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.

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