# Feeder Cattle Economic Value – LACO Commodity Research

> USDA estimated the January 1 US feeder cattle supply outside feedlots at about 200,000 head below a year earlier. Feeder futures have fallen sharply and trade at a discount to the USDA forecast.

- Date: 2020-02-02 · published 2020-02-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6707-feeder-cattle-economic-value-laco-commodity-research
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

A tighter feeder supply and futures trading below USDA-implied prices point to a likely spring feeder cattle price rally.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2026-10-28 | [The Continued Story of Tightening Feeder Cattle Supplies - UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Center](https://feedsoft.ai/events/228-the-continued-story-of-tightening-feeder-cattle-supplies-uf-ifas-range-cattle.md) | -6.6% | — |
| FCATTLE | 2025-03-17 | [Livestock Production Cycles Affect Long-Term Price Outlook for Cattle, Hogs, and Chickens \| Economic Research Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25713-livestock-production-cycles-affect-long-term-price-outlook-for-cattle-hogs-and.md) | +1.6% | +1.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2023-05-31 | [Steer prices hit record high in April 2023 \| Economic Research Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35878-steer-prices-hit-record-high-in-april-2023-economic-research-service.md) | +2.3% | +1.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-05-22 | [USDA: 2025 Fed Cattle Prices Seen Higher - Zia Commodities, LLC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24802-usda-2025-fed-cattle-prices-seen-higher-zia-commodities-llc.md) | +1.2% | +2.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-06-03 | [National feeder and stocker cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7263-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | +1.8% | +0.9% |

## Sources

- lacocommodities.com: https://lacocommodities.com/feeder-cattle-economic-value/

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