# Cattle Prices Predicted to Continue Climbing: Breaking Down the Latest USDA Reports

> Analysts following USDA's Cattle on Feed and Cattle Inventory reports released Friday said the herd is not expanding and feedlot placements keep declining. The inventory showed the smallest US herd on record, and an analyst expects prices to keep rising but at a slower pace.

- Date: 2025-07-29 · published 2025-07-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23890-cattle-prices-predicted-to-continue-climbing-breaking-down-the-latest-usda
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

A record-small herd and falling placements keep cattle supplies tight, supporting high cattle prices and reducing demand for feed grains in feedlots over time.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2025-07-25 | [USDA reports show continued shrinking of U.S. cattle herd as soaring prices continue - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23892-usda-reports-show-continued-shrinking-of-u-s-cattle-herd-as-soaring-prices.md) | +0.8% | +8.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2020-07-29 | [Few surprises in the USDA cattle reports \| AGDAILY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52056-few-surprises-in-the-usda-cattle-reports-agdaily.md) | +2.8% | +1.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-04-01 | [US cattle prices raised on firm demand - USDA
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30874-us-cattle-prices-raised-on-firm-demand-usda-the-cattle-site.md) | -4.1% | +0.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-01-28 | [Live cattle contracts hit lifetime highs following USDA report - CME
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26649-live-cattle-contracts-hit-lifetime-highs-following-usda-report-cme-the-beef-site.md) | -3.3% | -2.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-08-03 | [Mid-year Cattle Report Continues to Show Decreasing Cattle Inventory \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40176-mid-year-cattle-report-continues-to-show-decreasing-cattle-inventory-ohio-beef.md) | +0.4% | +2.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-07-25 | [USDA reports show continued shrinking of U.S. cattle herd as soaring prices continue - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23892-usda-reports-show-continued-shrinking-of-u-s-cattle-herd-as-soaring-prices.md) | +0.8% | +3.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-07-29 | [Few surprises in the USDA cattle reports \| AGDAILY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52056-few-surprises-in-the-usda-cattle-reports-agdaily.md) | +1.4% | +7.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-04-01 | [US cattle prices raised on firm demand - USDA
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30874-us-cattle-prices-raised-on-firm-demand-usda-the-cattle-site.md) | -2.2% | -1.9% |

## Sources

- drovers.com: https://www.drovers.com/markets/market-reports/cattle-prices-predicted-continue-climbing-breaking-down-latest-inventory-r

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