Cattle on Feed (feedlots 1,000+ head capacity)

USDA NASS QuickStats · SURVEY · national · monthly on feed, placements by weight, marketings, other disappearance; quarterly steers vs heifers

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Scope: NASS Cattle on Feed, feedlots with capacity of 1,000+ head (QuickStats domain CAPACITY: (1,000 OR MORE HEAD)). On feed = inventory on the 1st of the month; placements, marketings and other disappearance are flows during the month. NASS split the top placement weight group (800+ lb) into 800-899 / 900-999 / 1,000+ lb in 2016. Steers / heifers on feed are published quarterly (Jan, Apr, Jul, Oct 1); cows & bulls on feed were discontinued after Jan 2013.

Placements by weight group & quarterly steers vs heifers

Placements by weight group (stacked, head)

Latest 36 months in the year range · from 2016 the 800+ group is split

Steers vs heifers on feed (quarterly) · heifer share %

Bars = head (1st of Jan/Apr/Jul/Oct) · line = heifers as % of steers + heifers (right axis)

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1. Seasonal overlay by year

One line per year

2. Continuous history

Full time series

3. Same period across years

Level vs YoY % toggle · YoY bars green (up) / red (down)

4. Year-over-year % change

% vs same period prior year · green / red bars

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