The March Cattle on Feed Report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) shows the number of cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the U.S. for feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head was 12.0 million head on March 1, 2021, 2 percent above March 1, 2020. This is the second-highest March 1 inventory since the series …
Feedlot Report Implies Cattle Herd Expansion Slowing to a Crawl
Is the cattle herd still in expansion mode? Gary Crawford reports that Friday’s USDA Cattle on Feed report has some clues to that question. Feedlot Report Implies Cattle Herd Expansion Slowing to a Crawl-1 USDA livestock analyst Shayle Shagam has some of the key numbers from Friday’s USDA Cattle on Feed Report. Feedlot Report Implies Cattle Herd Expansion Slowing to …