# Profit Watch: Fewer cattle, higher weights | Profitability | farmweeknow.com

> Analyst commentary says cattle inventories remain low because feeder prices encourage heifers to go to feedlots instead of being kept as replacements. Tight supplies push feeders to heavier weights and longer days on feed.

- Date: 2024-05-29 · published 2024-05-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/30405-profit-watch-fewer-cattle-higher-weights-profitability-farmweeknow-com
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Heavier finishing weights and longer days on feed increase feed consumption per head, supporting demand for feed ingredients even as cattle numbers stay low.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- farmweeknow.com: https://www.farmweeknow.com/profitability/profit-watch-fewer-cattle-higher-weights/article_e97b535c-1dd7-11ef-a70e-5b46ac9f6960.html

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