# Rising forward contracts push QLD placements to 53k a week

> An Australian analysis estimates feedlot placements using turn-off volumes and changes in cattle on feed. Queensland placed an average of 53,000 feeder cattle per week in Q2 2026, up 33% from Q2 2023, while NSW placements have been flat since Q1 2025 at about 20,000 per week.

- Date: 2026-11-04 · published 2026-11-04T06:07:18.891Z
- Category: report · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/79174-rising-forward-contracts-push-qld-placements-to-53k-a-week
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Rising Queensland placements point to more feeder cattle entering shorter-fed programs, which adds supply to the feeder and live cattle complex and can pressure feeder prices if demand does not keep pace.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 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% | +2.2% |
| FCATTLE | 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) | -3.0% | -2.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2017-07-26 | [Feedlot profits drive large placements \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70103-feedlot-profits-drive-large-placements-capital-press.md) | +1.8% | -3.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2017-10-21 | [U.S. September cattle placements surge - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68605-u-s-september-cattle-placements-surge-grainews.md) | +1.9% | -1.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-05-28 | [Placements of Cattle on Feed up 6% \| Industry News \| feedlotmagazine.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19413-placements-of-cattle-on-feed-up-6-industry-news-feedlotmagazine-com.md) | -3.4% | +5.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-11-20 | [Cattle on Feed Continues Strong Placements \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68133-cattle-on-feed-continues-strong-placements-farm-bureau-intel-markets-american.md) | -1.1% | -0.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-05-28 | [Placements of Cattle on Feed up 6% \| Industry News \| feedlotmagazine.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19413-placements-of-cattle-on-feed-up-6-industry-news-feedlotmagazine-com.md) | -1.7% | +1.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-12-06 | [Livestock and cropping to produce record ag result - Sheep Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43533-livestock-and-cropping-to-produce-record-ag-result-sheep-central.md) | +0.5% | +1.0% |

## Sources

- pulse.auctionsplus.com.au: https://pulse.auctionsplus.com.au/aplus-news/insights/rising-forward-contracts-push-qld-placements-to-53k-a-week

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