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Size of the US Cattle Feedlots industry

NAICS 112112, Cattle Feedlots. Every figure on this page was published by a federal statistical agency and carries its source and period. Palanor does not estimate: a period the agency didn’t publish shows as missing, and a figure it withheld shows as withheld.

Key figures

Employment
15,111
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
1,240
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 15,111 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 14,4922019-Q2: 14,7662019-Q3: 14,5572019-Q4: 14,8022020-Q1: 14,5062020-Q2: 14,8062020-Q3: 14,6872020-Q4: 14,8112021-Q1: 14,5302021-Q2: 14,6492021-Q3: 14,4492021-Q4: 14,4642022-Q1: 14,4692022-Q2: 14,9452022-Q3: 14,8762022-Q4: 15,1022023-Q1: 14,8862023-Q2: 15,0082023-Q3: 15,0232023-Q4: 15,2552024-Q1: 15,2902024-Q2: 15,4912024-Q3: 15,3552024-Q4: 15,5282025-Q1: 15,4502025-Q2: 15,5552025-Q3: 15,1972025-Q4: 15,4522026-Q1: 15,111NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q115,1112022
2025-Q415,4522022
2025-Q315,1972022
2025-Q215,5552022
2025-Q115,4502022
2024-Q415,5282022
2024-Q315,3552022
2024-Q215,4912022
2024-Q115,2902022
2023-Q415,2552022
2023-Q315,0232022
2023-Q215,0082022
2023-Q114,8862022
2022-Q415,1022022
2022-Q314,8762022
2022-Q214,9452022
2022-Q114,4692022
2021-Q414,4642017
2021-Q314,4492017
2021-Q214,6492017
2021-Q114,5302017
2020-Q414,8112017
2020-Q314,6872017
2020-Q214,8062017
2020-Q114,5062017
2019-Q414,8022017
2019-Q314,5572017
2019-Q214,7662017
2019-Q114,4922017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 1,240 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 1,1172019-Q2: 1,1162019-Q3: 1,1192019-Q4: 1,1182020-Q1: 1,1152020-Q2: 1,1132020-Q3: 1,1122020-Q4: 1,1142021-Q1: 1,1202021-Q2: 1,1262021-Q3: 1,1282021-Q4: 1,1312022-Q1: 1,1342022-Q2: 1,1392022-Q3: 1,1382022-Q4: 1,1492023-Q1: 1,1622023-Q2: 1,1682023-Q3: 1,1692023-Q4: 1,1702024-Q1: 1,1872024-Q2: 1,1922024-Q3: 1,1962024-Q4: 1,2022025-Q1: 1,2182025-Q2: 1,2262025-Q3: 1,2242025-Q4: 1,2342026-Q1: 1,240NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q11,2402022
2025-Q41,2342022
2025-Q31,2242022
2025-Q21,2262022
2025-Q11,2182022
2024-Q41,2022022
2024-Q31,1962022
2024-Q21,1922022
2024-Q11,1872022
2023-Q41,1702022
2023-Q31,1692022
2023-Q21,1682022
2023-Q11,1622022
2022-Q41,1492022
2022-Q31,1382022
2022-Q21,1392022
2022-Q11,1342022
2021-Q41,1312017
2021-Q31,1282017
2021-Q21,1262017
2021-Q11,1202017
2020-Q41,1142017
2020-Q31,1122017
2020-Q21,1132017
2020-Q11,1152017
2019-Q41,1182017
2019-Q31,1192017
2019-Q21,1162017
2019-Q11,1172017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $219.5 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $160.3 million2019-Q2: $177.9 million2019-Q3: $162.3 million2019-Q4: $188.2 million2020-Q1: $168.0 million2020-Q2: $180.2 million2020-Q3: $170.5 million2020-Q4: $199.0 million2021-Q1: $171.5 million2021-Q2: $168.9 million2021-Q3: $173.4 million2021-Q4: $213.0 million2022-Q1: $183.3 million2022-Q2: $185.2 million2022-Q3: $193.2 million2022-Q4: $221.5 million2023-Q1: $197.5 million2023-Q2: $190.3 million2023-Q3: $196.0 million2023-Q4: $237.8 million2024-Q1: $206.6 million2024-Q2: $204.3 million2024-Q3: $209.1 million2024-Q4: $254.8 million2025-Q1: $216.5 million2025-Q2: $214.1 million2025-Q3: $215.7 million2025-Q4: $262.5 million2026-Q1: $219.5 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$219.5 million2022
2025-Q4$262.5 million2022
2025-Q3$215.7 million2022
2025-Q2$214.1 million2022
2025-Q1$216.5 million2022
2024-Q4$254.8 million2022
2024-Q3$209.1 million2022
2024-Q2$204.3 million2022
2024-Q1$206.6 million2022
2023-Q4$237.8 million2022
2023-Q3$196.0 million2022
2023-Q2$190.3 million2022
2023-Q1$197.5 million2022
2022-Q4$221.5 million2022
2022-Q3$193.2 million2022
2022-Q2$185.2 million2022
2022-Q1$183.3 million2022
2021-Q4$213.0 million2017
2021-Q3$173.4 million2017
2021-Q2$168.9 million2017
2021-Q1$171.5 million2017
2020-Q4$199.0 million2017
2020-Q3$170.5 million2017
2020-Q2$180.2 million2017
2020-Q1$168.0 million2017
2019-Q4$188.2 million2017
2019-Q3$162.3 million2017
2019-Q2$177.9 million2017
2019-Q1$160.3 million2017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

The ledger

Every published measure

MeasureSourceLatestPeriodHistory
EmploymentPrivate-sector jobs in the third month of each quarterQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages15,1112026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages1,2402026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$219.5 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published

Sources

Where every number comes from

Figures are in current dollars and are the agencies’ own, revised when they revise. Each program defines its universe differently (employer firms, private ownership, all establishments), so figures from different sources are not meant to add up. This page is not endorsed by the Census Bureau, BEA or BLS. The same data is in the Palanor API (/v1/industries) and the MCP (palanor_get_industry). All industries.