Nebraska feedlots, with capacities of 1,000 or more head, contained 2.59 million cattle on feed on November 1, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. This inventory was up 2% from last year.

Placements during October totaled 625,000 head, up 2% from 2023.

Fed cattle marketings for the month of October totaled 495,000 head, up 3% from last year.

Other disappearance during Oc…