# Fed, feeder cattle prices in record-high range - Canadian Cattlemen

> Canfax reports that fed cattle set new record prices in March 2023 and feeder prices are approaching 2015 highs. Canadian and US cattle inventories were lower entering 2023 after two years of drier conditions, while feed grain prices remain well above historical levels.

- Date: 2023-05-11 · published 2023-05-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35881-fed-feeder-cattle-prices-in-record-high-range-canadian-cattlemen
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter North American cattle supplies sustain high cattle prices, while elevated feed grain costs continue to squeeze feedlot margins and temper placements.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2025-04-24 | [Fischer: Prices For Cattle Remain High](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25264-fischer-prices-for-cattle-remain-high.md) | +1.8% | +3.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-05-22 | [USDA foresees Less Beef Production and Higher Cattle Prices Cattle Range](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4498-usda-foresees-less-beef-production-and-higher-cattle-prices-cattle-range.md) | +0.8% | +8.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-10-23 | [Ensuring High Cattle Prices Longer - Oklahoma Farm Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33789-ensuring-high-cattle-prices-longer-oklahoma-farm-report.md) | +0.4% | -3.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-05-03 | [Canada, U.S. cattle inventories further decline - Canadian Cattlemen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30404-canada-u-s-cattle-inventories-further-decline-canadian-cattlemen.md) | +0.2% | +3.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-05-22 | [USDA: 2025 Fed Cattle Prices Seen Higher - Zia Commodities, LLC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24802-usda-2025-fed-cattle-prices-seen-higher-zia-commodities-llc.md) | +0.1% | +5.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-04-24 | [Fischer: Prices For Cattle Remain High](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25264-fischer-prices-for-cattle-remain-high.md) | +1.5% | +2.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2023-05-22 | [USDA foresees Less Beef Production and Higher Cattle Prices Cattle Range](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4498-usda-foresees-less-beef-production-and-higher-cattle-prices-cattle-range.md) | +13.4% | +12.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2023-10-23 | [Ensuring High Cattle Prices Longer - Oklahoma Farm Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33789-ensuring-high-cattle-prices-longer-oklahoma-farm-report.md) | -2.0% | -5.5% |

## Sources

- canadiancattlemen.ca: https://www.canadiancattlemen.ca/beef-watch/fed-feeder-cattle-prices-in-record-high-range/

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