# LIVESTOCK-Feeder cattle futures dive as USDA releases cattle-on-feed data | MarketScreener India

> Feeder cattle futures dove after the USDA released its cattle-on-feed data, according to a Reuters headline. The report followed a week of sharp losses in cattle futures. The full article is behind a paywall, so details beyond the headline are not available.

- Date: 2026-05-23 · published 2026-05-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5389-livestock-feeder-cattle-futures-dive-as-usda-releases-cattle-on-feed-data
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

A USDA report that prompted a sharp feeder futures decline signals larger feedlot inventories and weaker feeder demand. Feeder and fed cattle prices are likely to stay under pressure until the market absorbs the data.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2026-07-02 | [LIVESTOCK-Cattle futures dip lower, USDA reports unexpected export sales spike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5237-livestock-cattle-futures-dip-lower-usda-reports-unexpected-export-sales-spike.md) | -2.2% | -4.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2021-04-09 | [Rising feed prices impact cattle markets \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47743-rising-feed-prices-impact-cattle-markets-western-livestock-journal.md) | -4.8% | -11.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-05-25 | [Feeder cattle futures sink on surprise feedlot data - CME
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19409-feeder-cattle-futures-sink-on-surprise-feedlot-data-cme-the-cattle-site.md) | +0.5% | +5.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2018-07-25 | [Cattle on feed underpinning US beef exports \| Meat & Livestock Australia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63963-cattle-on-feed-underpinning-us-beef-exports-meat-and-livestock-australia.md) | -2.2% | -2.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2020-10-02 | [Cattle on Feed report pushes feeders south \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50773-cattle-on-feed-report-pushes-feeders-south-western-livestock-journal.md) | -2.0% | -3.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-07-02 | [LIVESTOCK-Cattle futures dip lower, USDA reports unexpected export sales spike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5237-livestock-cattle-futures-dip-lower-usda-reports-unexpected-export-sales-spike.md) | -2.2% | -7.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-04-09 | [Rising feed prices impact cattle markets \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47743-rising-feed-prices-impact-cattle-markets-western-livestock-journal.md) | +0.6% | -3.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-07-25 | [Cattle on feed underpinning US beef exports \| Meat & Livestock Australia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63963-cattle-on-feed-underpinning-us-beef-exports-meat-and-livestock-australia.md) | -0.6% | -0.6% |

## Sources

- in.marketscreener.com: https://in.marketscreener.com/news/livestock-feeder-cattle-futures-dive-as-usda-releases-cattle-on-feed-data-ce7f5adcda88f721

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