
The USDA Cattle on Feed report showed June 1 feedlot inventory of 11.699 million head, nearly unchanged year over year, with May placements down 6.9% and marketings up 23.4%. Cash fed cattle prices were at their highest in two months as feedlot inventories declined.
Tighter feedlot inventories and placements point to lower future feed demand from cattle, though the fed cattle market is easing its capacity constraint.
After 268 past bullish report events, Live Cattle moved a median +0.3% over 5 sessions (58% higher; middle half -0.7% to +1.4%), and +1.7% over 20.
After 227 past bullish report events, Feeder Cattle moved a median +0.4% over 5 sessions (57% higher; middle half -1.2% to +1.5%), and +1.1% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.