# DATCP weekly livestock market update | Agriculture | wdtimes.com

> Wisconsin's weekly livestock update reports that the Cattle on Feed report showed Oct. 1 feedlot inventory at 11.37 million head, 0.4% below last year, with September placements down 12%. Fed cattle marketings fell 7% from a year earlier, and Mexican feeder cattle imports resumed at lower weekly volumes than before the ban. The Choice beef cutout averaged $370.55, down $4.15 for the week.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-02T06:13:58.308Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/74987-datcp-weekly-livestock-market-update-agriculture-wdtimes-com
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Lower feedlot placements and marketings tighten near-term cattle supply, but a falling beef cutout signals weak wholesale demand that pressures live cattle prices. Feeder cattle values remain sensitive to the pace of Mexican import resumption.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: neutral
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- wdtimes.com: https://www.wdtimes.com/news/agriculture/datcp-weekly-livestock-market-update/article_a9d17ac7-a054-473d-8cf1-2f1a86269582.html

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