Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.1 million head on September 1, 2025. The inventory was 1 percent below September 1, 2024.
Placements in feedlots during August totaled 1.78 million head, 10 percent below 2024. Net placements were 1.73 million head. During August, placements of cattle and calves weighing less than 600 pounds were 355,000 head, 600-699 pounds were 265,000 head, 700-799 pounds were 390,000 head, 800-899 pounds were 420,000 head, 900-999 pounds were 260,000 head, and 1,000 pounds and greater were 90,000 head.
Marketings of fed cattle during August totaled 1.57 million head, 14 percent below 2024. Marketings were the lowest for August since the series began in 1996.
Other disappearance totaled 51,000 head during August, 6 percent below 2024.
Kyle Bumsted breaks down the Cattle on Feed Report…
