# Feeder cattle futures sink on surprise feedlot data - CME
						 | The Cattle Site

> CME feeder cattle futures fell to their lowest since March 20 after USDA's cattle on feed report showed April placements up 6% year over year, above analyst expectations. Cattle on feed as of May 1 were up about 2%, also above forecasts. Packers were losing heavily per head.

- Date: 2026-05-25 · published 2026-05-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19409-feeder-cattle-futures-sink-on-surprise-feedlot-data-cme-the-cattle-site
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger-than-expected placements add feeder supply ahead of summer, pressuring feeder cattle prices and the value of feed demand tied to feedlot inventories.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2020-11-11 | [CME update: feed cattle futures dip as corn prices rise
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7939-cme-update-feed-cattle-futures-dip-as-corn-prices-rise-the-cattle-site.md) | -2.5% | -2.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2023-10-25 | [Live cattle futures continue to fall - CME
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10310-live-cattle-futures-continue-to-fall-cme-the-cattle-site.md) | -0.7% | -4.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-05-23 | [LIVESTOCK-Feeder cattle futures dive as USDA releases cattle-on-feed data \| MarketScreener India](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5389-livestock-feeder-cattle-futures-dive-as-usda-releases-cattle-on-feed-data.md) | +0.5% | +5.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2020-04-30 | [Feeder cattle aren't in feedlots](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53784-feeder-cattle-aren-t-in-feedlots.md) | +3.8% | +13.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2023-06-27 | [Live cattle weaken on slowing demand - CME
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35614-live-cattle-weaken-on-slowing-demand-cme-the-beef-site.md) | +6.1% | +4.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-11-11 | [CME update: feed cattle futures dip as corn prices rise
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7939-cme-update-feed-cattle-futures-dip-as-corn-prices-rise-the-cattle-site.md) | +1.3% | -0.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-07-30 | [Cattle futures look for price direction](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52236-cattle-futures-look-for-price-direction.md) | +1.1% | +6.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-01-01 | [Cattle Feeders Place More Heifers on Feed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61233-cattle-feeders-place-more-heifers-on-feed.md) | +0.2% | +1.0% |

## Sources

- thecattlesite.com: https://www.thecattlesite.com/news/feeder-cattle-futures-sink-on-surprise-feedlot-data-cme

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