# Review of the August Cattle on Feed Report - Southeast AgNET

> USDA's August Cattle on Feed report showed 10.92 million head on feed on August 1, about 2% below a year earlier. July placements were about 6% lower year over year, and marketings also fell about 6%. Fed cattle prices were around $240 to $245 per hundredweight.

- Date: 2025-08-26 · published 2025-08-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23480-review-of-the-august-cattle-on-feed-report-southeast-agnet
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Smaller feedlot pipelines and lower placements point to tight future fed cattle supply, supporting prices for both fed and feeder cattle.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2023-11-20 | [Live Cattle Take on Another On-Feed Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7973-live-cattle-take-on-another-on-feed-report.md) | -2.9% | -5.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-01-23 | [Cattle-on-Feed Report Shows Tighter Supply Ahead - RFD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21189-cattle-on-feed-report-shows-tighter-supply-ahead-rfd.md) | +1.1% | +6.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-01-22 | [CME update: live cattle futures surge ahead of USDA Cattle on Feed report
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49286-cme-update-live-cattle-futures-surge-ahead-of-usda-cattle-on-feed-report-the.md) | +0.7% | +2.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-07-26 | [Feeder cattle futures stabilise ahead of feedlot report - CME
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18484-feeder-cattle-futures-stabilise-ahead-of-feedlot-report-cme-the-cattle-site.md) | -0.6% | -2.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-11-21 | [What Does Friday's Bullish Cattle on Feed Report Mean for the Cattle Market?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38810-what-does-friday-s-bullish-cattle-on-feed-report-mean-for-the-cattle-market.md) | +0.9% | +1.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2023-11-20 | [Live Cattle Take on Another On-Feed Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7973-live-cattle-take-on-another-on-feed-report.md) | -6.9% | -2.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-01-23 | [Cattle-on-Feed Report Shows Tighter Supply Ahead - RFD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21189-cattle-on-feed-report-shows-tighter-supply-ahead-rfd.md) | +1.5% | +1.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2021-01-22 | [CME update: live cattle futures surge ahead of USDA Cattle on Feed report
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49286-cme-update-live-cattle-futures-surge-ahead-of-usda-cattle-on-feed-report-the.md) | -0.1% | +2.4% |

## Sources

- southeastagnet.com: https://southeastagnet.com/2025/08/26/review-august-cattle-on-feed-report/

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