# USDA beefs up fed cattle price reporting

> USDA introduced a new National Weekly Fed Cattle Comprehensive Report to give stakeholders a fuller picture of fed cattle transactions. The change alters how fed cattle prices are reported and benchmarked.

- Date: 2017-01-01 · published 2017-01-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73130-usda-beefs-up-fed-cattle-price-reporting
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

A more complete fed cattle price series can change how cash and futures prices are benchmarked and how the market responds to pricing changes. The effect on price levels is likely limited.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2020-07-22 | [USDA Releases Report on Boxed Beef and Fed Cattle Price Investigation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52238-usda-releases-report-on-boxed-beef-and-fed-cattle-price-investigation.md) | -0.0% | +6.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-07-28 | [USDA Reports Provide Insight into Cattle Markets \| Newsline \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18487-usda-reports-provide-insight-into-cattle-markets-newsline-american-farm-bureau.md) | +1.9% | -2.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-11-29 | [Cattle on Feed \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68120-cattle-on-feed-ohio-beef-cattle-letter.md) | -0.7% | +1.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-11-20 | [National feeder and stocker cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7972-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | -2.9% | -5.1% |
| LCATTLE | 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) | +1.3% | -0.5% |

## Sources

- dr.lib.iastate.edu: https://dr.lib.iastate.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/ded5266a-6a20-46fa-815a-d6e1599285b8/content

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