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USDA Cattle on Feed Report Preview

By ShayLe Stewart

Thursday, January 22, 2026 9:50AM CST

OMAHA (DTN) -- Friday's USDA Jan. 1 Cattle on Feed report is expected to be similar to those in recent months. But the biggest change that could potentially show in Friday's data is, oddly enough, in the marketing category.

It's expected that the number of cattle marketed in December was anywhere from steady to 2.5% greater than a year ago. That bodes well for feedlots, as they desire to see the fed cash cattle market trade higher into this spring and summer.

Overall, it's not expected that Friday's report will unveil anything too wild that will significantly affect the market one way or another.

USDA will release its Jan. 1 Cattle on Feed report at 2 p.m. CST on Friday.

	USDA Actual	Average Estimate*	Range
On Feed Jan. 1		96.8%	96.0-97.6%
Placed in December		92.7%	88.0-95.4%
Marketed in December		101.7%	100.0-102.5%
* Estimates compiled by Dow Jones.

ShayLe Stewart can be reached at ShayLe.Stewart@dtn.com

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