The U-S cattle and calves inventory on feed on July 1st was up 2 per cent from a year ago.
The USDA reports placements on feedlots in June totalled 1 point 48 million head - up 1 per cent from a year ago.
Marketings of cattle in the U-S last month came to 1 point 75 million head, 5 per cent below June of 2014.
The USDA says those marketings were the lowest they've been for June since the current reporting series began in 1996.