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USDA Cattle on Feed Report Released.

United States Cattle on Feed Down 2 Percent
 

USDA Report


Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 10.6 million head on June 1, 2014. The inventory was 2 percent below June 1, 2013.

Placements in feedlots during May totaled 1.91 million, 7 percent below 2013. Net placements were 1.81 million head. During May, placements of cattle and calves weighing less than 600 pounds were 435,000, 600-699 pounds were 290,000, 700-799 pounds were 477,000, and 800 pounds and greater were 710,000.

Marketings of fed cattle during May totaled 1.87 million, 4 percent below 2013. May marketings are the lowest for the month since the series began in 1996.

For the full report click the following link.

http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/current/CattOnFe/CattOnFe-06-20-2014.pdf

 

Source: USDA


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