# Varilek’s Cattle Call:  Beef Industry Changes | TSLN.com

> Live and feeder cattle futures made contract highs the prior week following the USDA cattle inventory report, which showed a shrinking cow herd with heifer retention at 94 percent year over year. Beef cows were at 96 percent, in line with trade estimates. The column also discusses proposed contract library legislation for cattle pricing transparency.

- Date: 2023-02-03 · published 2023-02-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10213-varilek-s-cattle-call-beef-industry-changes-tsln-com
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

A shrinking cow herd limits future beef supply and supports cattle prices, while pricing transparency legislation could change how negotiated cattle trade is priced.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2019-07-26 | [Varilek’s Cattle Call: July cattle report gives insight \| TSLN.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58026-varilek-s-cattle-call-july-cattle-report-gives-insight-tsln-com.md) | -0.1% | -4.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-01-29 | [Fewer Cattle on Feed \| Industry News \| feedlotmagazine.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8610-fewer-cattle-on-feed-industry-news-feedlotmagazine-com.md) | -1.5% | -4.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-09-25 | [September Cattle on Feed \| Industry News \| feedlotmagazine.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28444-september-cattle-on-feed-industry-news-feedlotmagazine-com.md) | +0.9% | +2.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-02-05 | [Cattle Inventory Report \| Industry News \| feedlotmagazine.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25984-cattle-inventory-report-industry-news-feedlotmagazine-com.md) | -1.1% | -4.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-01-24 | [Cattle Prices Start 2024 Higher Than Last Year \| Industry News \| feedlotmagazine.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32256-cattle-prices-start-2024-higher-than-last-year-industry-news-feedlotmagazine-com.md) | +1.4% | +4.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2019-07-26 | [Varilek’s Cattle Call: July cattle report gives insight \| TSLN.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58026-varilek-s-cattle-call-july-cattle-report-gives-insight-tsln-com.md) | -1.1% | -3.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-01-29 | [Fewer Cattle on Feed \| Industry News \| feedlotmagazine.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8610-fewer-cattle-on-feed-industry-news-feedlotmagazine-com.md) | -4.8% | -2.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-02-05 | [Cattle Inventory Report \| Industry News \| feedlotmagazine.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25984-cattle-inventory-report-industry-news-feedlotmagazine-com.md) | -1.3% | +2.9% |

## Sources

- tsln.com: https://www.tsln.com/news/varileks-cattle-call-beef-industry-changes/

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