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The number of cattle being fattened in feedlots nationwide has grown by 2 percent, according to new federal agricultural data.<\/p>

The increase reflects current livestock market conditions as ranchers and agricultural operations continue preparing cattle for eventual processing and sale to consumers.<\/p>

Federal agriculture officials regularly track these numbers as part of ongoing monitoring of the nation’s livestock industry and food supply chain.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Federal agriculture data shows the number of cattle being prepared for market in feedlots across the United States has increased by 2 percent. The information comes from the latest livestock tracking report released by agricultural officials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":70748,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[862],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-70749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-agriculture"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1779477888847.jpg?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-ip7","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":53790,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/us-cattle-numbers-in-feedlots-drop-1-according-to-federal-data\/","url_meta":{"origin":70749,"position":0},"title":"US Cattle Numbers in Feedlots Drop 1% According to Federal Data","author":"Admin","date":"April 17, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"New federal agricultural statistics show a slight decline in the number of cattle being fed in US feedlots. 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