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U.S. Cattle on Feed Highest on Record
USAgNet - 10/26/2020
Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.7 million head on October 1, 2020. The inventory was 4% above October 1, 2019. This is the highest October 1 inventory since
the series began in 1996.
The inventory included 7.31 million steers and steer calves, up 6% from the previous year. This group accounted for 62% of the total inventory. Heifers and heifer calves accounted for 4.41 million head, down slightly from 2019.
Placements in feedlots during September totaled 2.23 million head, 6% above 2019. Net placements were 2.17 million head. During September, placements of cattle and calves weighing less than 600 pounds were 445,000 head, 600-699 pounds were
360,000 head, 700-799 pounds were 500,000 head, 800-899 pounds were 517,000 head, 900-999 were 300,000 head, and 1,000 pounds and greater were 105,000 head.
Marketings of fed cattle during September totaled 1.85 million head, 6% above 2019.
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