Archive for June 26th, 2021
LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER – MAY 2021
UNITED STATES HIGHLIGHTS Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.30 billion pounds in May, up 14 percent from the 3.76 billion pounds produced in May 2020. Beef production, at 2.21 billion pounds, was 19 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.70 million head, up 18 percent from May 2020. The average live […]
Barbara Crimond | Jun 26, 2021 | Comments 0
Cattle on Feed Report, June 2021
CATTLE ON FEED: COLORADO The number of cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in Colorado feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 head or larger was estimated at 1,080,000 head as of June 1, 2021. This latest inventory is 4 percent above last month’s inventory and 7 percent above the June 1, […]
Barbara Crimond | Jun 26, 2021 | Comments 0