Higher placements and softer marketings push May COF report in a bearish direction. Yet analysts stress front-loaded feedlots ...

Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.1 million head on September 1, 2025. The inventory was 1% below ...

The USDA’s Cattle on Feed Report showed a surprising rise in feedlot inventories. It’s a remarkable shift in the recent ...

Cattle on feed for 150 and 180 days or more totaled 3.53 million and 1.99 million head, respectively. The 180-day total was ...

Placements of cattle on feedlots has accelerated, exceeding analyst forecasts for April. In its latest monthly Cattle on Feed report, the Agriculture Department said Friday that 1.7 million head of ...

April’s USDA Cattle on Feed Report provided a breakdown of steers and heifers on feed with heifers falling to 37 percent of the total on-feed inventory. Typically, this is the ...

Despite the cattle inventory plummeting to the lowest level in 73 years, the number of cattle on feed remains surprisingly strong. The average all-fresh retail price for beef hit record highs in six ...

Profit margins for both cattle and hog finishing operations saw modest gains last week but also carry significantly higher feed costs than a year ago. Cattle feeders saw average profits of $222 per ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cows eating hay and soy-based feed. United Soybean Board/Flickr, CC BY The world’s population is growing, and so is the challenge ...

The number of cattle on feed around the country declined by 1%, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service report issued in late January. The report on ...