Nebraska feedlots, with capacities of 1,000 or more head, contained 2.42 million cattle on feed on October 1, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. This inventory was down 2% from last year. Placements during September totaled 610,000 head, up 3% from 2022. Fed cattle marketings for the month of September totaled 450,000 head, down 6% from last year. Other…