Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.4 million head on July 1, 2020. The inventory was slightly below ...
The United States Department of Cattle prices are at a record high, while the United States Department of Agriculture reported inventory is the lowest it has been since 1951.
It’s no surprise to cattlemen that Mother Nature is in charge of herd expansion and contraction. All cattle and calves in the United States, as of Jan. 1, 2017, totaled 93.6 million head. This is 2% ...