March Cattle On Feed Report...
Released by USDA on March 25, 2022
This is the highest March 1 inventory since the series began in 1996.
- Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more headtotaled 12.2 million head on March 1, 2022. The inventory was 1 percent above March 1, 2021.
- Placements in feedlots during February totaled 1.85 million head, 9 percent above 2021. Net placements were 1.79 million head. During February, placements of cattle and calves weighing less than 600 pounds were 360,000 head, 600-699 pounds were 325,000 head, 700-799 pounds were 505,000 head, 800-899 pounds were 468,000 head, 900-999 pounds were 135,000 head, and 1,000 pounds and greater were 55,000 head.
- Marketings of fed cattle during February totaled 1.83 million head, 5 percent above 2021.
- Other disappearance totaled 59,000 head during February, 2 percent above 2021.
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Cattle on Feed in 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots as of March 1st
Millions of Head
Cattle Placed on Feed in 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots in February
Millions of Head
Cattle Marketed from 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots in February
