# Cattle on Feed | Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter

> November Cattle on Feed placements were expected to run 3.6 to 13.1 percent above a year earlier, reflecting strong feeder demand in October. Marketings have stayed above year-ago levels, and feedlot inventories have not become burdensome. Feeding returns have been negative for three months.

- Date: 2017-11-29 · published 2017-11-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68120-cattle-on-feed-ohio-beef-cattle-letter
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Strong placements and marketings point to steady fed supply, while higher feeder costs and negative feeding returns weigh on feedlot demand for feeder cattle.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- FCATTLE: neutral
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2019-03-20 | [March \| 2019 \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter \| Page 2](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60059-march-2019-ohio-beef-cattle-letter-page-2.md) | -0.2% | -1.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-01-01 | [Cattle Feeders Place More Heifers on Feed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61233-cattle-feeders-place-more-heifers-on-feed.md) | +0.2% | +1.0% |
| 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 | 2017-01-01 | [USDA beefs up fed cattle price reporting](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73130-usda-beefs-up-fed-cattle-price-reporting.md) | -0.8% | +2.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-07-22 | [USDA Releases Report on Boxed Beef and Fed Cattle Price Investigation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52238-usda-releases-report-on-boxed-beef-and-fed-cattle-price-investigation.md) | -0.0% | +6.9% |
| CORN | 2026-10-27 | [Cattle futures rally on bullish Cattle on Feed report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/571-cattle-futures-rally-on-bullish-cattle-on-feed-report.md) | +0.0% | — |
| CORN | 2026-01-23 | [Cattle-on-Feed Report Shows Tighter Supply Ahead - RFD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21189-cattle-on-feed-report-shows-tighter-supply-ahead-rfd.md) | +1.6% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2020-04-30 | [Feeder cattle aren't in feedlots](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53784-feeder-cattle-aren-t-in-feedlots.md) | +1.9% | +2.3% |

## Sources

- u.osu.edu: https://u.osu.edu/beef/2017/11/29/cattle-on-feed-6/

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