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USDA Feb. 1 Cattle on Feed Report

2/20 2:03 PM

By DTN Staff

OMAHA (DTN) -- Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.5 million head on Feb. 1, 2026. The inventory was 2% below Feb. 1, 2025, USDA NASS reported on Friday.

Placements in feedlots during January totaled 1.74 million head, 5% below 2025. Net placements were 1.68 million head. During January, placements of cattle and calves weighing less than 600 pounds were 360,000 head, 600-699 pounds were 365,000 head, 700-799 pounds were 455,000 head, 800-899 pounds were 381,000 head, 900-999 pounds were 105,000 head, and 1,000 pounds and greater were 70,000 head.

Marketings of fed cattle during January totaled 1.63 million head, 13% below 2025.

Other disappearance totaled 55,000 head during January, 8% below 2025.

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 Feb. 1	98%	98.5%	97.8-98.8%
Placed in January	95%	96.7%	92.7-99.5%
Marketed in January	87%	87.0%	86.7-88.0%
* Estimates compiled by Dow Jones.