US cattle on feed totaled to 9.1 million on January 1 2003 - down 8 percent from the year previous, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has advised.

The inventory of the historic seven States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head comprised 5.61 million steers and steer calves – 61% of the total inventory and 3.47 million heifer calves. Both livestock groups were down 8% on the year previous.

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