# Mid-year Cattle Report Continues to Show Decreasing Cattle Inventory | Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter

> USDA-NASS mid-year cattle estimates showed all cattle and calves down just under 2% and beef cow inventory down 2.4%. Beef cow slaughter ran 14% above 2021 levels, and heifer retention fell about 3.5%, pointing to a shrinking cowherd.

- Date: 2022-08-03 · published 2022-08-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40176-mid-year-cattle-report-continues-to-show-decreasing-cattle-inventory-ohio-beef
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

A smaller beef cow herd and reduced heifer retention limit future beef supply, which supports higher cattle prices in coming years.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 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 | 2025-01-31 | [U.S. Beef Cattle Inventory Falls to the Lowest Level in 64 Years - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26447-u-s-beef-cattle-inventory-falls-to-the-lowest-level-in-64-years-agweb.md) | -0.9% | -3.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-02-08 | [January 1 Beef Cow Numbers Decline 3.6% \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37276-january-1-beef-cow-numbers-decline-3-6-ohio-beef-cattle-letter.md) | +0.9% | +3.8% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| 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 | 2025-01-31 | [U.S. Beef Cattle Inventory Falls to the Lowest Level in 64 Years - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26447-u-s-beef-cattle-inventory-falls-to-the-lowest-level-in-64-years-agweb.md) | -5.9% | -2.5% |

## Sources

- u.osu.edu: https://u.osu.edu/beef/2022/08/03/mid-year-cattle-report-continues-to-show-decreasing-cattle-inventory/

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