# Weekly protein report: Tight US cattle supplies continue driving historic beef prices
						 | The Beef Site

> USDA now expects beef prices to post their largest annual increase in decades as tight cattle supplies pressure retail food inflation. Cattle futures rebounded on short covering while lean hog futures stayed in a bearish downtrend.

- Date: 2026-05-29 · published 2026-05-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19390-weekly-protein-report-tight-us-cattle-supplies-continue-driving-historic-beef
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Tight cattle supplies support live and feeder cattle prices, while weak hog trends reflect softer pork demand and pressure hog values.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼
- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- thebeefsite.com: https://www.thebeefsite.com/articles/weekly-protein-report-china-reopens-poultry-trade-for-17-us-states

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