The USDA’s Cattle on Feed Report shows cattle and calves for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity totaled 12 million head on November 1, 2024. That inventory was slightly higher than in November 2023. October placements in feedlots totaled 2.29 million head, five percent above last year. Net placements totaled 2.23 million head. Fed cattle marketings during October were 1.85 million head, five percent above 2023. Other disappearances totaled 55,000 head in October. In poultry, U.S. egg production totaled 9.19 billion during October, down four percent from last year. Production included 7.89 billion table eggs. The average number of layers in October was 377 million, down three percent from 2023. October egg production per 100 layers reached 2,438 eggs, down one percent from October 1, 2023. Total egg layers on November 1, 2024, totaled 377 million, down three percent from last year.
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