USDA released its monthly cattle on feed report; it was on the bearish side with record placements for December that were well above pre-report expectations and marketings 1 percent below pre-report forecasts falling below current.
Average daily marketings were 84,409 in December based on 22 workdays (23 weekdays and one holiday). December 2020 also had 22 days, and average daily marketings were 84,227. November 2020’s daily marketings averaged 85,136 (22 workdays) and October was 112,250 head (20 days).
Marketings as a percent of cattle on feed inventory in December slipped a bit further below current at 15.4 percent; that compares to November at 15.6 percent, despite the fact that cattle marketings were the highes...
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