March 15, 2005

 

March USDA cattle-on-feed estimates

 

 

The following estimates, as compiled by Dow Jones for the nation's feedyards with a capacity of 1,000 or more head, are in percentages of the year-earlier figure. High and low projections were dropped in the calculation of averages. The US Department of Agriculture report is scheduled for release at 2 p.m. CST (2000 GMT) Friday.

 

 

                                       Average                   Range

                                   of estimates             of estimates

On-feed March 1               102.1                   101.0-103.0

Placed in February              99.2                     96.5-107.5

Marketed in February          97.2                     95.9-100.0

 

                                           On Feed        Placed            Marketed

                                           March 1      in February       in February

 

A&A Trading, Inc.                    101.0           97.0                 98.5

AG Edwards & Sons                 103.0         104.0                 98.0

Allendale Inc.                         102.3            99.3                 97.1

Alaron Trading Corp.               102.1           98.6                 96.5

Bob Price-No. Amer.                102.2           97.7                 95.9

Cargill Investor Services         102.2          100.5                 97.5

Crystal River Capital               103.0          106.0                 98.0

Frontier Risk Management        101.5           96.5                 98.8

HedgersEdge.com/RJ O'Brien   101.4           96.6                 97.5

Kropf and Love Consulting       103.0          107.5               100.0

Livestock Marketing Info Ctr    101.9            97.3                 96.8

Midwest Market Solutions         102.3           97.5                 98.2

University of Missouri              101.7            99.4                 96.3

US Commodities                     102.0           97.0                  97.0

 

 

Source: USDA