# Cattle Industry Still in Expansion Mode, at Least for Now - Center for Commercial Agriculture

> USDA's January 31 cattle report put the January 1, 2017 all cattle and calves inventory at 93.6 million head, up 1.8% year on year. The 2016 calf crop was estimated at 35.1 million head, 2.9% larger than 2015, and the analysis concludes the industry remains in expansion mode.

- Date: 2017-02-13 · published 2017-02-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72633-cattle-industry-still-in-expansion-mode-at-least-for-now-center-for-commercial
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A growing herd means more beef and feeder supply ahead, which is bearish for cattle prices and suggests steady demand for feed grains and by-products from feedlots.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2018-07-13 | [Cattle Inventory Increases; Impact of Tariffs Hangs Over Markets - Center for Commercial Agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63966-cattle-inventory-increases-impact-of-tariffs-hangs-over-markets-center-for.md) | +0.9% | +1.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-12-05 | [ABARES forecasts agricultural production to fall $16b this financial year due to dry conditions in spring - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32670-abares-forecasts-agricultural-production-to-fall-16b-this-financial-year-due-to.md) | -1.4% | +1.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-12-10 | [African swine fever factors into cattle price forecast - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61523-african-swine-fever-factors-into-cattle-price-forecast-beef-central.md) | +1.1% | +5.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-12-22 | [Cattle Prices Lowered but Supply Fundamentals Remain \| Industry News \| feedlotmagazine.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21641-cattle-prices-lowered-but-supply-fundamentals-remain-industry-news.md) | -0.1% | +1.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-04-18 | [Beef Market Update: USDA Cattle on Feed, calving season, and dry pasture conditions on the Prairies - RealAgriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5962-beef-market-update-usda-cattle-on-feed-calving-season-and-dry-pasture.md) | -0.3% | -8.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2018-07-13 | [Cattle Inventory Increases; Impact of Tariffs Hangs Over Markets - Center for Commercial Agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63966-cattle-inventory-increases-impact-of-tariffs-hangs-over-markets-center-for.md) | +2.3% | -1.1% |
| FCATTLE | 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) | -3.4% | +5.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-12-22 | [Cattle Prices Lowered but Supply Fundamentals Remain \| Industry News \| feedlotmagazine.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21641-cattle-prices-lowered-but-supply-fundamentals-remain-industry-news.md) | +0.4% | +5.1% |

## Sources

- ag.purdue.edu: https://ag.purdue.edu/commercialag/home/resource/2017/02/cattle-industry-still-in-expansion-mode-at-least-for-now/

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