# Cattle on Feed Report Mostly Market Friendly | Red River Farm Network

> The May Cattle on Feed report showed 11.8 million head in feedlots on May 1, 2% above a year earlier and the highest May inventory since the series began in 1996. April placements exceeded 1.8 million head, up 9% year over year, and April marketings rose 8% to 1.93 million head.

- Date: 2019-05-26 · published 2019-05-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5755-cattle-on-feed-report-mostly-market-friendly-red-river-farm-network
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

A record May inventory and higher placements and marketings indicate ample feeder supplies, which weighs on cattle prices. Analysts called the report mostly friendly, so the impact may be limited.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: neutral
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2018-01-24 | [Market Report: Cattle on feed continue to remain large - Progressive Cattle \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67092-market-report-cattle-on-feed-continue-to-remain-large-progressive-cattle-ag.md) | +1.5% | +5.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-03-20 | [Market confusion overshadows cattle report \| Livestock \| farmweeknow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54266-market-confusion-overshadows-cattle-report-livestock-farmweeknow-com.md) | +5.8% | -2.0% |
| LCATTLE | 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) | -1.8% | +0.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-11-10 | [Marketline Report for Friday, November 10th - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10554-marketline-report-for-friday-november-10th-ag-information-network-of-the-west.md) | -1.5% | -4.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-07-28 | [USDA Reports Provide Insight into Cattle Markets \| Newsline \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18487-usda-reports-provide-insight-into-cattle-markets-newsline-american-farm-bureau.md) | +1.9% | -2.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2020-03-20 | [Market confusion overshadows cattle report \| Livestock \| farmweeknow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54266-market-confusion-overshadows-cattle-report-livestock-farmweeknow-com.md) | +11.7% | +2.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2021-03-18 | [Cattle Markets Looking for Spring - Northern Ag Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48263-cattle-markets-looking-for-spring-northern-ag-network.md) | -0.8% | +2.3% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- rrfn.com: https://www.rrfn.com/2019/05/26/mostly-friendly-cattle-on-feed-report/

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.