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. During August, placements of cattle and calves weighing less than 600 pounds were 395,000 head, 600-699 pounds were 305,000 head, 700-799 pounds were 435,000 head, 800-899 pounds were 485,000 head,
900-999 pounds were 265,000 head, and 1,000 pounds and greater were 90,000 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.
Nebraska feedlots, with capacities of 1,000 or more head, contained 2.32 million cattle on feed on September 1, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. This inventory was up 2% from last year. Placements during August totaled 495,000 head, down 3% from 2023. Fed cattle marketings for the month of August totaled 485,000 head, down 5% from last year. Other disappearance during August totaled 10,000 head, unchanged from last year.
Kansas feedlots, with capacities of 1,000 or more head, contained 2.28 million cattle on feed on September 1, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. This inventory was down 5% from last year. Placements during August totaled 535,000 head, down 3% from 2023. Fed cattle marketings for the month of August totaled 455,000 head, down 5% from last year. Other disappearance during August totaled 10,000 head, unchanged from last year.
