# Will demand keep cattle prices elevated or will supply push them down - Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association

> USDA's mid-year cattle inventory put the total U.S. herd at 103 million head, 4 percent above last summer and the largest in nearly a decade. Beef cow numbers rose 7 percent, while replacement heifer numbers fell from 2016. Some analysts say beef cow expansion is leveling off.

- Date: 2017-07-26 · published 2017-07-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69915-will-demand-keep-cattle-prices-elevated-or-will-supply-push-them-down-texas-and
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

A larger herd adds future beef supply, which is bearish for feeder and live cattle prices, though slowing heifer retention could limit further expansion.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2020-10-02 | [Cattle on Feed report pushes feeders south \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50773-cattle-on-feed-report-pushes-feeders-south-western-livestock-journal.md) | -2.0% | -3.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2020-11-11 | [CME update: feed cattle futures dip as corn prices rise
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7939-cme-update-feed-cattle-futures-dip-as-corn-prices-rise-the-cattle-site.md) | -2.5% | -2.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2018-05-04 | [Ups and downs of cattle prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10633-ups-and-downs-of-cattle-prices.md) | -1.6% | +3.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2017-11-22 | [Future prices depend on supply management \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67924-future-prices-depend-on-supply-management-western-livestock-journal.md) | +2.6% | -6.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2018-06-27 | [Beef Supply and Demand Challenges Continue \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64472-beef-supply-and-demand-challenges-continue-ohio-beef-cattle-letter.md) | +4.6% | +4.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-03-22 | [Cow-Calf Corner: Fed cattle market struggles; Genetic prediction in beef cattle and EPDs; Grass tetany and milk fever - Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48265-cow-calf-corner-fed-cattle-market-struggles-genetic-prediction-in-beef-cattle.md) | +1.0% | +4.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-05-04 | [Ups and downs of cattle prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10633-ups-and-downs-of-cattle-prices.md) | +0.9% | -6.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-11-22 | [Future prices depend on supply management \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67924-future-prices-depend-on-supply-management-western-livestock-journal.md) | +0.9% | +0.8% |

## Sources

- tscra.org: https://tscra.org/will-demand-keep-cattle-prices-elevated-or-will-supply-push-them-down/

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