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CATTLE ON FEED AND HERD REBUILDING CATTLE ON FEED AND HERD REBUILDING

As of April 1, 2025, the latest Cattle on Feed report from USDA-National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) reported that cattle on feed in feedlots of 1,000+ head capacity were down -1.6% to just over 11.6 million head.

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COLD STORAGE COLD STORAGE

End-of-month meat stocks in cold storage were reported yesterday by the USDA-NASS for the month of March. Within red meat, total beef in cold storage increased by +0.7% compared to the same time last year, reaching 427 million pounds.

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DAIRY MARKET UPDATE DAIRY MARKET UPDATE

This year’s dairy markets are tracking close to expectations that are driven by the recovery in milk and dairy product prices last year.

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In The Cattle Markets In The Cattle Markets

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In The Cattle Markets
Updated: 5/5/2025

Pasture and Range Conditions Off to a Mediocre Start

The USDA’s first report of pasture and range conditions came out today. They showed 35 percent of pasture and rangeland were in good or excellent condition. This compares to 19 percent at the end of October (last reporting week) and 46 percent this time last year. This indicates that while conditions have improved compared to last fall, we are in a worse position compared to last year.

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Livestock Monitor
Updated: 4/25/2025

CATTLE ON FEED AND HERD REBUILDING

As of April 1, 2025, the latest Cattle on Feed report from USDA-National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) reported that cattle on feed in feedlots of 1,000+ head capacity were down -1.6% to just over 11.6 million head. This was in line with pre-report estimates, which had cattle on feed down -1.7% on average. April marked the fifth consecutive month where the cattle on feed inventory was reported down from the prior year. Cattle marketings during March were reported up +1.1% to just over 1.7 million head. This was slightly above the average pre-report estimate of +0.7% above a year ago.


COLD STORAGE

End-of-month meat stocks in cold storage were reported yesterday by the USDA-NASS for the month of March. Within red meat, total beef in cold storage increased by +0.7% compared to the same time last year, reaching 427 million pounds. Gains were driven primarily by a +10.2% increase in beef cuts to 40 million pounds, whereas boneless beef declined only marginally by -0.2% to 387 million pounds. Total pork stocks in cold storage declined by -8.8% year over year, totaling 422 million pounds.


DAIRY MARKET UPDATE

This year’s dairy markets are tracking close to expectations that are driven by the recovery in milk and dairy product prices last year. The milk cow herd was up a little more aggressively than expected at the start of the year, leading to more supply than expected, which kept a lid on dairy prices as the first three months progressed. 

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