# Market Report: Cattle on feed continue to remain large - Progressive Cattle | Ag Proud

> Fed cattle marketings in October 2017 ran 6% above the prior year, and cattle on feed stayed relatively high. Average dressed weights in November were 826 pounds, 17 pounds below the year before. A higher share of cows and heifers in the slaughter mix is lowering carcass weights.

- Date: 2018-01-24 · published 2018-01-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67092-market-report-cattle-on-feed-continue-to-remain-large-progressive-cattle-ag
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Lighter carcass weights reduce beef tonnage per head even as slaughter stays strong. Slowing beef cow expansion points to tighter future supply, which supports prices.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2019-01-18 | [Missing market reports now could mean trouble later - Progressive Cattle \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61222-missing-market-reports-now-could-mean-trouble-later-progressive-cattle-ag-proud.md) | -0.6% | +0.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-05-26 | [Cattle on Feed Report Mostly Market Friendly \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5755-cattle-on-feed-report-mostly-market-friendly-red-river-farm-network.md) | -2.4% | -4.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-03-20 | [Market confusion overshadows cattle report \| Livestock \| farmweeknow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54266-market-confusion-overshadows-cattle-report-livestock-farmweeknow-com.md) | +5.8% | -2.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-05-25 | [‘Cattle on Feed’ report in line with expectations](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11034-cattle-on-feed-report-in-line-with-expectations.md) | -1.8% | +0.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-08-24 | [Cattle available for slaughter give meatpackers options - Progressive Cattle \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69613-cattle-available-for-slaughter-give-meatpackers-options-progressive-cattle-ag.md) | -1.4% | +0.7% |

## Sources

- agproud.com: https://www.agproud.com/articles/51968-market-report-cattle-on-feed-continue-to-remain-large

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