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 September 1, 2022. According to USDA’s National Ag Statistics Service, the inventory is slightly above September 1, 2021. This is the second highest September 1 inventory since the series began in 1996. Placements in feedlots during August totaled 2.11 million head, slightly above 2021. Net placements were 2.06 million head. Marketings of fed cattle during August totaled 2.00 million head, six percent above 2021. Other disappearance totaled 53,000 head during August, 10 percent below 2021.
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