# FEEDSTUFFS MEAT PRICE OUTLOOK: April 25, 2017

> The Feedstuffs outlook reports cash fed cattle at $130-132/cwt and a blended cutout near $215/cwt. USDA's Cattle on Feed report showed record-large March placements at 111% of last year. Hog weights are rising faster than usual, and hog prices have eased.

- Date: 2017-04-25 · published 2017-04-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5397-feedstuffs-meat-price-outlook-april-25-2017
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Record placements extend large spring fed cattle supplies into summer, which could cap cattle gains later. Rising hog weights add pork supply and pressure hog prices.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2021-11-19 | [Rabobank releases ‘Global Animal Protein Outlook 2022’ \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44000-rabobank-releases-global-animal-protein-outlook-2022-meat-poultry.md) | +2.5% | +3.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-03-13 | [USDA's outlook for 2023 - Morning Ag Clips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36799-usda-s-outlook-for-2023-morning-ag-clips.md) | -0.5% | +4.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-04-21 | [Beef outlook 2026: Lower production, strong prices and rising imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19861-beef-outlook-2026-lower-production-strong-prices-and-rising-imports.md) | -0.2% | +3.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-02-01 | [USDA Beef/Cattle Outlook: February 2022 Cattle Range](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42657-usda-beef-cattle-outlook-february-2022-cattle-range.md) | +1.8% | +2.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-02-06 | [2025 Cattle Price Recap and What’s Ahead for 2026?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20728-2025-cattle-price-recap-and-what-s-ahead-for-2026.md) | +1.9% | +1.4% |
| HOGS | 2018-05-01 | [FEEDSTUFFS MEAT PRICE OUTLOOK: May 01, 2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4611-feedstuffs-meat-price-outlook-may-01-2018.md) | +0.8% | +11.7% |
| HOGS | 2017-09-19 | [FEEDSTUFFS MEAT PRICE OUTLOOK: September 19, 2017](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69064-feedstuffs-meat-price-outlook-september-19-2017.md) | -6.1% | +1.8% |
| HOGS | 2022-09-12 | [CME lean hog futures weaken, USDA lowers 2022 price outlook](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39741-cme-lean-hog-futures-weaken-usda-lowers-2022-price-outlook.md) | +1.7% | -2.8% |

## Sources

- feedstuffs.com: https://www.feedstuffs.com/market-news/feedstuffs-meat-price-outlook-april-25-2017

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