# Cattle Inventory Report | Industry News | feedlotmagazine.com

> The USDA-NASS Cattle report as of January 1, 2025 showed 86.7 million head, with most categories lower by similar percentages. Beef cows were lower while milk cows were steady, and Texas heifer numbers fell sharply.

- Date: 2025-02-05 · published 2025-02-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25984-cattle-inventory-report-industry-news-feedlotmagazine-com
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

A smaller beef herd and fewer replacement heifers support higher fed and feeder cattle prices over the coming years.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2026-10-27 | [Cattle on Feed Report Implications \| Industry News \| feedlotmagazine.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17192-cattle-on-feed-report-implications-industry-news-feedlotmagazine-com.md) | -4.1% | — |
| FCATTLE | 2025-01-29 | [Fewer Cattle on Feed \| Industry News \| feedlotmagazine.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8610-fewer-cattle-on-feed-industry-news-feedlotmagazine-com.md) | -4.8% | -2.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-10-25 | [October Cattle on Feed Report Assessment \| Industry News \| feedlotmagazine.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8067-october-cattle-on-feed-report-assessment-industry-news-feedlotmagazine-com.md) | +1.1% | +4.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-04-27 | [Cattle Market Discussion \| Industry News \| feedlotmagazine.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19846-cattle-market-discussion-industry-news-feedlotmagazine-com.md) | +1.0% | -4.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-01-24 | [Cattle Prices Start 2024 Higher Than Last Year \| Industry News \| feedlotmagazine.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32256-cattle-prices-start-2024-higher-than-last-year-industry-news-feedlotmagazine-com.md) | +4.5% | +8.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-10-27 | [Cattle on Feed Report Implications \| Industry News \| feedlotmagazine.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17192-cattle-on-feed-report-implications-industry-news-feedlotmagazine-com.md) | -3.0% | — |
| LCATTLE | 2025-01-29 | [Fewer Cattle on Feed \| Industry News \| feedlotmagazine.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8610-fewer-cattle-on-feed-industry-news-feedlotmagazine-com.md) | -1.5% | -4.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-10-25 | [October Cattle on Feed Report Assessment \| Industry News \| feedlotmagazine.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8067-october-cattle-on-feed-report-assessment-industry-news-feedlotmagazine-com.md) | -1.0% | +1.6% |

## Sources

- feedlotmagazine.com: https://www.feedlotmagazine.com/news/industry_news/cattle-inventory-report/article_9efec9c6-e276-11ef-a2e8-632b2c610b15.html

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