# Kentucky Beef Cattle Market Update | Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter

> University of Kentucky's Kenny Burdine said USDA's July cattle inventory showed flat beef cow numbers and beef heifer development down over 4%, suggesting the herd expansion phase may be ending. The 2019 calf crop was slightly smaller and cattle on feed remained above 2018 levels.

- Date: 2019-08-21 · published 2019-08-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57532-kentucky-beef-cattle-market-update-ohio-beef-cattle-letter
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

A halt in herd expansion tightens future cattle supply and supports prices over the medium term. Larger on-feed numbers add near-term pressure on feeder markets.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2023-01-04 | [Cattle Markets in 2023 and Cattle on Feed Update \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37918-cattle-markets-in-2023-and-cattle-on-feed-update-ohio-beef-cattle-letter.md) | +0.3% | -0.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-02-25 | [Cattle Market Pushes Higher and Cattle on Feed Update \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20740-cattle-market-pushes-higher-and-cattle-on-feed-update-ohio-beef-cattle-letter.md) | -3.1% | -4.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-11-23 | [Cattle on Feed \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38815-cattle-on-feed-ohio-beef-cattle-letter.md) | +0.8% | +1.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-04-12 | [Fed Cattle Supplies \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36528-fed-cattle-supplies-ohio-beef-cattle-letter.md) | +3.3% | -2.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-10-30 | [Inventory Insights \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56703-inventory-insights-ohio-beef-cattle-letter.md) | +4.0% | +5.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2023-01-04 | [Cattle Markets in 2023 and Cattle on Feed Update \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37918-cattle-markets-in-2023-and-cattle-on-feed-update-ohio-beef-cattle-letter.md) | +0.9% | +0.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-02-25 | [Cattle Market Pushes Higher and Cattle on Feed Update \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20740-cattle-market-pushes-higher-and-cattle-on-feed-update-ohio-beef-cattle-letter.md) | -2.2% | -1.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-11-23 | [Cattle on Feed \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38815-cattle-on-feed-ohio-beef-cattle-letter.md) | -0.7% | +1.2% |

## Sources

- u.osu.edu: https://u.osu.edu/beef/2019/08/21/kentucky-beef-cattle-market-update-23/

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