# Livestock Outlook: March 2025 - Beef Web

> USDA's March livestock outlook raised 2025 beef production by 120 million pounds to 26.685 billion pounds, driven by heavier carcass weights. Slaughter steer price forecasts were lowered to $199.50/cwt while feeder steer prices were raised to $274.75/cwt. Beef import and export forecasts were also raised.

- Date: 2025-03-25 · published 2025-03-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25521-livestock-outlook-march-2025-beef-web
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Lower fed cattle price forecasts point to softer live cattle values, while higher feeder prices signal tighter feeder supplies. The mixed revisions mean buyers face divergent price signals across the cattle chain.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2019-10-03 | [Q4 outlooks look gloomy for beef industry \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56709-q4-outlooks-look-gloomy-for-beef-industry-western-livestock-journal.md) | +2.3% | +5.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-01-08 | [Beef cattle market: 2018 in review and a look ahead \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61217-beef-cattle-market-2018-in-review-and-a-look-ahead-western-livestock-journal.md) | +1.4% | +1.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-12-18 | [Beef Market Outlook: Heavier Weights, Price Adjustments](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21647-beef-market-outlook-heavier-weights-price-adjustments.md) | -0.4% | +1.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-04-23 | [Light trading on US imported beef market \| Meat & Livestock Australia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65453-light-trading-on-us-imported-beef-market-meat-and-livestock-australia.md) | +3.1% | -6.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-05-23 | [Markets dally before COF report \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5753-markets-dally-before-cof-report-western-livestock-journal.md) | -0.6% | -2.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2023-01-27 | [Livestock market outlook overview \| TSLN.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37924-livestock-market-outlook-overview-tsln-com.md) | +3.5% | +5.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-02-01 | [USDA Beef/Cattle Outlook: February 2022 Cattle Range](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42657-usda-beef-cattle-outlook-february-2022-cattle-range.md) | +1.2% | -4.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-05-10 | [Weighing market advantages \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30401-weighing-market-advantages-western-livestock-journal.md) | +2.6% | +6.8% |

## Sources

- beefweb.com: https://beefweb.com/livestock-outlook-march-2025/

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