# Cattle Feeders Place More Heifers on Feed - Center for Commercial Agriculture

> USDA's October Cattle on Feed report showed on-feed inventory of 11.3 million head, about 1% below a year earlier but more than 4% above two years ago. Heifers on feed rose just over 2% year over year, and September net placements were up 2% from a year earlier.

- Date: 2019-10-31 · published 2019-10-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56728-cattle-feeders-place-more-heifers-on-feed-center-for-commercial-agriculture
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

More heifers on feed point to a larger future female supply in feedlots, which can weigh on feeder cattle values over time. The effect on near-term prices is modest.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: neutral
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2019-10-31 | 1 | +3.5% | 4.5 | The Oct 31 Cattle on Feed analysis (placements up 2%, heifers on feed up) affects supply expectations and was digested by the market that day. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2019-01-01 | [Cattle Feeders Place More Heifers on Feed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61233-cattle-feeders-place-more-heifers-on-feed.md) | -0.8% | -4.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2023-12-28 | [Real feeder cattle prices lag \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32847-real-feeder-cattle-prices-lag-ag-proud.md) | +0.1% | +6.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2017-11-29 | [Cattle on Feed \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68120-cattle-on-feed-ohio-beef-cattle-letter.md) | -4.3% | -6.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-05-28 | [Peel: Cattle on Feed numbers on consistent downward path \| Southwest Ledger](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24821-peel-cattle-on-feed-numbers-on-consistent-downward-path-southwest-ledger.md) | +1.0% | +1.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2016-08-24 | [Fall Feeder Cattle Market Prospects \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9394-fall-feeder-cattle-market-prospects-ohio-beef-cattle-letter.md) | -2.7% | -6.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-01-01 | [Cattle Feeders Place More Heifers on Feed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61233-cattle-feeders-place-more-heifers-on-feed.md) | +0.2% | +1.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-11-20 | [Cattle on Feed Continues Strong Placements \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68133-cattle-on-feed-continues-strong-placements-farm-bureau-intel-markets-american.md) | -1.1% | -0.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-05-28 | [Placements of Cattle on Feed up 6% \| Industry News \| feedlotmagazine.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19413-placements-of-cattle-on-feed-up-6-industry-news-feedlotmagazine-com.md) | -1.7% | +1.0% |

## Sources

- ag.purdue.edu: https://ag.purdue.edu/commercialag/home/resource/2019/10/cattle-feeders-place-more-heifers-on-feed/

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