 percent from July 1, 2009. The 2010 calf crop is expected to be 35.4 million, down 1 percent from 2009. Calves born during the first half of the year are estimated at 25.7 million, down 1 percent from 2009.
Oklahoma Cattle on Feed Inventory Up 19 Percent from Last Year
The inventory of cattle on feed was 350 thousand head in Oklahoma on July 1, 2010, for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head, up 1 percent from the previous month and up 19 percent from July 1, 2009. Placements during June were 66,000, 50 percent above one year ago. Marketings of fed cattle during June were 60,000, up 3 percent from the same month last year. Other disappearance during June totaled 1,000 head.
United States:
Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the United States, for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head, totaled 10.1 million head on July 1, 2010, 3 percent above July 1, 2009. Placements during June totaled 1.63 million, 17 percent above one year ago. Net placements were 1.57 million head. Marketings of fed cattle during June totaled 2.00 million. Other disappearance totaled 55,000 head during June.
Here is the link to the full reports.
