# New Cattle Feedlot Report Points to Shrinking Beef Cattle Herd - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST

> USDA NASS reported 11.6 million head of cattle on feed on Oct. 1, 1% below last year and the second-highest October inventory on record. September placements were 3% below 2020 and marketings fell 3%.

- Date: 2021-10-26 · published 2021-10-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44700-new-cattle-feedlot-report-points-to-shrinking-beef-cattle-herd-ag-information
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Lower placements and marketings point to a smaller future beef supply, which is supportive for cattle prices, though on-feed numbers remain high and limit feedlot demand for feed.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2024-02-14 | [Replacement Heifer and Cattle on Feed Trends Affecting Markets - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31815-replacement-heifer-and-cattle-on-feed-trends-affecting-markets-ag-information.md) | -0.0% | +2.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-03-18 | [Conaway Optimistic and WASDE Milk Forecast - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60253-conaway-optimistic-and-wasde-milk-forecast-ag-information-network-of-the-west.md) | -0.2% | -2.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-01-28 | [Ongoing shortfall of replacement cattle spurs feedlots to hold on to their inventory \| The National Provisioner](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26638-ongoing-shortfall-of-replacement-cattle-spurs-feedlots-to-hold-on-to-their.md) | -0.6% | -3.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-08-26 | [Review of the August Cattle on Feed Report - Southeast AgNET](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23480-review-of-the-august-cattle-on-feed-report-southeast-agnet.md) | +0.2% | -2.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-07-28 | [Cattle Gap Into New Highs on Bullish Reports: Grains Fall on Weather - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23889-cattle-gap-into-new-highs-on-bullish-reports-grains-fall-on-weather-agweb.md) | +1.1% | +3.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-02-14 | [Replacement Heifer and Cattle on Feed Trends Affecting Markets - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31815-replacement-heifer-and-cattle-on-feed-trends-affecting-markets-ag-information.md) | +1.4% | +0.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-01-28 | [Ongoing shortfall of replacement cattle spurs feedlots to hold on to their inventory \| The National Provisioner](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26638-ongoing-shortfall-of-replacement-cattle-spurs-feedlots-to-hold-on-to-their.md) | -3.3% | -2.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-08-26 | [Review of the August Cattle on Feed Report - Southeast AgNET](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23480-review-of-the-august-cattle-on-feed-report-southeast-agnet.md) | +0.9% | +1.1% |

## Sources

- aginfo.net: https://www.aginfo.net/report/51139/Land-Livestock-Report/New-Cattle-Feedlot-Report-Points-to-Shrinking-Beef-Cattle-Herd

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