# U.S. Beef Sees Big Gains, But Faces a Big Cliff - RFD

> USDA's Cattle on Feed report showed feedlot placements and marketings dropping sharply in August, with 11.1 million cattle on feed as of September 1. Analysts flagged tighter supplies into fall, rising imports, and the threat of screwworm reaching Texas feedlots. An analyst warned that the stretched beef rally could reverse if fundamentals fail to support it.

- Date: 2025-09-24 · published 2025-09-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/22808-u-s-beef-sees-big-gains-but-faces-a-big-cliff-rfd
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Lower placements and marketings point to tighter fed cattle supplies in coming months, supporting prices, though a sharp correction is possible if speculative buying fades.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2021-09-14 | [U.S. beef cattle: Numbers down, prices up](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45199-u-s-beef-cattle-numbers-down-prices-up.md) | -0.2% | +0.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-05-29 | [Why the U.S. cattle herd is at a 75-year low — and what it means for beef prices : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19389-why-the-u-s-cattle-herd-is-at-a-75-year-low-and-what-it-means-for-beef-prices.md) | -0.8% | +1.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-08-09 | [Shrinking U.S. cattle herd signals more pain from high beef prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39969-shrinking-u-s-cattle-herd-signals-more-pain-from-high-beef-prices.md) | +1.8% | +3.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-05-22 | [USDA foresees Less Beef Production and Higher Cattle Prices Cattle Range](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4498-usda-foresees-less-beef-production-and-higher-cattle-prices-cattle-range.md) | +0.8% | +8.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-07-30 | [Beef prices set to surge further as farmers sell off cattle herds \| Fox Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40628-beef-prices-set-to-surge-further-as-farmers-sell-off-cattle-herds-fox-business.md) | +0.1% | +3.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2021-09-14 | [U.S. beef cattle: Numbers down, prices up](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45199-u-s-beef-cattle-numbers-down-prices-up.md) | +1.8% | +4.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-05-29 | [Why the U.S. cattle herd is at a 75-year low — and what it means for beef prices : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19389-why-the-u-s-cattle-herd-is-at-a-75-year-low-and-what-it-means-for-beef-prices.md) | +0.1% | +4.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-08-09 | [Shrinking U.S. cattle herd signals more pain from high beef prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39969-shrinking-u-s-cattle-herd-signals-more-pain-from-high-beef-prices.md) | -0.7% | +1.6% |

## Sources

- rfdtv.com: https://www.rfdtv.com/u-s-beef-faces-a-big-cliff

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