February Cattle on Feed

February Cattle on Feed
February 23rd, 2024 | News Release

Nebraska feedlots, with capacities of 1,000 or more head, contained 2.55 million cattle on feed on February 1, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. This inventory was down 1% from last year.

Placements during January totaled 505,000 head, up 3% from 2023.

Fed cattle marketings for the month of January totaled 490,000 head, down 2% from last year.
Other disappearance during January totaled 25,000 head, up 5,000 head from last year.

Kansas feedlots, with capacities of 1,000 or more head, contained 2.39 million cattle on feed on February 1, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. This inventory was down 2% from last year.

Placements during January totaled 385,000 head, down 23% from 2023.

Fed cattle marketings for the month of January totaled 460,000 head, up 7% from last year.

Other disappearance during January totaled 15,000 head, up 5,000 head from last year.

Access the National publication for this release at:
https://usda.library.cornell.edu/concern/publications/m326m174z

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