November Cattle on Feed Report - Cattle On Feed, Placements & Marketings All Lower
Fri January 23 2026
November Cattle On Feed Report...
Released by USDA on November 21, 2025
United States Cattle on Feed Down 2 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 11.7 million head on November 1, 2025. The inventory was 2 percent below November 1, 2024.
Placements in feedlots during October totaled 2.04 million head, 10 percent below 2024. Net placements were 1.99 million head. Placements were the lowest for October since the series began in 1996. During October, placements of cattle and calves weighing less than 600 pounds were 515,000 head, 600-699 pounds were 420,000 head, 700-799 pounds were 445,000 head, 800-899 pounds were 384,000 head, 900-999 pounds were 195,000 head, and 1,000 pounds and greater were 80,000 head.
Marketings of fed cattle during October totaled 1.70 million head, 8 percent below 2024.
Other disappearance totaled 54,000 head during October, 2 percent below 2024.
Cattle on Feed in 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots as of November 1st
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Cattle Placed on Feed in 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots in October
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Cattle Marketed from 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots in October
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Cattle on Feed by State
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