January 29, 2013

Oklahoma's cattle on feed down 8% on-year

As of January 1, 2013, the Oklahoma inventory of cattle on feed for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head, totalled 345,000 head, unchanged from the previous month but down 8% from January 1, 2012.

Placements during December were 52,000, up 16% from one year ago. Marketing of fed cattle during December were 49,000 head, down 6% from the same month last year. Other disappearance during December totalled 3,000 head.