The Pryor Times

December 22, 2011

Oklahoma feeder cattle inventory up


— The Oklahoma inventory of cattle on feed for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head, totaled 385 thousand head on Dec. 1, down 1 percent from the previous month but up 1 percent from Dec. 1, 2010.  Placements during November were 60,000, the same as one year ago.  Marketings of fed cattle during November were 61,000, down 3 percent from the same month last year.  Other disappearance during November totaled 4,000 head.

The entire Oklahoma report can be viewed online at:  www.nass.usda.gov/ok  under Recent Reports.  The national database, Quick Stats, and all USDA-NASS reports are available on the agency’s web site: www.nass.usda.gov.   For more information on NASS surveys and reports, call the USDA-NASS Oklahoma Field Office at (800) 525-9226.