# Estimates suggest tighter cattle supply, higher prices | Livestock | farmweeknow.com

> Cash cattle prices recently topped $151 per hundredweight, up 20% from a year earlier, according to AFBF economist Bernt Nelson. USDA data showed feedlot placements down 4% in September and total herd down 2%, with cattle on feed at 11.7 million head as of Nov. 1.

- Date: 2022-11-18 · published 2022-11-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/38609-estimates-suggest-tighter-cattle-supply-higher-prices-livestock-farmweeknow-com
- 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

Tightening feeder supply and lower placements point to firmer cattle prices ahead, supporting the bullish outlook for feeder and fed cattle. Higher feed costs also add pressure on feedlot margins.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2024-09-22 | [Cattle supply remains tight; market rallies \| Livestock \| farmweeknow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28432-cattle-supply-remains-tight-market-rallies-livestock-farmweeknow-com.md) | +0.9% | +2.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-06-02 | [Feeder prices climb on tight supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18949-feeder-prices-climb-on-tight-supply.md) | -0.6% | +2.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-02-16 | [Tight Supplies Expected to Boost Cattle and Hog Prices in 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31615-tight-supplies-expected-to-boost-cattle-and-hog-prices-in-2024.md) | -0.2% | +2.1% |
| 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% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-07-20 | [USDA Outlook Highlights Tight Cattle Supplies and Strong Beef Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18489-usda-outlook-highlights-tight-cattle-supplies-and-strong-beef-prices.md) | -1.4% | -2.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-06-02 | [Feeder prices climb on tight supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18949-feeder-prices-climb-on-tight-supply.md) | -0.2% | +3.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-02-16 | [Tight Supplies Expected to Boost Cattle and Hog Prices in 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31615-tight-supplies-expected-to-boost-cattle-and-hog-prices-in-2024.md) | +3.0% | +0.9% |
| FCATTLE | 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) | +1.2% | +2.1% |

## Sources

- farmweeknow.com: https://www.farmweeknow.com/livestock/estimates-suggest-tighter-cattle-supply-higher-prices/article_2518c91a-6508-11ed-8f43-ff8daba29467.html

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