Cattle On Feed Down Slightly

Cattle On Feed down slightly

According to the USDA, “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…

Cattle placements rise 4% on year, marketings down 7%

The USDA’s Cattle on Feed report fell within pre-report expectations. Placements into U.S. feedlots during February 2026 were up 4% on the year at 1.611 million head, towards the high end of what analysts were anticipating, but February 2025 placements were skewed by winter weather issues and a Leap Day in 2024. Marketings were the […] The post Cattle placements rise 4% on year, marketings down 7% appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

Cattle Bounce Higher Ahead of Cattle on Feed Report

Live cattle futures were rallying into the close, with gains of 77 cents to $1.72 on the day, as April was $3.15 higher this week. Cash trade settled in late with $235-236 sales in the North and $235 in the South. The Friday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed...