# October Cattle on Feed hits expectations | Western Livestock Journal

> USDA's October Cattle on Feed report came in close to trade expectations, with 11.3 million head on feed, 99 percent of a year earlier. September placements were 2.1 million head and marketings 1.7 million, even with expectations. The heifer share rose to 39.1 percent, which signals fewer replacements being held.

- Date: 2019-11-04 · published 2019-11-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56209-october-cattle-on-feed-hits-expectations-western-livestock-journal
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Heifer-heavy marketings signal lower future beef output, supportive for live cattle, while placements near expectations keep feedlot demand for feed steady.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- FCATTLE: neutral
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2021-11-24 | [November cattle market update, Cattle on Feed report \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12781-november-cattle-market-update-cattle-on-feed-report-western-livestock-journal.md) | +2.1% | +1.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-02-05 | [Cattle inventories drift slightly lower \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48573-cattle-inventories-drift-slightly-lower-western-livestock-journal.md) | +0.0% | +1.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-05-21 | [Market Wrap-Up: May 21, 2021 \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10276-market-wrap-up-may-21-2021-western-livestock-journal.md) | -0.1% | +1.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-05-10 | [Weighing market advantages \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30401-weighing-market-advantages-western-livestock-journal.md) | +0.9% | +2.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-05-23 | [Import restrictions will weigh on cattle markets - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24820-import-restrictions-will-weigh-on-cattle-markets-high-plains-journal.md) | +0.1% | +4.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2018-05-25 | [‘Cattle on Feed’ report in line with expectations](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11034-cattle-on-feed-report-in-line-with-expectations.md) | +7.3% | +9.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2021-02-05 | [Cattle inventories drift slightly lower \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48573-cattle-inventories-drift-slightly-lower-western-livestock-journal.md) | -0.3% | -3.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2018-03-26 | [Do we have a placement prediction problem? \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66162-do-we-have-a-placement-prediction-problem-western-livestock-journal.md) | -2.8% | +2.5% |

## Sources

- wlj.net: https://www.wlj.net/october-cattle-on-feed-hits-expectations/

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