Drought pushed fall culling of cattle earlier in 2021
12/26/2021 1:50:24 AM
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Start Date: 9/1/2021
- End Date: 10/31/2021
Feedlot placements in October were 2.245 million head, 102.4 percent of last year. Marketings in October were 1.788 million head, 95.5 percent of one year ago. There was one less business day in October 2021 compared to last year, so average daily marketings were equal to last year. The November 1 on-feed total was 11.948 million head, 99.8 percent of last year.
This fall the year over year increases have been smaller, up 6.5 percent in the last eight weeks of data, indicating that some of the normal fall culling likely occurred earlier in the year due to drought.
Beef Magazine (St. Charles, Ill.), Nov 22, 2021
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