# Cattle on feed underpinning US beef exports | Meat & Livestock Australia

> USDA's midyear reports showed cattle on feed on July 1 at 11.28 million head, up 4.3% year-on-year and 8.9% above the five-year average. Cow slaughter stayed high and US beef exports rose 14.5% in the first five months, with supplies pushing further into Japan and Korea.

- Date: 2018-07-25 · published 2018-07-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63963-cattle-on-feed-underpinning-us-beef-exports-meat-and-livestock-australia
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Heavier feedlot supplies and rising beef exports add pressure on cattle prices while competing with Australian beef in Asian markets.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2018-04-23 | [Light trading on US imported beef market \| Meat & Livestock Australia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65453-light-trading-on-us-imported-beef-market-meat-and-livestock-australia.md) | +3.1% | -6.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-07-02 | [LIVESTOCK-Cattle futures dip lower, USDA reports unexpected export sales spike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5237-livestock-cattle-futures-dip-lower-usda-reports-unexpected-export-sales-spike.md) | -2.2% | -7.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-05-23 | [LIVESTOCK-Feeder cattle futures dive as USDA releases cattle-on-feed data \| MarketScreener India](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5389-livestock-feeder-cattle-futures-dive-as-usda-releases-cattle-on-feed-data.md) | -0.7% | +0.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-12-02 | [Understanding 'Placements' in the Cattle on Feed Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55713-understanding-placements-in-the-cattle-on-feed-report.md) | +0.5% | +3.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-10-28 | [Cattle on Feed Grows Again \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50777-cattle-on-feed-grows-again-ohio-beef-cattle-letter.md) | +1.0% | +5.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2018-04-23 | [Light trading on US imported beef market \| Meat & Livestock Australia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65453-light-trading-on-us-imported-beef-market-meat-and-livestock-australia.md) | +3.4% | -3.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-07-02 | [LIVESTOCK-Cattle futures dip lower, USDA reports unexpected export sales spike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5237-livestock-cattle-futures-dip-lower-usda-reports-unexpected-export-sales-spike.md) | -2.2% | -4.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2020-10-02 | [Cattle on Feed report pushes feeders south \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50773-cattle-on-feed-report-pushes-feeders-south-western-livestock-journal.md) | -2.0% | -3.2% |

## Sources

- mla.com.au: https://www.mla.com.au/prices-markets/market-news/2018/fed-cattle-underpinning-us-beef-exports/

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