# 2016 beef production bolstered by increased slaughter, higher dressed weights - Progressive Cattle | Ag Proud

> USDA's semi-annual Cattle report, released January 31, showed herd expansion through 2016 and continued increases in slaughter. Dressed weights have risen every year for five years, though the rate of gain slowed in 2016.

- Date: 2017-02-25 · published 2017-02-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72625-2016-beef-production-bolstered-by-increased-slaughter-higher-dressed-weights
- 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

Expected higher slaughter and placements through 2017 point to ample beef supply, which is bearish for fed cattle prices and reduces demand for feed in the near term.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2021-12-24 | [Beef production up on expected heavier dressed weights and higher fed cattle slaughter - Progressive Cattle \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43547-beef-production-up-on-expected-heavier-dressed-weights-and-higher-fed-cattle.md) | +0.1% | +0.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-11-24 | [Higher cow slaughter and carcass weights raise 2021 beef production forecast - Progressive Cattle \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44002-higher-cow-slaughter-and-carcass-weights-raise-2021-beef-production-forecast.md) | +2.1% | +1.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-05-24 | [Higher expected cow slaughter partly offsets lower weights - Progressive Cattle \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5757-higher-expected-cow-slaughter-partly-offsets-lower-weights-progressive-cattle.md) | -1.4% | -3.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-04-25 | [Beef production continues to be down in 2022 - Progressive Cattle \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41788-beef-production-continues-to-be-down-in-2022-progressive-cattle-ag-proud.md) | +0.5% | -3.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-02-25 | [Pace of slaughter stays strong in fourth-quarter 2019 - Progressive Cattle \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54547-pace-of-slaughter-stays-strong-in-fourth-quarter-2019-progressive-cattle-ag.md) | -5.0% | -10.7% |
| CORN | 2021-02-24 | [Lower 2021 production on reduced slaughter and weights \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48766-lower-2021-production-on-reduced-slaughter-and-weights-ag-proud.md) | +0.7% | +5.4% |
| CORN | 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) | +10.5% | +8.1% |
| CORN | 2023-05-22 | [USDA foresees Less Beef Production and Higher Cattle Prices Cattle Range](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4498-usda-foresees-less-beef-production-and-higher-cattle-prices-cattle-range.md) | +8.2% | +6.2% |

## Sources

- agproud.com: https://www.agproud.com/articles/49456-2016-beef-production-bolstered-by-increased-slaughter-higher-dressed-weights

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