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USDA Nov. 1 Cattle on Feed Report

11/21 2:15 PM

By DTN Staff

This article was originally published at 2:03 p.m. CST on Friday, Nov. 21. It was last updated with additional information at 2:15 p.m. CST on Friday, Nov. 21.

OMAHA (DTN) -- Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.7 million head on Nov. 1, 2025. The inventory was 2% below Nov. 1, 2024, USDA reported on Friday.

Placements in feedlots during October totaled 2.04 million head, 10% 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% below 2024.

Other disappearance totaled 54,000 head during October, 2% below 2024.

DTN subscribers can view the full Cattle on Feed reports in the Livestock Archives folder under the Markets menu. The report is also available at https://www.nass.usda.gov/….

	USDA Actual	Average Estimate*	Range
On Feed Nov. 1	98%	97.9%	96.9-98.6%
Placed in October	90%	92.2%	90.0-95.5%
Marketed in October	92%	92.5%	92.0-93.4%
On Feed Oct. 1	98%	98.1%	97.4-98.4%
Placed in September	94%	91.3%	88.1-94.0%
Marketed in September	96%	96.2%	93.0-97.2%
* Estimates compiled by Dow Jones.

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