Archive for December 24th, 2021
Cattle on Feed for Colorado -/-USA
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 1,140,000 head as of December 1, 2021. The latest inventory was 1 percent below last month’s inventory, but 1 percent above the December 1, […]
LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER – NOVEMBER 2021 – UNITED STATES HIGHLIGHTS
Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.80 billion pounds in November, up 2 percent from the 4.69 billion pounds produced in November 2020. Beef production, at 2.38 billion pounds, was 5 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.86 million head, up 6 percent from November 2020. The average live weight […]
Bent County Received funding from DoLA for Rural Economic Development Initiatives
Denver, CO – December 21, 2021 – The Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) through the Division of Local Government (DLG) recently awarded $5.6 million for 36 Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI) grants for a wide range of projects across the state. REDI received these funds as a result of the state […]