# Corn Costs and Cattle Placement Weights | UNL Beef | Nebraska

> The USDA's February 25, 2022 Cattle on Feed report showed the February 1 inventory about 1% above expectations, placements 1% lower and marketings 3% lower. The article also notes feedlots under 1,000 head now make up 92.2% of US feedlots, down from 98.1% in 1996.

- Date: 2022-04-01 · published 2022-04-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7627-corn-costs-and-cattle-placement-weights-unl-beef-nebraska
- 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 record-large on-feed inventory with weaker marketings means more cattle to be sold later, which pressures fed cattle prices while high corn costs shape placement weights.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2025-12-09 | [USDA Cuts Cattle Price Forecast After Tyson Shuts Nebraska Beef Plant - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21622-usda-cuts-cattle-price-forecast-after-tyson-shuts-nebraska-beef-plant-bloomberg.md) | +2.3% | +3.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-01-30 | [Cattle placements bearish, but with some good news - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73110-cattle-placements-bearish-but-with-some-good-news-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.9% | +1.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-12-02 | [Understanding 'Placements' in the Cattle on Feed Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55713-understanding-placements-in-the-cattle-on-feed-report.md) | +0.5% | +3.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-10-21 | [U.S. September cattle placements surge - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68605-u-s-september-cattle-placements-surge-grainews.md) | +1.6% | +8.5% |
| 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% |
| FCATTLE | 2019-12-19 | [Cattle and beef: Where to from here?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55547-cattle-and-beef-where-to-from-here.md) | +0.6% | +0.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-11-06 | [Weekly Cattle Market Trends: Cash Prices, Feedlot Margins, and Packing Plant Utilization - Beef Web](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27543-weekly-cattle-market-trends-cash-prices-feedlot-margins-and-packing-plant.md) | +0.3% | +4.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-06-28 | [Heavy cattle weights mostly offset tight cattle supplies \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29895-heavy-cattle-weights-mostly-offset-tight-cattle-supplies-ag-proud.md) | +0.3% | -0.4% |

## Sources

- beef.unl.edu: https://beef.unl.edu/beefwatch/2022/corn-costs-and-cattle-placement-weights/

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