# Varilek’s Cattle Call: July cattle report gives insight | TSLN.com

> The cattle market has been flat with steady cash prices for three weeks, and the July 1 USDA cattle inventory report matched pre-report estimates, showing a flat cow herd and slightly lower calf crop. Beef replacement heifers fell 4 percent, and US beef exports are slightly lower year over year.

- Date: 2019-07-26 · published 2019-07-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58026-varilek-s-cattle-call-july-cattle-report-gives-insight-tsln-com
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

A flat herd and reduced heifer retention point to continued tight cattle supply, supporting fed and feeder cattle values, while feed cost uncertainty limits feeder buying until fall.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2023-02-03 | [Varilek’s Cattle Call:  Beef Industry Changes \| TSLN.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10213-varilek-s-cattle-call-beef-industry-changes-tsln-com.md) | +1.3% | +4.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-07-28 | [Cattle Report – July 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40436-cattle-report-july-2022.md) | -0.1% | +3.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-09-22 | [Cattle supply remains tight; market rallies \| Livestock \| farmweeknow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28432-cattle-supply-remains-tight-market-rallies-livestock-farmweeknow-com.md) | +0.9% | +2.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-07-29 | [Few surprises in the USDA cattle reports \| AGDAILY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52056-few-surprises-in-the-usda-cattle-reports-agdaily.md) | +1.4% | +7.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-01-23 | [Cattle-on-Feed Report Shows Tighter Supply Ahead - RFD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21189-cattle-on-feed-report-shows-tighter-supply-ahead-rfd.md) | +1.1% | +6.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2023-02-03 | [Varilek’s Cattle Call:  Beef Industry Changes \| TSLN.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10213-varilek-s-cattle-call-beef-industry-changes-tsln-com.md) | +0.5% | +2.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-07-28 | [Cattle Report – July 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40436-cattle-report-july-2022.md) | +0.1% | +1.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2020-07-29 | [Few surprises in the USDA cattle reports \| AGDAILY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52056-few-surprises-in-the-usda-cattle-reports-agdaily.md) | +2.8% | +1.1% |

## Sources

- tsln.com: https://www.tsln.com/opinion/varileks-cattle-call-july-cattle-report-gives-insight/

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