Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 10.8 million head on June 1, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service.
The inventory was 2 percent above June 1, 2015.
Placements in feedlots during May totaled 1.88 million head, 10 percent above 2015. Net placements were 1.81 million head.
During May, placements of cattle and calves weighing less than 600 pounds were 305,000 head, 600-699 pounds were 250,000 head, 700-799 pounds were 479,000 head, and 800 pounds and greater were 850,000 head.
Marketings of fed cattle during May totaled 1.79 million head, 5 percent above 2015.