cattle on feed

According to NASS, cattle on feed in the Northwest remains unchanged for the most part. In Washington the 230,000 head were in feedlots as of February 1st unchanged year over year, and down roughly 2% from January’s numbers. In Idaho, feedlot numbers increased to 300,000, a 9% year over year increase, but unhcnaged from January 2020. ...

According to NASS, Cattle on Feed numbers increased in Washington and Idaho from last year.  The latest figures put 235,000 head on feed in Washington on January 1st, 2020, an over 4% increase from January 2019 numbers, but a slight drop from figures reported on December 1st.  An...

Last week's Cattle On Feed Report came with very few surprises for USDA Livestock Shayle Shagum.  He said feed lot placements usually peak in October, which is what took place.  He notes just under 2.5 million head went into feed lost last month, which is 10% higher year over year, Shagum said, that's not unexpected with winter pastures coming to and end in many areas.   ...

While a month late, the USDA Cattle on Feed report shows feed lot inventories as of January 1 is 2% higher than 2018 figures.  That's after December placements were down 2%.  More important, the report offered a break-out of how many heifers were in feed lots.   “...

The USDA reported some healthy numbers, once again, in the most recent Cattle on Feed report.  USDA Livestock Analyst Shayle Shagam said, first off feedlots brought in just over two million head during August, 7% more than August 2017.   "We do expect to see as things get cooler, producers start sending more cattle into feedlots,” Shagam noted, “But this was a rather large number."   And

The USDA is reporting the second-highest April 1st cattle feedlot inventory ever, at 11.7 million head, which is up 7% from a year ago.  In that inventory are more heifers, 4.6 million to be specific, that's up 14% year-over-year.  USDA Livestock Analyst Shayle Shaggem said heifers are 35.7% of the...

A report by the Government Accountability Office shows supply and demand factors, such as a drought that affected the price of cattle feed, affected changes in prices of fed cattle—those ready for slaughter from 2013 through 2016. The price of fed cattle has fluctuated widely from 2013 through 2016 and experienced a sharp downturn beginning in late 2015, raising concerns about the market and quest

Agriculture officials say the numbers in USDA's Cattle on Feed Report are quite large.  Placements into feedlots in February topped 1-point-8 million head, that's a 7% hike over February 2017.  Marketing is up only 2%, leaving feed lots with 11.7 million...

The latest numbers from the USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service shows that potato production in Washington dropped about six percent and the number of cattle on feed rose 10 percent versus last year.   Oregon potato production also dropped about once percent when compared to last year.   B...

The March Cattle on Feed report by the USDA contained surprising numbers as only feedlots saw only a five percent bump compared to this time last year with analysts expecting a higher number.   USDA Livestock Analyst Shayle Shagam says there could be a variety of reasons.  ...