Kansas feedlots, with capacities of 1,000 or more head, contained 2.51 million cattle on feed November 1, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. This inventory was down slightly from last year. 

Placements during October totaled 435,000 head, up 1% from 2020. 

Fed cattle marketings for the month of October totaled 445,000 head, up 1% from last year. 

Other disappearance during October totaled 10,000 head, unchanged from last year.