Beef cattle on a Chatham-Kent farm. (File photo by Simon Crouch) Beef cattle on a Chatham-Kent farm. (File photo by Simon Crouch)
Sarnia

U-S Cattle Inventory Hits 10.8 Million Head

The number of cattle and calves on feed for slaughter in the U-S May 1st was up 1 per cent from a year ago.

Placements in April were up 7 per cent, marketings up 1 per cent from a year ago.

The USDA says the total inventory of cattle on feed May 1st was 10 point 8 million head.

The department's latest Cattle on Feed report has April's placements at 1 point 66 million head and April's marketings at 1 point 66 million head.

Read More Local Stories

Detail blue line with puck on ice hockey rink. © Can Stock Photo / fotoduki

Scoreboard, Jan. 24

The Vegas Golden Knights doubled up the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-3 in Mitch Marner's return to town