# What Cattle-on-Feed Report, EU Tariffs Mean for Live and Feeder Cattle Futures

> USDA's May cattle-on-feed report showed feedlot inventory on May 1 at 11.4 million head, 2% below last year, with April placements down 3% and marketings down 3%. Beef cold storage stocks were also below year-ago and five-year-average levels.

- Date: 2025-05-26 · published 2025-05-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24799-what-cattle-on-feed-report-eu-tariffs-mean-for-live-and-feeder-cattle-futures
- 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 feedlot supplies and support cattle prices, while reduced feedlot throughput lowers near-term grain and meal demand from feedlots.

## 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 | 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% |
| 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 | 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% |
| 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 | 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) | -2.2% | +0.7% |
| 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% | — |

## Sources

- barchart.com: https://www.barchart.com/story/news/32574155/what-cattle-on-feed-report-eu-tariffs-mean-for-live-and-feeder-cattle-futures

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