# Canadian cattle numbers see significant drop, strong demand for beef continues - Canadian Cattlemen

> Canfax reports Canada's total cattle inventory fell 2.8% to 12.29 million head on July 1, 2022, the first total herd decline in three years, with beef cow numbers at their lowest since 2015. Drought on the Prairies pushed heifers into feedlots early, and the USDA's 7% lower corn yield estimate has lifted feed grain prices.

- Date: 2022-11-16 · published 2022-11-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/38613-canadian-cattle-numbers-see-significant-drop-strong-demand-for-beef-continues
- 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

A shrinking Canadian herd tightens cattle supply and supports prices, while the lower US corn crop lifts feed costs for feedlots. Both point to firmer cattle values and higher feed-grain prices.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2021-11-17 | [BeefWatch: Canadian cattle herd increases, strong beef demand seen from consumers - Canadian Cattlemen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43995-beefwatch-canadian-cattle-herd-increases-strong-beef-demand-seen-from-consumers.md) | +2.0% | +4.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-03-04 | [CattleFax forecasts continued strong demand, high prices - Texas Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20117-cattlefax-forecasts-continued-strong-demand-high-prices-texas-farm-bureau.md) | -0.9% | +0.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-05-13 | [BeefWatch: Canada's cattle herd shrinks, beef exports very strong - Canadian Cattlemen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41343-beefwatch-canada-s-cattle-herd-shrinks-beef-exports-very-strong-canadian.md) | -0.4% | +0.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-12-12 | [2020: Strong beef demand across the globe to continue](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55552-2020-strong-beef-demand-across-the-globe-to-continue.md) | +0.8% | +5.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-07-29 | [USDA says US cattle numbers continue to decline - Farm and Dairy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23701-usda-says-us-cattle-numbers-continue-to-decline-farm-and-dairy.md) | +1.5% | +3.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2021-11-17 | [BeefWatch: Canadian cattle herd increases, strong beef demand seen from consumers - Canadian Cattlemen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43995-beefwatch-canadian-cattle-herd-increases-strong-beef-demand-seen-from-consumers.md) | +5.6% | +5.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-03-04 | [CattleFax forecasts continued strong demand, high prices - Texas Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20117-cattlefax-forecasts-continued-strong-demand-high-prices-texas-farm-bureau.md) | -1.1% | +3.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-05-13 | [BeefWatch: Canada's cattle herd shrinks, beef exports very strong - Canadian Cattlemen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41343-beefwatch-canada-s-cattle-herd-shrinks-beef-exports-very-strong-canadian.md) | -1.8% | +11.2% |

## Sources

- canadiancattlemen.ca: https://www.canadiancattlemen.ca/livestock/beef-cattle/canadian-cattle-numbers-see-significant-drop-strong-demand-for-beef-continues/

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