Why the U.S. cattle herd is at a 75-year low

After 268 past bullish report events, Live Cattle moved a median +0.3% over 5 sessions (58% higher; middle half -0.7% to +1.4%), and +1.7% over 20.

• Mar 4, 2026America's cattle herd drops to a 75-year low-0.9%
• Jan 30, 2026U.S. Cattle Inventory at 75 Year Low | Paradigm Futures+1.0%
• Sep 15, 2025Why beef prices are so high : The Indicator from Planet Money : NPR+0.1%
• May 16, 2019US herd slowdown good news for cattle prices | Meat & Livestock Australia-1.1%
• Feb 24, 2022US cattle herd shrinks for third straight year | MEAT+POULTRY-0.7%

After 227 past bullish report events, Feeder Cattle moved a median +0.4% over 5 sessions (57% higher; middle half -1.2% to +1.5%), and +1.1% over 20.

• Mar 4, 2026America's cattle herd drops to a 75-year low-1.1%
• Jan 30, 2026U.S. Cattle Inventory at 75 Year Low | Paradigm Futures-1.4%
• Feb 24, 2022US cattle herd shrinks for third straight year | MEAT+POULTRY-2.7%
• Feb 6, 20262025 Cattle Price Recap and What’s Ahead for 2026?+0.5%
• Aug 9, 2022Shrinking U.S. cattle herd signals more pain from high beef prices-0.7%