Friday August 22 Cattle on Feed Report + Chicken & Eggs Report

USDA United States Cattle on Feed Down 2 Percent

Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 10.9 million head on August 1, 2025. The inventory was 2 percent below August 1, 2024.

By State                  (1,000 hd  -  % Aug 1 '24)
Colorado .......:               880            92           
Iowa .............:               690           106            
Kansas ...........:             2,270           103          
Nebraska .......:             2,390           103          
Texas ............:              2,490            91           

Placements in feedlots during July totaled 1.60 million head, 6 percent below 2024. Net placements were 1.55 million head. During July, placements of cattle and calves weighing less than 600 pounds were 340,000 head, 600-699 pounds were 245,000 head, 700-799 pounds were 365,000 head, 800-899 pounds were 378,000 head, 900-999 pounds were 195,000 head, and 1,000 pounds and greater were 75,000 head.

Placements by State (1,000 hd  -  % Aug '24)
Colorado .......:               110             76            
Iowa .............:                 66            118           
Kansas ...........:               435            102          
Nebraska .......:               440             98          
Texas ............:               290             75            

Marketings of fed cattle during July totaled 1.75 million head, 6 percent below 2024. Other disappearance totaled 51,000 head during July, 9 percent below 2024.

Marketings by State (1,000 hd  -  % Aug '24)
Colorado .......:                125             83          
Iowa .............:                  65            118         
Kansas ...........:                425            100          
Nebraska .......:                480             94             
Texas ............:                 360             86           



USDA July Egg Production Down 3 Percent

United States egg production totaled 8.79 billion during July 2025, down 3 percent from last year. Production included 7.48 billion table eggs, and 1.31 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.19 billion were broiler-type and 116 million were egg-type. The average number of layers during July 2025 totaled 359 million, down 3 percent from last year. July eggproduction per 100 layers was 2,452 eggs, up slightly from July 2024.

By State July '25   -  Total layers  -  Eggs Production - % Change July '24
Nebraska ..........:       8,795,000          228,900,000            +7.2
Iowa .................:      45,893,000        1,207,500,000           +11

Total layers in the United States on August 1, 2025 totaled 362 million, down 2 percent from last year. The 362 million layers consisted of 297 million layers producing table or market type eggs, 60.2 million layers producing broiler-type hatching eggs, and 4.60 million layers producing egg-type hatching eggs. Rate of lay per day on August 1, 2025, averaged 79.0 eggs per 100 layers, up slightly from August 1, 2024.