The USDA says there were more cattle on feed in the 'States on September 1st than there were a year ago.
The department's latest Cattle On Feed report says the increase comes to 3 per cent.
Placements in August were down 5 per cent from a year ago while marketings were down 6 per cent from 2014.
According to the USDA, the 1 point 59 million head of fed cattle marketed in the States in August was the lowest number for August since the series began in 1996.