BlackburnNews.com photoThe 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.
Chatham-Kent police reported a 44-year-old man driving a pickup truck was killed in the crash at Jeanettes Creek Road and Coutts Line around 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Pretty in Pink at the Rink is the fifth one this year, and is in partnership with the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance.
According to Chatham-Kent police, the victim was walking around King Street East in Chatham when she was approached by a woman she didn't know and struck in the face.
The Toronto Blue Jays lost 7-2 to the Houston Astros on Tuesday while the Detroit Tigers won their fourth straight, 8-0 over Seattle.
In hopes of raising awareness of the help available to sexual violence survivors, a local crisis centre has handed out stickers to over 200 businesses.
Three people are facing charges after separate incidents took place over the long weekend.
