# US cattle ranchers slowly start to rebuild decimated herd | Reuters

> US cattle ranchers are beginning to rebuild the herd after six straight years of liquidation pushed beef prices to record highs in 2025. Cattle prices have also reached records, squeezing packer profits.

- Date: 2025-08-07 · published 2025-08-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23461-us-cattle-ranchers-slowly-start-to-rebuild-decimated-herd-reuters
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Herd rebuilding reduces near-term slaughter supply and keeps cattle prices elevated, though retention cuts feeder placements in the short run.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2022-01-24 | [Optimism, higher cattle prices to start 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43088-optimism-higher-cattle-prices-to-start-2022.md) | +0.6% | +3.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-09-27 | [A lot at steak: US beef and cattle prices soar to record highs \| Beef \| The Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23000-a-lot-at-steak-us-beef-and-cattle-prices-soar-to-record-highs-beef-the-guardian.md) | -1.2% | +0.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-02-28 | [Cattle prices expected to remain high in 2025 and 2026 - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26182-cattle-prices-expected-to-remain-high-in-2025-and-2026-high-plains-journal.md) | -1.3% | +5.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-06-01 | [Corn, Wheat Continue to Fall with Crude Oil: Soybeans and Cattle Rally](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19274-corn-wheat-continue-to-fall-with-crude-oil-soybeans-and-cattle-rally.md) | -0.3% | +1.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-01-31 | [Will Volatility and Uncertainty Delay the Next Cattle Cycle? - Drovers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37931-will-volatility-and-uncertainty-delay-the-next-cattle-cycle-drovers.md) | +1.6% | +4.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-01-24 | [Optimism, higher cattle prices to start 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43088-optimism-higher-cattle-prices-to-start-2022.md) | -0.4% | +3.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-09-27 | [A lot at steak: US beef and cattle prices soar to record highs \| Beef \| The Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23000-a-lot-at-steak-us-beef-and-cattle-prices-soar-to-record-highs-beef-the-guardian.md) | +0.0% | -0.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-02-28 | [Cattle prices expected to remain high in 2025 and 2026 - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26182-cattle-prices-expected-to-remain-high-in-2025-and-2026-high-plains-journal.md) | -0.9% | +4.1% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/us-cattle-ranchers-slowly-start-rebuild-decimated-herd-2025-08-07/

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