Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for
feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.3 million head on
July 1, 2024. The inventory was 1 percent above July 1, 2023. The inventory
included 6.82 million steers and steer calves, up 1 percent from the previous
year. This group accounted for 60 percent of the total inventory. Heifers and
heifer calves accounted for 4.48 million head, up slightly from 2023.
Placements in feedlots during June totaled 1.56 million head, 7 percent below
2023. Net placements were 1.51 million head. During June, placements of
cattle and calves weighing less than 600 pounds were 365,000 head,
600-699 pounds were 255,000 head, 700-799 pounds were 350,000 head,
800-899 pounds were 349,000 head, 900-999 pounds were 165,000 head, and
1,000 pounds and greater were 80,000 head.
Marketings of fed cattle during June totaled 1.79 million head, 9 percent
below 2023. Marketings were the second lowest for June since the series began
in 1996.
Other disappearance totaled 57,000 head during June, 17 percent below 2023.
