# Cattle Inventory Increases; Impact of Tariffs Hangs Over Markets

> USDA's mid-year Cattle inventory report put the July 1 all cattle and calves total at 103.2 million head, 1% above a year earlier. The herd has grown since 2014, when it bottomed at 95.7 million head. The article also covers the July Cattle on Feed and Livestock Slaughter reports and the trade tariffs weighing on markets.

- Date: 2018-01-01 · published 2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67091-cattle-inventory-increases-impact-of-tariffs-hangs-over-markets
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

A growing herd and calf crop add future beef supply, which tends to pressure cattle prices over time. Tariff uncertainty adds risk to export demand for beef.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2018-07-13 | [Cattle Inventory Increases; Impact of Tariffs Hangs Over Markets - Center for Commercial Agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63966-cattle-inventory-increases-impact-of-tariffs-hangs-over-markets-center-for.md) | +2.3% | -1.1% |
| 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% |
| 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 | 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) | -1.0% | -1.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2021-05-27 | [USDA reports second largest inventory of cattle on feed since 1996](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4968-usda-reports-second-largest-inventory-of-cattle-on-feed-since-1996.md) | +12.1% | +15.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-07-13 | [Cattle Inventory Increases; Impact of Tariffs Hangs Over Markets - Center for Commercial Agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63966-cattle-inventory-increases-impact-of-tariffs-hangs-over-markets-center-for.md) | +0.9% | +1.7% |
| 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 | 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% |

## Sources

- doi.org: https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.282929

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