# Fed Market Reflects Beginning Signs of Cow Herd Expansion

> Canadian analyst Jerry Klassen reports western Canadian feeder cattle prices near historical highs, with July 1 feeder supplies down 1.5 percent year over year. Beef cow numbers are expected to keep declining through 2025, though Holstein-beef cross feeders are increasing.

- Date: 2024-10-29 · published 2024-10-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/28013-fed-market-reflects-beginning-signs-of-cow-herd-expansion
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Tight feeder supplies support cattle prices and keep feedlot demand for feed steady, while herd expansion signals may limit future upside.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2024-08-02 | [Beef market update: Effects of the contracting herd in the US are felt globally \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28718-beef-market-update-effects-of-the-contracting-herd-in-the-us-are-felt-globally.md) | -4.3% | -3.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2019-01-01 | [Beef Herd Expansion Near End?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61037-beef-herd-expansion-near-end.md) | -0.8% | -4.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-12-04 | [Bullish Cattle Report Does Not Indicate Herd Expansion \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21454-bullish-cattle-report-does-not-indicate-herd-expansion-farm-bureau-intel.md) | +2.0% | +7.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-02-14 | [Replacement Heifer and Cattle on Feed Trends Affecting Markets - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31815-replacement-heifer-and-cattle-on-feed-trends-affecting-markets-ag-information.md) | +1.4% | +0.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-02-10 | [Smaller Cattle Herd Creates Market Volatility \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20724-smaller-cattle-herd-creates-market-volatility-farm-bureau-intel-markets.md) | +1.0% | -3.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-08-02 | [Beef market update: Effects of the contracting herd in the US are felt globally \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28718-beef-market-update-effects-of-the-contracting-herd-in-the-us-are-felt-globally.md) | -0.9% | -2.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-01-01 | [Beef Herd Expansion Near End?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61037-beef-herd-expansion-near-end.md) | +0.2% | +1.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-12-04 | [Bullish Cattle Report Does Not Indicate Herd Expansion \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21454-bullish-cattle-report-does-not-indicate-herd-expansion-farm-bureau-intel.md) | +4.1% | +8.1% |

## Sources

- grainews.ca: https://www.grainews.ca/markets/fed-market-reflects-beginning-signs-of-herd-expansion/

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