U.S. Cattle on Feed Down 1 Percent

Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.6 million head on May 1, 2024. The inventory was 1 percent below May 1, 2023.
Placements in feedlots during April totaled 1.66 million head, 6 percent below 2023.

Net placements were 1.60 million head. During April, placements of cattle and calves weighing less than 600 pounds were 335,000 head, 600-699 pounds were 220,000 head, 700-799 pounds were 375,000 head, 800-899 pounds were 451,000 head, 900-999 pounds were 205,000 head, and 1,000 pounds and greater were 70,000 head.

Marketings of fed cattle during April totaled 1.87 million head, 10 percent above 2023.

Other disappearance totaled 56,000 head during April, 10 percent above 2023.

Kansas Cattle on Feed down 6% from Last Year

Kansas feedlots, with capacities of 1,000 or more head, contained 2.30 million cattle on feed on May 1, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. This inventory was down 6% from last year.

Placements during April totaled 370,000 head, down 12% from 2023.

Fed cattle marketings for the month of April totaled 460,000 head, up 15% from last year.

Other disappearance during April totaled 10,000 head, unchanged from last year.