# National feeder and stocker cattle report | Capital Press

> The USDA national feeder and stocker report shows 251,400 head received this week, down from 267,500 the week before. Yearling demand is good, but calves face discounts, and drought covers about 62% of the continental US.

- Date: 2020-10-02 · published 2020-10-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50776-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Drought-driven pasture shortages push cattle into feedlots earlier and raise feed demand, which supports grain demand while tightening the feeder supply.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- FCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2019-04-19 | [National feeder and stocker cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5964-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | -1.2% | -7.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2017-05-05 | [National Feeder  Cattle Weekly  Review - 5/5/17 \| Livestock Market Reports \| lancasterfarming.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11581-national-feeder-cattle-weekly-review-5-5-17-livestock-market-reports.md) | -4.0% | +7.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2020-02-14 | [Feeder cattle prices explode, as the restocker/lotfeeder challenge builds - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54724-feeder-cattle-prices-explode-as-the-restocker-lotfeeder-challenge-builds-beef.md) | +2.8% | -17.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2023-05-29 | [Feeder Cattle Prices Supported by Tight Supplies and Excellent Demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5225-feeder-cattle-prices-supported-by-tight-supplies-and-excellent-demand.md) | +3.7% | +2.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-07-15 | [Pete's Comments: Feeder cattle on a roll \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40621-pete-s-comments-feeder-cattle-on-a-roll-western-livestock-journal.md) | -0.3% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2022-09-30 | [National feeder and stocker cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39716-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | +1.0% | +3.8% |
| CORN | 2021-02-08 | [National feeder and stocker cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48788-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | -2.3% | -2.3% |
| CORN | 2022-03-01 | [National feeder and stocker cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42438-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | +4.7% | +12.1% |

## Sources

- capitalpress.com: https://capitalpress.com/2020/10/02/national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-105/

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