# National feeder and stocker cattle report | Capital Press

> USDA's weekly feeder and stocker cattle report for early April showed receipts of 224,000 head, with demand strong for lightweight cattle. Feed costs have risen sharply and CME live cattle contracts have retreated, making it hard for feeders to match breakevens to futures.

- Date: 2022-04-04 · published 2022-04-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41990-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Sharply higher feed costs and lower futures squeeze feeder margins, while limited supplies of spring calves keep feeder prices firm.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2019-11-01 | [National feeder and stocker cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56210-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | +0.6% | -2.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-06-03 | [National feeder and stocker cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7263-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | +1.8% | +0.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2023-04-03 | [National feeder and stocker cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10378-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | +0.0% | +4.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2020-02-21 | [National feeder and stocker cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54725-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | -5.8% | -16.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2016-12-05 | [National stocker and feeder cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73600-national-stocker-and-feeder-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | +1.1% | +4.5% |
| CORN | 2020-08-28 | [National feeder and stocker cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51750-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | +0.0% | +5.4% |
| CORN | 2022-08-27 | [National feeder and stocker cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40181-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | +0.5% | -0.0% |
| CORN | 2018-06-29 | [Feeder Cattle Auction report \| West Plains Daily Quill](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64679-feeder-cattle-auction-report-west-plains-daily-quill.md) | +2.3% | -0.9% |

## Sources

- capitalpress.com: https://capitalpress.com/2022/04/04/national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-185/

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