# Cattle available for slaughter give meatpackers options - Progressive Cattle | Ag Proud

> Feedlots with more than 1,000-head capacity placed 12.9% more cattle in May than a year earlier, and feedlot demand helped lift calf prices in the second quarter. USDA expects feeder calf prices to peak in the third quarter and ease in the fourth, while large placements should supply fed cattle to packers.

- Date: 2017-08-24 · published 2017-08-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69613-cattle-available-for-slaughter-give-meatpackers-options-progressive-cattle-ag
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy feedlot placements imply abundant fed cattle supplies, which limits packer bidding power and supports lower prices later in the year. Feeder calf prices are expected to decline in the fourth quarter.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: neutral
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2021-04-23 | [Higher cow slaughter and shift in fed cattle slaughter \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47537-higher-cow-slaughter-and-shift-in-fed-cattle-slaughter-ag-proud.md) | +1.7% | +2.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2023-12-28 | [Real feeder cattle prices lag \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32847-real-feeder-cattle-prices-lag-ag-proud.md) | +0.1% | +6.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2021-01-29 | [Improved calf price data available for Iowa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49298-improved-calf-price-data-available-for-iowa.md) | +2.8% | +2.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-06-28 | [Heavy cattle weights mostly offset tight cattle supplies \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29895-heavy-cattle-weights-mostly-offset-tight-cattle-supplies-ag-proud.md) | +0.3% | -0.4% |
| FCATTLE | 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) | +0.9% | -2.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-04-23 | [Higher cow slaughter and shift in fed cattle slaughter \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47537-higher-cow-slaughter-and-shift-in-fed-cattle-slaughter-ag-proud.md) | +0.2% | -1.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-01-18 | [Missing market reports now could mean trouble later - Progressive Cattle \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61222-missing-market-reports-now-could-mean-trouble-later-progressive-cattle-ag-proud.md) | -0.6% | +0.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-04-23 | [Heavier cattle weights more than offset slower pace of slaughter to raise production \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11327-heavier-cattle-weights-more-than-offset-slower-pace-of-slaughter-to-raise.md) | +2.3% | +3.9% |

## Sources

- agproud.com: https://www.agproud.com/articles/49212-cattle-available-for-slaughter-give-meatpackers-options

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