# Cattle Outlook: Less Beef in Cold Storage During November
						 | The Cattle Site

> USDA data showed 531 million pounds of beef in cold storage at end-November, up 4.1 percent year over year. Beef production in 2016 rose 6 percent while steer prices fell 18 percent, and the cow herd continued expanding.

- Date: 2017-01-03 · published 2017-01-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73120-cattle-outlook-less-beef-in-cold-storage-during-november-the-cattle-site
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Expanding cow herd and higher beef output point to ample beef supply, supporting bearish cattle price expectations.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2023-06-27 | [Live cattle weaken on slowing demand - CME
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35614-live-cattle-weaken-on-slowing-demand-cme-the-beef-site.md) | -0.6% | +1.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-11-23 | [US cattle futures sag - CME
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7971-us-cattle-futures-sag-cme-the-cattle-site.md) | -1.3% | -3.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-10-25 | [Live cattle futures continue to fall - CME
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10310-live-cattle-futures-continue-to-fall-cme-the-cattle-site.md) | +0.5% | -3.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-04-21 | [Cattle Falls Out of the Long Weekend](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11325-cattle-falls-out-of-the-long-weekend.md) | +2.0% | +4.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-10-28 | [Cattle on Feed Grows Again \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50777-cattle-on-feed-grows-again-ohio-beef-cattle-letter.md) | +1.0% | +5.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2023-06-27 | [Live cattle weaken on slowing demand - CME
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35614-live-cattle-weaken-on-slowing-demand-cme-the-beef-site.md) | +6.1% | +4.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2023-10-25 | [Live cattle futures continue to fall - CME
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10310-live-cattle-futures-continue-to-fall-cme-the-cattle-site.md) | -0.7% | -4.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-04-21 | [Cattle Falls Out of the Long Weekend](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11325-cattle-falls-out-of-the-long-weekend.md) | -1.0% | +1.2% |

## Sources

- thecattlesite.com: https://www.thecattlesite.com/news/50579/cattle-outlook-less-beef-in-cold-storage-during-november

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