IARN — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released quarterly reports for cattle on feed and hogs & pigs in Iowa last Thursday.
On December 1, 2021, there were 23.8 million hogs and pigs on Iowa farms. Inventory was down 1 percent from the previous quarter and down 3 percent from the previous year. The September-November 2021 quarterly pig crop was 5.95 million head, up 3 percent from the previous quarter but down 6 percent from last year. A total of 520,000 sows farrowed during this quarter. The average pigs saved per litter was 11.45 for the quarter and a record high. As of December 1, producers planned to farrow 490,000 sows and gilts in the December 2021-February 2022 quarter and 500,000 head during the March-May 2022 quarter.
Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in Iowa feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 610,000 head on December 1, 2021. This was unchanged from November and unchanged from December 1st of last year. Iowa feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head had 475,000 head on feed, up 1 percent from last month but down 12 percent from last year. Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in all Iowa feedlots totaled 1,085,000 head, up slightly from last month but down 6 percent from last year.
Placements of cattle and calves in Iowa feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head during November totaled 94,000 head, down 19 percent from October but up 15 percent from last year. Feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head placed 62,000 head, down 9 percent from October and down 33 percent from last year. Placements for all feedlots in Iowa totaled 156,000 head, down 15 percent from October and down 10 percent from last year.
Marketings of fed cattle from Iowa feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head during November totaled 92,000 head, down 12 percent from October but up 2 percent from last year. Feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head marketed 55,000 head, up 8 percent from October and up 10 percent from last year. Marketings for all feedlots in Iowa were 147,000 head, down 5 percent from October but up 5 percent from last year.
Other disappearance from all feedlots in Iowa totaled 4,000 head.
All other NASS reports are available online at www.nass.usda.gov.
Story courtesy of the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network.
