# Fed Cattle Supplies | Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter

> Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter, citing Matthew Diersen, notes that feedlot placements in recent months were lower than a year earlier, especially for heavier feeder cattle. Cow slaughter was very high in 2022 but is now slowing, while heifer mix on feed was at a record high.

- Date: 2023-04-12 · published 2023-04-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36528-fed-cattle-supplies-ohio-beef-cattle-letter
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Lower placements and slowing cow slaughter indicate tighter near-term beef supplies, supporting fed and feeder cattle prices.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2022-11-23 | [Cattle on Feed \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38815-cattle-on-feed-ohio-beef-cattle-letter.md) | +0.8% | +1.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-04-12 | [Fed Cattle Supplies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36532-fed-cattle-supplies.md) | +3.3% | -2.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-10-30 | [Inventory Insights \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56703-inventory-insights-ohio-beef-cattle-letter.md) | +4.0% | +5.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-05-04 | [Improvements & Cautions \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6077-improvements-and-cautions-ohio-beef-cattle-letter.md) | -1.1% | -3.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-08-21 | [Kentucky Beef Cattle Market Update \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57532-kentucky-beef-cattle-market-update-ohio-beef-cattle-letter.md) | +1.6% | -4.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-11-23 | [Cattle on Feed \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38815-cattle-on-feed-ohio-beef-cattle-letter.md) | -0.7% | +1.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2023-04-12 | [Fed Cattle Supplies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36532-fed-cattle-supplies.md) | +1.9% | +1.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2019-10-30 | [Inventory Insights \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56703-inventory-insights-ohio-beef-cattle-letter.md) | +1.7% | -2.6% |

## Sources

- u.osu.edu: https://u.osu.edu/beef/2023/04/12/fed-cattle-supplies/

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