# Resources available when making cattle marketing decisions | TSLN.com

> A South Dakota State University Extension specialist says South Dakota's total cattle inventory rose from last year, with more cattle on feed, based on the January 31, 2018 NASS Cattle Report. Producers are advised to use futures and basis benchmarks for 2018 marketing decisions.

- Date: 2018-02-22 · published 2018-02-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66629-resources-available-when-making-cattle-marketing-decisions-tsln-com
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

A larger cattle inventory and more cattle on feed signal ample feeder supply, which weighs on feeder prices while supporting feedlot grain demand.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2018-02-23 | [Do we really have a cattle shortage? Not really. \| TSLN.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66633-do-we-really-have-a-cattle-shortage-not-really-tsln-com.md) | -0.7% | -5.8% |
| FCATTLE | 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) | -4.8% | -11.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2019-04-18 | [Beef Market Update: USDA Cattle on Feed, calving season, and dry pasture conditions on the Prairies - RealAgriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5962-beef-market-update-usda-cattle-on-feed-calving-season-and-dry-pasture.md) | -1.2% | -7.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2017-03-02 | [Weekly Cattle Market Wrap Up \| Feeder cattle move off wheat pastures](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6024-weekly-cattle-market-wrap-up-feeder-cattle-move-off-wheat-pastures.md) | -0.1% | +7.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2018-03-31 | [Cattle Current Daily-Apr. 2, 2018 – Cattle Current Market Update](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11973-cattle-current-daily-apr-2-2018-cattle-current-market-update.md) | -0.2% | +4.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-07-01 | [Is the Cattle Market Topping and When Will Corn Bottom? - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7976-is-the-cattle-market-topping-and-when-will-corn-bottom-agweb.md) | -1.8% | -1.6% |
| 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 | 2022-09-23 | [Higher fed cattle marketings to lift 2023 production \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39727-higher-fed-cattle-marketings-to-lift-2023-production-ag-proud.md) | +0.4% | +3.0% |

## Sources

- tsln.com: https://www.tsln.com/news/resources-available-when-making-2018-cattle-marketing-decisions/

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