The USDA says cattle placements onto feed during January 2019 were down 5% on the year at 1.959 million head. Extremely cold temperatures and heavy snow in many of the major feeding areas contributed to the decline. Most of those cattle weighed between 600 to 900 pounds and will head to market in late summer through mid-fall.
By weight, placements of cattle weighing less than 600 pounds were 370,000 head, 600 to 699 pound placements were 445,000, and 700 to 799 pound placements were 554,000 head, while 800 to 899 pound placements were 420,000 head, 900 to 999 pound placements were 100,000 head, and placements of cattle weighing more than 1,000 pounds were 70,000 head.
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