Lower Cattle-On-Feed Numbers in July

Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter in U.S. feedlots totaled 11.1 million head on August 1. That’s two percent below last year. July feedlot placements were 1.74 million head, eight percent below one year ago. Fed cattle marketings in July totaled 1.9 million head, five percent below 2020. Read the details.