# Live cattle contracts hit lifetime highs following USDA report - CME
						 | The Beef Site

> CME live cattle futures hit lifetime highs on Monday for a fourth straight session after USDA's Cattle on Feed report showed December feedlot placements down 3% from a year earlier, against analyst expectations of no change. Feeder cattle also set lifetime highs before settling lower, and lean hogs firmed on stronger wholesale pork prices.

- Date: 2025-01-28 · published 2025-01-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26649-live-cattle-contracts-hit-lifetime-highs-following-usda-report-cme-the-beef-site
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Fewer cattle entering feedlots points to tighter fed supplies ahead, which supports cattle futures and cash prices. Feeder cattle prices are also firm because of tight supply.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲
- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2020-06-18 | [CME update: cattle futures mixed as traders await USDA report
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52752-cme-update-cattle-futures-mixed-as-traders-await-usda-report-the-beef-site.md) | -3.4% | -0.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-07-28 | [US cattle futures rise on record-low herd, tight supply - CME
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23895-us-cattle-futures-rise-on-record-low-herd-tight-supply-cme-the-beef-site.md) | +1.1% | +3.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-04-23 | [Live cattle futures jump on supportive USDA feedlot data - CME
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30878-live-cattle-futures-jump-on-supportive-usda-feedlot-data-cme-the-cattle-site.md) | +0.8% | +0.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-10-23 | [Cattle Ticking Higher Ahead of USDA Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/590-cattle-ticking-higher-ahead-of-usda-report.md) | +0.1% | — |
| FCATTLE | 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) | -0.1% | +2.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2020-06-18 | [CME update: cattle futures mixed as traders await USDA report
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52752-cme-update-cattle-futures-mixed-as-traders-await-usda-report-the-beef-site.md) | -0.5% | +6.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-07-28 | [US cattle futures rise on record-low herd, tight supply - CME
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23895-us-cattle-futures-rise-on-record-low-herd-tight-supply-cme-the-beef-site.md) | +1.0% | +8.7% |

## Sources

- thebeefsite.com: https://www.thebeefsite.com/news/live-cattle-contracts-hit-lifetime-highs-following-usda-report-cme

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