Elliott Dennis is an assistant professor and livestock economist in the Department of Agricultural Economics at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. 

The monthly Cattle on Feed Report, produced by the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, provides data on the number of cattle and calves on feed, placements, marketing, and other disappearance. Dr. Dennis explains some common critical and supportive opinions of the Cattle on Feed Report’s usefulness and its implications for risk management strategies, as well as what the industry can gain from the report.