By DTN Staff
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 11.7 million head on June 1, 2026. The inventory was 2% above June 1, 2025, USDA NASS reported on Thursday.
Placements in feedlots during May totaled 1.70 million head, 10% below 2025. Net placements were 1.65 million head. During May, placements of cattle and calves weighing less than 600 pounds were 320,000 head, 600-699 pounds were 240,000 head, 700-799 pounds were 400,000 head, 800-899 pounds were 444,000 head, 900-999 pounds were 225,000 head, and 1,000 pounds and greater were 75,000 head.
Marketings of fed cattle during May totaled 1.55 million head, 12% below 2025. Marketings were the second lowest for May since the series began in 1996.
Other disappearance totaled 55,000 head during May, 11% below 2025.
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| |
USDA Actual |
Average Estimate* |
Range |
| On Feed June 1 |
102% |
102.3% |
101.7-103.8% |
| Placed in May |
90% |
92.8% |
89.0-104.0% |
| Marketed in May |
88% |
89.0% |
88.2-91.5 % |
| * Estimates compiled by Dow Jones. |
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