# U.S. livestock: CME live cattle mostly lower after USDA report - Country Guide

> CME live cattle closed mostly lower on December 22 after USDA's Cattle on Feed report showed more cattle entering feedlots in November than a year earlier. Cash cattle in the Plains traded $119-$120/cwt, supported by tight supplies and holiday grocery buying, while November cold storage beef stocks fell 4% month over month.

- Date: 2017-12-22 · published 2017-12-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67610-u-s-livestock-cme-live-cattle-mostly-lower-after-usda-report-country-guide
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Heavier feedlot placements signal more cattle to feed in the near term, supporting feed grain demand, but the bearish report pressured futures.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2017-06-23 | [U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rally before USDA report - Country Guide](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70627-u-s-livestock-cme-live-cattle-rally-before-usda-report-country-guide.md) | -2.7% | -5.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-01-24 | [U.S. livestock: CME live cattle slide on cash price unease - Country Guide](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10048-u-s-livestock-cme-live-cattle-slide-on-cash-price-unease-country-guide.md) | -2.0% | -1.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-09-24 | [U.S. livestock: CME hogs rise, live cattle slip ahead of USDA reports - Canadian Cattlemen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45190-u-s-livestock-cme-hogs-rise-live-cattle-slip-ahead-of-usda-reports-canadian.md) | -1.2% | +0.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-07-02 | [LIVESTOCK-Cattle futures dip lower, USDA reports unexpected export sales spike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5237-livestock-cattle-futures-dip-lower-usda-reports-unexpected-export-sales-spike.md) | -2.2% | -7.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-02-12 | [Cattle, hog futures lower following USDA report - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54713-cattle-hog-futures-lower-following-usda-report-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.1% | -9.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2017-01-24 | [U.S. livestock: CME live cattle slide on cash price unease - Country Guide](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10048-u-s-livestock-cme-live-cattle-slide-on-cash-price-unease-country-guide.md) | -6.7% | -6.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-07-02 | [LIVESTOCK-Cattle futures dip lower, USDA reports unexpected export sales spike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5237-livestock-cattle-futures-dip-lower-usda-reports-unexpected-export-sales-spike.md) | -2.2% | -4.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2020-02-12 | [Cattle, hog futures lower following USDA report - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54713-cattle-hog-futures-lower-following-usda-report-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +4.5% | -8.4% |

## Sources

- country-guide.ca: https://www.country-guide.ca/daily/u-s-livestock-cme-live-cattle-mostly-lower-after-usda-report/

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