# Fed Cattle Supplies

> Beef Magazine reviews fed cattle supply, noting feedlot placements have been lower than a year earlier, especially for heavier feeders. Cow slaughter was very high in 2022 but is slowing, and heifer mix on feed was at a record high at the start of 2023.

- Date: 2023-04-12 · published 2023-04-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36532-fed-cattle-supplies
- 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 point to tighter near-term fed cattle supply, supporting prices and feed demand over the coming months.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2021-06-28 | [Grinding through fed Cattle Supplies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46737-grinding-through-fed-cattle-supplies.md) | +0.7% | -0.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-04-12 | [Fed Cattle Supplies \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36528-fed-cattle-supplies-ohio-beef-cattle-letter.md) | +3.3% | -2.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-04-02 | [Futures File: Cattle bolt on low supplies - CNHI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8668-futures-file-cattle-bolt-on-low-supplies-cnhi.md) | +3.5% | +2.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-07-27 | [Fed cattle show strength, beef supply declines – Delco Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46240-fed-cattle-show-strength-beef-supply-declines-delco-times.md) | -0.2% | +3.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-08-01 | [Turning point in US cattle supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58220-turning-point-in-us-cattle-supply.md) | +0.4% | -3.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2021-06-28 | [Grinding through fed Cattle Supplies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46737-grinding-through-fed-cattle-supplies.md) | -1.6% | +1.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2023-04-12 | [Fed Cattle Supplies \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36528-fed-cattle-supplies-ohio-beef-cattle-letter.md) | +1.9% | +1.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2021-07-27 | [Fed cattle show strength, beef supply declines – Delco Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46240-fed-cattle-show-strength-beef-supply-declines-delco-times.md) | -2.4% | -2.5% |

## Sources

- beefmagazine.com: https://www.beefmagazine.com/cattle-market-outlook/fed-cattle-supplies

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