# Cattle Inventory Increases; Impact of Tariffs Hangs Over Markets - Center for Commercial Agriculture

> USDA's July reports put the July 1 all-cattle inventory at 103.2 million head, up 1% year-on-year, with a calf crop of 36.5 million. Cattle on feed were 11.3 million head, 4.3% higher than a year earlier, and June placements ran 16% above the five-year average.

- Date: 2018-07-13 · published 2018-07-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63966-cattle-inventory-increases-impact-of-tariffs-hangs-over-markets-center-for
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

A growing herd and heavy feedlot placements point to ample cattle supply, which is bearish for cattle prices and supports steady feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2018-01-01 | [Cattle Inventory Increases; Impact of Tariffs Hangs Over Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67091-cattle-inventory-increases-impact-of-tariffs-hangs-over-markets.md) | -0.4% | +1.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-02-13 | [Cattle Industry Still in Expansion Mode, at Least for Now - Center for Commercial Agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72633-cattle-industry-still-in-expansion-mode-at-least-for-now-center-for-commercial.md) | +1.1% | +3.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-08-21 | [Higher cattle inventory numbers could pressure market \| Livestock \| farmweeknow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51747-higher-cattle-inventory-numbers-could-pressure-market-livestock-farmweeknow-com.md) | -1.2% | -2.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-04-09 | [Rising feed prices impact cattle markets \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47743-rising-feed-prices-impact-cattle-markets-western-livestock-journal.md) | +0.6% | -3.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-01-11 | [A New Year for Cattle Markets \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72946-a-new-year-for-cattle-markets-ohio-beef-cattle-letter.md) | +0.5% | -0.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2018-01-01 | [Cattle Inventory Increases; Impact of Tariffs Hangs Over Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67091-cattle-inventory-increases-impact-of-tariffs-hangs-over-markets.md) | +0.3% | +0.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2017-02-13 | [Cattle Industry Still in Expansion Mode, at Least for Now - Center for Commercial Agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72633-cattle-industry-still-in-expansion-mode-at-least-for-now-center-for-commercial.md) | +1.6% | +5.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2021-02-04 | [January Cattle Inventory and Cattle on Feed Reports \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48571-january-cattle-inventory-and-cattle-on-feed-reports-farm-bureau-intel-markets.md) | +0.7% | -2.5% |

## Sources

- ag.purdue.edu: https://ag.purdue.edu/commercialag/home/resource/2018/07/cattle-inventory-increases-impact-of-tariffs-hangs-over-markets/

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