Nebraska feedlots, with capacities of 1,000 or more head, contained 2.53 million cattle on feed on June 1, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. This inventory was up 4% from last year.
Placements during May totaled 395,000 head, up 1% from 2021.
Fed cattle marketings for the month of May totaled 495,000 head, up 6% from last year.
Other disappearance during May totaled 20,000 head, up 5,000 head from last year.
Categories: Nebraska, Livestock, Beef Cattle