# National feeder and stocker cattle report | Capital Press

> National feeder and stocker cattle receipts totaled 315,700 head, well above last week and last year. Steers sold $1 to $4 higher and heifers $2 to $6 higher on good to very good demand. The report also noted a severe drought band across the central US and spring storm damage in the Plains and Midwest.

- Date: 2023-04-03 · published 2023-04-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10378-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Higher feeder cattle auction prices with strong demand support feeder futures, while heavy receipts and drought-driven herd pressure shape near-term supply.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2020-02-21 | [National feeder and stocker cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54725-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | -5.8% | -16.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-06-03 | [National feeder and stocker cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7263-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | +1.8% | +0.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-04-04 | [National feeder and stocker cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41990-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | -3.1% | -0.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-02-15 | [National feeder and stocker cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42848-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | -1.6% | -6.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2019-11-01 | [National feeder and stocker cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56210-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | +0.6% | -2.5% |

## Sources

- capitalpress.com: https://capitalpress.com/2023/04/03/national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-311/

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