# Large feedlot numbers tempered by light weights | Capital Press

> USDA's November Cattle on Feed report showed placements up 14% from a year earlier, driven largely by lightweight cattle, with Texas placements up 23%. Poor Southern Plains pasture conditions and favorable cost of gain pushed feedlots to load up on calves.

- Date: 2017-12-28 · published 2017-12-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67611-large-feedlot-numbers-tempered-by-light-weights-capital-press
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Heavier-than-expected placements draw feed demand forward, but fewer cattle available in early 2018 could reduce feed use later, weighing on corn and meal demand.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-07-26 | [Feedlot profits drive large placements \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70103-feedlot-profits-drive-large-placements-capital-press.md) | -1.0% | -5.5% |
| CORN | 2020-08-28 | [National feeder and stocker cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51750-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | +0.0% | +5.4% |
| CORN | 2022-04-04 | [National feeder and stocker cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41990-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | +5.4% | -0.7% |
| CORN | 2022-08-27 | [National feeder and stocker cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40181-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | +0.5% | -0.0% |
| CORN | 2020-06-11 | [World Numbers a Bright Spot in USDA Report \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52554-world-numbers-a-bright-spot-in-usda-report-red-river-farm-network.md) | +1.0% | +5.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-07-26 | [Feedlot profits drive large placements \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70103-feedlot-profits-drive-large-placements-capital-press.md) | -1.1% | -6.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-03-13 | [National feeder and stocker cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9943-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | -4.4% | -4.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-08-28 | [National feeder and stocker cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51750-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | -0.2% | +0.9% |

## Sources

- capitalpress.com: https://capitalpress.com/2017/12/28/large-feedlot-numbers-tempered-by-light-weights/

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