# Cattle on Feed Report Implications

> USDA's latest Cattle on Feed report showed feeder cattle placements into feedlots in September down 12% from a year earlier, extending a run of declines since May. On-feed inventories are down most sharply in Idaho, Iowa, Colorado and Texas.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-04T06:07:10.502Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/79172-cattle-on-feed-report-implications
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Fewer placements will constrain fed cattle marketings into early 2027, with heavier weights only partly offsetting the supply gap, supporting fed cattle and live cattle prices.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2026-10-27 | [Cattle on Feed Report Implications \| Industry News \| feedlotmagazine.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17192-cattle-on-feed-report-implications-industry-news-feedlotmagazine-com.md) | -3.0% | — |
| LCATTLE | 2023-11-20 | [Live Cattle Take on Another On-Feed Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7973-live-cattle-take-on-another-on-feed-report.md) | -2.9% | -5.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-10-27 | [Cattle futures rally on bullish Cattle on Feed report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/571-cattle-futures-rally-on-bullish-cattle-on-feed-report.md) | -3.0% | — |
| LCATTLE | 2026-01-23 | [Cattle-on-Feed Report Shows Tighter Supply Ahead - RFD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21189-cattle-on-feed-report-shows-tighter-supply-ahead-rfd.md) | +1.1% | +6.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-08-26 | [Review of the August Cattle on Feed Report - Southeast AgNET](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23480-review-of-the-august-cattle-on-feed-report-southeast-agnet.md) | +0.2% | -2.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-10-27 | [Cattle on Feed Report Implications \| Industry News \| feedlotmagazine.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17192-cattle-on-feed-report-implications-industry-news-feedlotmagazine-com.md) | -4.1% | — |
| FCATTLE | 2023-11-20 | [Live Cattle Take on Another On-Feed Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7973-live-cattle-take-on-another-on-feed-report.md) | -6.9% | -2.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-10-27 | [Cattle futures rally on bullish Cattle on Feed report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/571-cattle-futures-rally-on-bullish-cattle-on-feed-report.md) | -4.1% | — |

## Sources

- feedlotmagazine.com: https://www.feedlotmagazine.com/news/industry_news/cattle-on-feed-report-implications/article_099e1dc7-bd3a-47be-9b3d-1a239e1716bb.html

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