# Is the Feeder Cattle Run for the Year Over Already?

> DTN reports feeder cattle sale receipts fell sharply in late October, with Nebraska, North Dakota and New Mexico well below year-ago levels. Drought and weak profitability pushed ranchers to market cattle early this year.

- Date: 2022-10-31 · published 2022-10-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39261-is-the-feeder-cattle-run-for-the-year-over-already
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Lighter feeder supplies tighten the near-term calf and yearling pipeline, supporting feeder cattle prices while feedlot margins stay squeezed by costly feed.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- FCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2022-07-20 | [Is This a Fall Pricing Opportunity for Feeders? \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40620-is-this-a-fall-pricing-opportunity-for-feeders-ohio-beef-cattle-letter.md) | -0.7% | +1.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2021-11-10 | [The Cycle of Drought, Cowherd Liquidation and Higher Feeder Cattle Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44208-the-cycle-of-drought-cowherd-liquidation-and-higher-feeder-cattle-prices.md) | -1.4% | +3.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2019-04-19 | [National feeder and stocker cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5964-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | -1.2% | -7.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2020-10-02 | [National feeder and stocker cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50776-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | -2.0% | -3.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2020-02-14 | [Feeder cattle prices explode, as the restocker/lotfeeder challenge builds - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54724-feeder-cattle-prices-explode-as-the-restocker-lotfeeder-challenge-builds-beef.md) | +2.8% | -17.1% |
| CORN | 2017-08-10 | [How will summer drought and this fall’s corn crop affect feeder cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69610-how-will-summer-drought-and-this-fall-s-corn-crop-affect-feeder-cattle.md) | -4.5% | -6.5% |
| CORN | 2023-03-27 | [Spring Moisture Drives Feeder Cattle Contracts Higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5596-spring-moisture-drives-feeder-cattle-contracts-higher.md) | +1.6% | -0.0% |
| CORN | 2021-08-18 | [US drought could have implications for beef exports
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45518-us-drought-could-have-implications-for-beef-exports-the-cattle-site.md) | -1.4% | -10.1% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/AG/blogs/sort-cull/blog-post/2022/10/31/feeder-cattle-run-year-already

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