Nebraska Cattle on Feed Report

LINCOLN, Neb. July 19, 2024 - Nebraska feedlots, with capacities of 1,000 or more head, contained 2.39 million cattle on feed on July 1, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. This inventory was up 3% from last year.

Placements during June totaled 415,000 head, down 2% from 2023.

Fed cattle marketings for the month of June totaled 495,000 head, down 6% from last year. Other disappearance during June totaled 10,000 head, down 10,000 head from last year.