(WASHINGTON D.C.)– The latest Cattle on Feed report showed a slight increase in on feed numbers from the same month last year.
Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.2 million head on September 1, 2024. The inventory was 1 percent above September 1, 2023.
Placements in feedlots during August totaled 1.98 million head, 1 percent below 2023. Net placements were 1.92 million head. Marketings of fed cattle during August totaled 1.82 million head, 4 percent below 2023. Other disappearance totaled 54,000 head during August, 2 percent below 2023.
The report was considered neutral compared to pre-report estimates. View the full report online here: https://usda.library.cornell.edu/concern/publications/m326m174z