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Cattle on Feed Report 03/20 14:06
March 1 Cattle on Feed Down Slightly From Year Ago
By DTN Staff
USDA Actual Average Estimate* Range
On Feed March 1 100% 99.2% 98.5-100.0%
Placed in February 104% 99.0% 96.3-105.0%
Marketed in February 93% 92.3% 91.8-92.9%
* Estimates compiled by Dow Jones.
OMAHA (DTN) -- Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter
market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000
or more head totaled 11.5 million head on March 1, 2026. The
inventory was slightly below March 1, 2025, USDA NASS reported
on Friday.
Placements in feedlots during February totaled 1.61 million
head, 4% above 2025. Net placements were 1.56 million head.
During February, placements of cattle and calves weighing less
than 600 pounds were 305,000 head, 600-699 pounds were 280,000
head, 700-799 pounds were 445,000 head, 800-899 pounds were
396,000 head, 900-999 pounds were 130,000 head, and 1,000 pounds
and greater were 55,000 head, according to NASS.
Marketings of fed cattle during February totaled 1.52 million
head, 7% below 2025. Marketings were the second lowest for
February since the series began in 1996, according to NASS.
Other disappearance totaled 50,000 head during February, 17%
below 2025.
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DTN subscribers can view the full Cattle on Feed reports in the
Livestock Archives folder under the Markets menu. The report is
also available at https://www.nass.usda.gov/.
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