# Live & Feeder Cattle Futures Up, December Placements Down 5.38% | Market Report - News and Statistics - IndexBox

> Cattle futures rallied on January 26 after the Cattle on Feed report showed December placements down 5.38% and on-feed inventory down 3.15% to 11.45 million head. Live cattle closed $1 to $1.25 higher and feeders gained $1.90 to $2.50.

- Date: 2026-01-27 · published 2026-01-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21198-live-and-feeder-cattle-futures-up-december-placements-down-5-38-market-report
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Lower on-feed inventory and reduced placements tighten the feeder cattle supply, supporting cattle prices and feed demand from feedlots. The move is a routine reaction to the report.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2026-08-07 | [Beef Cutouts, Cattle Slaughter, and By-Product Prices – USDA Report (Aug 7, 2026) - News and Statistics - IndexBox](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18005-beef-cutouts-cattle-slaughter-and-by-product-prices-usda-report-aug-7-2026-news.md) | -0.6% | -6.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-05-26 | [What Cattle-on-Feed Report, EU Tariffs Mean for Live and Feeder Cattle Futures](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24799-what-cattle-on-feed-report-eu-tariffs-mean-for-live-and-feeder-cattle-futures.md) | +0.0% | +3.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-05-25 | [U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle extend gains on drop in placements - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11033-u-s-livestock-feeder-cattle-extend-gains-on-drop-in-placements-grainews.md) | -1.8% | +0.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-11-24 | [November cattle market update, Cattle on Feed report \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12781-november-cattle-market-update-cattle-on-feed-report-western-livestock-journal.md) | +2.1% | +1.7% |
| LCATTLE | 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) | +4.6% | +6.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-08-07 | [Beef Cutouts, Cattle Slaughter, and By-Product Prices – USDA Report (Aug 7, 2026) - News and Statistics - IndexBox](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18005-beef-cutouts-cattle-slaughter-and-by-product-prices-usda-report-aug-7-2026-news.md) | -1.5% | -6.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-05-26 | [What Cattle-on-Feed Report, EU Tariffs Mean for Live and Feeder Cattle Futures](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24799-what-cattle-on-feed-report-eu-tariffs-mean-for-live-and-feeder-cattle-futures.md) | +0.5% | +0.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2018-05-25 | [U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle extend gains on drop in placements - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11033-u-s-livestock-feeder-cattle-extend-gains-on-drop-in-placements-grainews.md) | +7.3% | +9.4% |

## Sources

- indexbox.io: https://www.indexbox.io/blog/cattle-futures-rally-with-gains-on-monday-usda-data-shows-lower-on-feed-inventory/

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