Cattle on Feed (Released January 24, 1997)

摘要

Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the United States for feedlotswith capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 10.56 million head on January 1, 1997. The inventory was 2 percent above January 1, 1996. The inventory included 6.40 million steers and steer calves, down 4 percent from the previous year. This group accounts for 61 percent of the total inventory. Heifers and heifer calves accounted for 4.07 million head, up 12 percent from 1996.