# Cattle Hit Fresh Highs on Bullish COF but Can it Continue? Grains Also Rally Monday - AgWeb

> Live and feeder cattle futures hit new highs after the USDA Cattle on Feed report. Cattle on feed was 2% below a year earlier, November placements were 11% lower and marketings were 12% lower. Both placements and marketings were the lowest for November since the series began in 1996.

- Date: 2025-12-22 · published 2025-12-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21672-cattle-hit-fresh-highs-on-bullish-cof-but-can-it-continue-grains-also-rally
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Tight feedlot placements and marketings signal reduced near-term beef supply, supporting cattle prices. Feed demand from feedlots is also likely to be lower through early summer.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2025-07-28 | [Cattle Gap Into New Highs on Bullish Reports: Grains Fall on Weather - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23889-cattle-gap-into-new-highs-on-bullish-reports-grains-fall-on-weather-agweb.md) | +1.1% | +3.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-10-27 | [Cattle futures rally on bullish Cattle on Feed report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/571-cattle-futures-rally-on-bullish-cattle-on-feed-report.md) | -3.0% | — |
| LCATTLE | 2026-10-11 | [Cattle futures rally on bullish WASDE corn surprise](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17198-cattle-futures-rally-on-bullish-wasde-corn-surprise.md) | +0.6% | — |
| LCATTLE | 2018-11-21 | [U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rally after bullish USDA data - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62167-u-s-livestock-cattle-futures-rally-after-bullish-usda-data-grainews.md) | +1.5% | +4.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-02-02 | [How Bullish is the Cattle Inventory Report for the Cattle Market? - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20729-how-bullish-is-the-cattle-inventory-report-for-the-cattle-market-agweb.md) | +1.4% | +4.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-07-28 | [Cattle Gap Into New Highs on Bullish Reports: Grains Fall on Weather - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23889-cattle-gap-into-new-highs-on-bullish-reports-grains-fall-on-weather-agweb.md) | +1.0% | +8.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-10-27 | [Cattle futures rally on bullish Cattle on Feed report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/571-cattle-futures-rally-on-bullish-cattle-on-feed-report.md) | -4.1% | — |
| FCATTLE | 2026-10-11 | [Cattle futures rally on bullish WASDE corn surprise](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17198-cattle-futures-rally-on-bullish-wasde-corn-surprise.md) | -0.1% | — |

## Sources

- agweb.com: https://www.agweb.com/markets/market-analysis/cattle-hit-fresh-highs-bullish-cof-can-it-continue-grains-also-rally-mond

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