# Tight US cattle supplies push feedlots toward capacity cuts | eFeedLink

> Many US feedyards are running below normal capacity and some smaller yards have emptied. The adjustment is expected to continue into next year because cattle supplies are tight.

- Date: 2026-10-28 · published 2026-10-29T06:05:51.032Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/208-tight-us-cattle-supplies-push-feedlots-toward-capacity-cuts-efeedlink
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Tight feeder cattle supplies and reduced feedlot placements support higher cattle prices while lowering demand for feed grains and byproducts in feedlot rations.

## Read by commodity

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

## Sources

- efeedlink.com: https://www.efeedlink.com/articles/tight-us-cattle-supplies-push-feedlots-toward-capacity-cuts

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