The amount of U.S. cattle on feed is up 2 per cent from a year ago.
The USDA says America's inventory on August 1st of this year on lots of a thousand or more was 10.2 million head.
The department reports placements in feedlots in July totaled 1.57 million head, which is also up 2 per cent from last year.
Marketing of July fed cattle came in 1 point below July 2015 at 1.71 million.
The USDA notes the marketings were the lowest for a July since recording began back in 1996.