United States Department of Agriculture

National Agricultural Statistics Service

Cattle on Feed
Southern Plains Regional Field Office · Post Office Box 70, Austin, Texas 78767 · 800-626-3142 · www.nass.usda.gov
Cooperating with the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry and Texas Department of Agriculture

June 22, 2018. Contact: Carol Pittman or Jason Hardegree.

This report contains results from the June 2018 Cattle on Feed Survey collected during the first two weeks of
June. Data provided by Oklahoma and Texas producers are the foundation of the estimates made for the
Southern Plains region. We would like to thank all producers who responded to the survey. Results from the next
monthly survey will be made available on July 20, 2018.

Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in Texas feedlots with capacity of 1,000 head or more totaled
2.73 million head on June 1, 2018, up 3 percent from a year ago. Producers placed 570 thousand head in
commercial feedlots during May, down 11 percent from a year ago. Texas commercial feeders marketed
460 thousand head during May, up 5 percent from 2017.

On June 1, there were 2.39 million head of cattle and calves on feed in the Northern High Plains, 87 percent of
the state's total. The number on feed across the area was up 2 percent from last year and up 4 percent from the
May 1 total. May placements in the Northern High Plains totaled 499 thousand head, up 51 percent from the
April total. Marketings were up 3 percent from last month at 395 thousand head.

Texas Cattle on Feed Inventory

2,750
2,700
thousand head

2,650
2,600
2,550
2,500
2,450
2,400
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

2016 2017 2018

Texas Cattle and Calves on Feed in 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots, by District

District District District District District District Other State
Cattle and Calves
11 12 21 70 81 96 districts total
1,000 head
1
On feed May 1, 2018 .................................... 2,290 147 46 15 39 61 32 2,630
Placed on feed during May .............................. 499 37 9 3 7 6 9 570
Fed cattle marketed during May ...................... 395 31 7 3 7 10 7 460
Other disappearance during May 2 ................. 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 10
On feed June 1, 2018 1 ................................... 2,385 153 48 15 39 57 33 2,730
1 Cattle and calves on feed are animals for slaughter market being fed a ration of grain or other concentrates and are expected to
produce a carcass that will grade select or better.
2 Included death losses, movement from feedlots to pasture and shipments to other feedlots for further feeding.

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Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in Oklahoma feedlots with capacity of 1,000 head or more totaled
315 thousand head on June 1, 2018, down 5 percent from a year ago. Producers placed 70 thousand head in
commercial feedlots during May, down 13 percent from a year ago. Oklahoma commercial feeders marketed
64 thousand head during May, up 10 percent from 2017. Other disappearance during May totaled 1 thousand
head, down 1,000 head from a year ago.

Oklahoma Cattle on Feed Inventory

340
330
320
thousand head

310
300
290
280
270
260
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

2016 2017 2018

Cattle and Calves: Placements, Marketings, Other Disappearance and

Inventory in 1,000+ Capacity Feedlot
Cattle and Calves
On feed Placed on feed Marketed Other Disappearance On feed
State
May 1 during May during May during May June 1
2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018
1,000 head 1,000 head 1,000 head 1,000 head 1,000 head
Arizona ..................... 243 298 26 22 22 21 1 1 246 298
California .................. 425 500 71 88 53 60 3 3 440 525
Colorado ................... 960 940 160 170 140 150 10 10 970 950
Idaho......................... 275 255 39 36 42 45 2 1 270 245
Iowa .......................... 680 730 85 80 82 87 3 3 680 720
Kansas...................... 2,280 2,290 440 480 435 440 15 10 2,270 2,320
Minnesota ................. 155 155 17 16 26 25 1 1 145 145
Nebraska .................. 2,450 2,660 445 465 530 570 15 25 2,350 2,530
Oklahoma ................ 310 310 80 70 58 64 2 1 330 315
South Dakota ............ 255 255 39 29 51 45 3 4 240 235
Texas ....................... 2,460 2,630 640 570 440 460 10 10 2,650 2,730
Washington ............... 200 210 41 42 35 31 1 1 205 220
Other States ............. 305 325 36 56 37 58 4 3 300 320
United States ............ 10,998 11,558 2,119 2,124 1,951 2,056 70 73 11,096 11,553

Cattle on Feed: Number Placed on Feed by Weight Group,

1,000+ Capacity Feedlots1
During May 2017
State
Under 600 lbs 600-699 lbs 700-799 lbs 800-899 lbs 900+ lbs 2 Total
1,000 head 1,000 head 1,000 head 1,000 head 1,000 head 1,000 head
Colorado ...................... 25 20 35 45 35 160
Kansas......................... 50 70 135 115 70 440
Nebraska ..................... 50 50 95 130 120 445
Texas .......................... 155 125 180 145 35 640
Other States ................ 120 50 84 115 65 434

United States ............... 400 315 529 550 325 2,119

During May 2018
State
Under 600 lbs 600-699 lbs 700-799 lbs 800-899 lbs 900+ lbs 2 Total
1,000 head 1,000 head 1,000 head 1,000 head 1,000 head 1,000 head
Colorado ...................... 25 25 35 45 40 170
Kansas......................... 60 85 135 125 75 480
Nebraska ..................... 45 55 95 140 130 465
Texas .......................... 185 120 130 105 30 570
Other States ................ 130 55 85 109 60 439

United States ............... 445 340 480 524 335 2,124

1 Oklahoma is included in Other States.
2 For the U.S., the 900+ category represents the sum of 900-999 pound and 1,000+ pound weight groups.

Cattle on Feed (June 2018)

USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Southern Plains Regional Field Office