The 1 June cattle on feed (COF) inventory set a new June record at 11.6 million head. That was down slightly from the previous month, which was the second-highest May inventory since the data started being kept in 1996. The 1 June total also marked the 18th consecutive month that it was larger than the year prior. The placements in May were about the same as May 2017 but did come in higher than the industry’s pre-report expectations.
The only categories to decrease were the 700-799 pounds and the 800-899 pounds classes.
Beef supplies are large, including imports. Beef in cold storage is 113 percent of last year’s total. This will supply the high demand summer months with the key 4th of July holiday period coming up. Cattle...
What You Need to Know Today: Commodities were mostly lower across the board today after yesterday’s Federal Reserve meeting hinted at a potential interest rate hike later in 2026. The dollar index reached its highest level in over a year, and a strong dollar makes U.S. agricultural expor...
Tomorrow is the Juneteenth federal holiday, and the USDA, along with the rest of the federal government and the CME, will be closed, so the monthly Cattle on Feed report was released a day early. The total number of cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity on 1 June amounted...
