# Cattle on Feed Continues Strong Placements | Farm Bureau Intel Markets | American Farm Bureau Federation

> Feedlot placements were expected to be strong, with analyst estimates 3.6 to 13.1 percent above a year earlier. Placements in September rose 13.5 percent and October placements were 10 percent above 2016, while marketings stayed aggressive.

- Date: 2017-11-20 · published 2017-11-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68133-cattle-on-feed-continues-strong-placements-farm-bureau-intel-markets-american
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Strong placements keep feeder cattle demand firm, although heavier marketings limit the risk of feedlot inventory building up and pressuring fed cattle prices.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2024-02-05 | [U.S. Cattle Inventory Smallest in 73 years \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31619-u-s-cattle-inventory-smallest-in-73-years-farm-bureau-intel-markets-american.md) | +1.0% | +2.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-02-10 | [Smaller Cattle Herd Creates Market Volatility \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20724-smaller-cattle-herd-creates-market-volatility-farm-bureau-intel-markets.md) | +1.0% | -3.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-12-04 | [Bullish Cattle Report Does Not Indicate Herd Expansion \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21454-bullish-cattle-report-does-not-indicate-herd-expansion-farm-bureau-intel.md) | +2.0% | +7.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2023-02-02 | [Semiannual Cattle Inventory and Cattle Contract Library Set the Tone for the 2023 Marketing Year \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10215-semiannual-cattle-inventory-and-cattle-contract-library-set-the-tone-for-the.md) | +1.7% | +2.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-08-01 | [Livestock Market Update for The Second Half of 2024 \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28790-livestock-market-update-for-the-second-half-of-2024-farm-bureau-intel-markets.md) | -5.7% | -5.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-07-28 | [USDA Reports Provide Insight into Cattle Markets \| Newsline \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18487-usda-reports-provide-insight-into-cattle-markets-newsline-american-farm-bureau.md) | +1.9% | -2.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-05-28 | [Placements of Cattle on Feed up 6% \| Industry News \| feedlotmagazine.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19413-placements-of-cattle-on-feed-up-6-industry-news-feedlotmagazine-com.md) | -1.7% | +1.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-10-31 | [Cattle Feeders Place More Heifers on Feed - Center for Commercial Agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56728-cattle-feeders-place-more-heifers-on-feed-center-for-commercial-agriculture.md) | +3.8% | +6.2% |

## Sources

- fb.org: https://www.fb.org/intel/markets/cattle-on-feed-continues-strong-placements

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