# USDA: 2025 Fed Cattle Prices Seen Higher - Zia Commodities, LLC

> USDA's May Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook raised its 2025 fed steer price forecast by $9 to $214.51/cwt, 15% above 2024. It expects 2026 feeder steer prices to rise further, and feeder steer demand is strong without Mexican feeder calves.

- Date: 2025-05-22 · published 2025-05-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24802-usda-2025-fed-cattle-prices-seen-higher-zia-commodities-llc
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

USDA expects higher cattle prices driven by tight young-cattle supplies, supporting feeder and live cattle values and signaling firm demand for cattle feed.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2024-05-13 | [2025 Red Meat, Poultry Production Seen Lower Than 2024 - Zia Commodities, LLC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30411-2025-red-meat-poultry-production-seen-lower-than-2024-zia-commodities-llc.md) | +1.4% | +2.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-07-01 | [June 2025 USDA Cattle-On-Feed highlights](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24377-june-2025-usda-cattle-on-feed-highlights.md) | -1.3% | +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 | 2024-07-01 | [Funds Enlarge Net Long Live Cattle Position; Sell Corn - Zia Commodities, LLC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7981-funds-enlarge-net-long-live-cattle-position-sell-corn-zia-commodities-llc.md) | -1.8% | -1.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-04-16 | [USDA predicts lower crop prices for key commodities in 2024 \| Agriculture Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30684-usda-predicts-lower-crop-prices-for-key-commodities-in-2024-agriculture-dive.md) | +0.7% | -0.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-05-13 | [2025 Red Meat, Poultry Production Seen Lower Than 2024 - Zia Commodities, LLC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30411-2025-red-meat-poultry-production-seen-lower-than-2024-zia-commodities-llc.md) | +3.3% | +8.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-07-01 | [June 2025 USDA Cattle-On-Feed highlights](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24377-june-2025-usda-cattle-on-feed-highlights.md) | +2.7% | +8.2% |
| FCATTLE | 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) | +13.4% | +12.5% |

## Sources

- ziacommodities.com: https://ziacommodities.com/usda-2025-fed-cattle-prices-seen-higher/

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