# Cow-Calf Corner | September 30, 2024 | Oklahoma State University

> Oklahoma State University extension reports beef cow slaughter down 16.3% year over year in the first 37 weeks of 2024, indicating reduced culling. The update discusses herd rebuilding prospects for 2024 and 2025, with the next official cattle inventory due January 2025.

- Date: 2024-09-30 · published 2024-09-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/28250-cow-calf-corner-september-30-2024-oklahoma-state-university
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced cow culling and possible heifer retention tighten near-term cattle supplies, supporting cattle prices while herd rebuilding is underway.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2023-05-01 | [Cow-Calf Corner \| May 1, 2023 \| Oklahoma State University](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35883-cow-calf-corner-may-1-2023-oklahoma-state-university.md) | -4.2% | -3.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-11-22 | [Cow-Calf Corner • The Newsletter \| Oklahoma State University](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12785-cow-calf-corner-the-newsletter-oklahoma-state-university.md) | +3.8% | +2.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-06-01 | [United States back to where it was after a decade of beef cow herd dynamics \| Oklahoma State University](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64466-united-states-back-to-where-it-was-after-a-decade-of-beef-cow-herd-dynamics.md) | +1.8% | +0.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-11-22 | [Cow-Calf Corner: November cattle market update - Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12784-cow-calf-corner-november-cattle-market-update-texas-and-southwestern-cattle.md) | +3.8% | +2.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-09-21 | [Dr. Derrell Peel: September Cattle on Feed Shows Ongoing Tightening of Feedlot Numbers - Oklahoma Farm Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23017-dr-derrell-peel-september-cattle-on-feed-shows-ongoing-tightening-of-feedlot.md) | -0.8% | +0.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2021-11-22 | [Cow-Calf Corner • The Newsletter \| Oklahoma State University](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12785-cow-calf-corner-the-newsletter-oklahoma-state-university.md) | +3.0% | -1.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2018-06-01 | [United States back to where it was after a decade of beef cow herd dynamics \| Oklahoma State University](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64466-united-states-back-to-where-it-was-after-a-decade-of-beef-cow-herd-dynamics.md) | -0.9% | -0.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2021-11-22 | [Cow-Calf Corner: November cattle market update - Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12784-cow-calf-corner-november-cattle-market-update-texas-and-southwestern-cattle.md) | +3.0% | -1.1% |

## Sources

- extension.okstate.edu: https://extension.okstate.edu/programs/beef-extension/cow-calf-corner-the-newsletter-archives/2024/september-30-2024

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