# Cattle & Hog Numbers Still On The Decline - Mid-West Farm Report

> The Wisconsin market update reports that the original cattle harvest estimate for the week was 625,000 head, 33,000 below the prior year, with carcass weights falling. The Choice beef cutout rose $9.20 to $262.83, and CattleFax forecasts 2023 calf prices averaging $225/cwt. Cash hog prices were steady and February lean hogs gained $1.90.

- Date: 2022-12-27 · published 2022-12-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7015-cattle-and-hog-numbers-still-on-the-decline-mid-west-farm-report
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Tightening fed cattle supply and firm beef values support cattle and feeder prices into 2023, which in turn affects demand for cattle feed.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: neutral
- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2025-07-29 | [USDA says US cattle numbers continue to decline - Farm and Dairy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23701-usda-says-us-cattle-numbers-continue-to-decline-farm-and-dairy.md) | +1.5% | +3.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-09-21 | [Dr. Derrell Peel: September Cattle on Feed Shows Ongoing Tightening of Feedlot Numbers - Oklahoma Farm Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23017-dr-derrell-peel-september-cattle-on-feed-shows-ongoing-tightening-of-feedlot.md) | -0.8% | +0.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-10-30 | [Hog, Pork Prices Losing Ground - Mid-West Farm Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44725-hog-pork-prices-losing-ground-mid-west-farm-report.md) | +2.5% | +9.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-08-26 | [Review of the August Cattle on Feed Report - Southeast AgNET](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23480-review-of-the-august-cattle-on-feed-report-southeast-agnet.md) | +0.2% | -2.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-11-21 | [What Does Friday's Bullish Cattle on Feed Report Mean for the Cattle Market?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38810-what-does-friday-s-bullish-cattle-on-feed-report-mean-for-the-cattle-market.md) | +0.9% | +1.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-07-29 | [USDA says US cattle numbers continue to decline - Farm and Dairy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23701-usda-says-us-cattle-numbers-continue-to-decline-farm-and-dairy.md) | +0.6% | +8.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-09-21 | [Dr. Derrell Peel: September Cattle on Feed Shows Ongoing Tightening of Feedlot Numbers - Oklahoma Farm Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23017-dr-derrell-peel-september-cattle-on-feed-shows-ongoing-tightening-of-feedlot.md) | -0.6% | +3.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2021-10-30 | [Hog, Pork Prices Losing Ground - Mid-West Farm Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44725-hog-pork-prices-losing-ground-mid-west-farm-report.md) | +1.5% | +5.8% |

## Sources

- midwestfarmreport.com: https://www.midwestfarmreport.com/2022/12/27/cattle-and-hog-numbers-still-on-the-decline/

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