# Lower supply outlook strengthens cattle prices - Grainews

> Alberta fed cattle traded at $137-138 in mid-October, and beef production in October came in below expectations. USDA lowered its 2017 third- and fourth-quarter beef production estimates, while retail and restaurant demand is firm. Feeder and calf prices have risen on risk premium in April live cattle futures.

- Date: 2017-11-08 · published 2017-11-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68118-lower-supply-outlook-strengthens-cattle-prices-grainews
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter beef supply and firm demand point to higher fed and feeder cattle prices, with risk premium building into 2018 first-quarter supplies.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2023-03-30 | [Feed grain outlook lifts feeder cattle market - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5599-feed-grain-outlook-lifts-feeder-cattle-market-grainews.md) | +3.3% | +5.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-07-20 | [USDA Outlook Highlights Tight Cattle Supplies and Strong Beef Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18489-usda-outlook-highlights-tight-cattle-supplies-and-strong-beef-prices.md) | -0.2% | -1.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2021-07-27 | [Fed cattle show strength, beef supply declines – Delco Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46240-fed-cattle-show-strength-beef-supply-declines-delco-times.md) | -2.4% | -2.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-04-21 | [Beef outlook 2026: Lower production, strong prices and rising imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19861-beef-outlook-2026-lower-production-strong-prices-and-rising-imports.md) | +0.5% | -0.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-10-12 | [Feeder cattle hit three-month high on lower corn outlook - CME
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/589-feeder-cattle-hit-three-month-high-on-lower-corn-outlook-cme-the-cattle-site.md) | +0.0% | — |
| LCATTLE | 2026-07-20 | [USDA Outlook Highlights Tight Cattle Supplies and Strong Beef Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18489-usda-outlook-highlights-tight-cattle-supplies-and-strong-beef-prices.md) | -1.4% | -2.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-07-27 | [Fed cattle show strength, beef supply declines – Delco Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46240-fed-cattle-show-strength-beef-supply-declines-delco-times.md) | -0.2% | +3.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-04-21 | [Beef outlook 2026: Lower production, strong prices and rising imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19861-beef-outlook-2026-lower-production-strong-prices-and-rising-imports.md) | -0.2% | +3.7% |

## Sources

- grainews.ca: https://www.grainews.ca/cattlemans-corner/lower-supply-outlook-strengthens-prices/

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