# Cow-Calf Corner: Cattle market optimism builds towards the fourth quarter; heat stress in cattle; beef quality assurance program injection site guidelines - Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association

> Derrell Peel reports that fed cattle markets are expected to strengthen into late Q3, with auction calf and stocker prices rising counter-seasonally. USDA Cattle on Feed data show July placements at 91.9% of last year and feedlot inventories at 98.1% of 2020 levels, with cull cow prices pulling back seasonally.

- Date: 2021-08-23 · published 2021-08-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45519-cow-calf-corner-cattle-market-optimism-builds-towards-the-fourth-quarter-heat
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Lower feedlot placements and falling inventories tighten cattle supplies, supporting higher cattle prices and softer demand for feed rations per head.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2021-11-22 | [Cow-Calf Corner: November cattle market update - Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12784-cow-calf-corner-november-cattle-market-update-texas-and-southwestern-cattle.md) | +3.8% | +2.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-08-23 | [Cattle market optimism builds toward Q4: Peel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10059-cattle-market-optimism-builds-toward-q4-peel.md) | -0.0% | +0.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-07-30 | [Beef prices set to surge further as farmers sell off cattle herds \| Fox Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40628-beef-prices-set-to-surge-further-as-farmers-sell-off-cattle-herds-fox-business.md) | +0.1% | +3.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-12-24 | [Beef production raised for 2019 on faster pace of slaughter - Progressive Cattle \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55549-beef-production-raised-for-2019-on-faster-pace-of-slaughter-progressive-cattle.md) | +1.7% | +3.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-02-22 | [US beef cow herd declines
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42850-us-beef-cow-herd-declines-the-cattle-site.md) | -0.7% | -2.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2021-11-22 | [Cow-Calf Corner: November cattle market update - Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12784-cow-calf-corner-november-cattle-market-update-texas-and-southwestern-cattle.md) | +3.0% | -1.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2021-08-23 | [Cattle market optimism builds toward Q4: Peel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10059-cattle-market-optimism-builds-toward-q4-peel.md) | +3.5% | -2.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-07-30 | [Beef prices set to surge further as farmers sell off cattle herds \| Fox Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40628-beef-prices-set-to-surge-further-as-farmers-sell-off-cattle-herds-fox-business.md) | +0.5% | +2.0% |

## Sources

- tscra.org: https://tscra.org/cow-calf-corner-cattle-market-optimism-builds-towards-the-fourth-quarter-heat-stress-in-cattle-beef-quality-assurance-program-injection-site-guidelines/

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