# Summer Feeder Cattle Contracts on the High End of Range? – LACO Commodity Research

> LACO Commodity Research notes that USDA reported US feeder cattle supplies outside feedlots were up 0.6% year over year on January 1, 2025. It says the August feeder contract trades near the high end of its recent price range and could struggle into summer. Heifer retention to rebuild the herd would tighten feeder supply and could become the dominant bullish factor.

- Date: 2025-02-11 · published 2025-02-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26187-summer-feeder-cattle-contracts-on-the-high-end-of-range-laco-commodity-research
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Heifer retention tightens feeder supplies and supports prices later in the year, but contract values near the top of the range face downside risk.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: neutral
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Sources

- lacocommodities.com: https://lacocommodities.com/summer-feeder-cattle-contracts-on-the-high-end-of-range/

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