# In the Cattle Markets

> Colorado State University's Stephen Koontz reviews USDA's October 23 Cattle on Feed report, which showed feeder cattle placements into feedlots in September down 12% from a year earlier, extending declines seen since May. He expects fed-cattle marketings to be constrained into early 2027, with heavier weights only partly offsetting lower numbers.

- Date: 2026-11-04 · published 2026-11-04T12:06:49.261Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/79587-in-the-cattle-markets
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Tight feedlot placements point to very tight fed-cattle supplies in early 2027, supporting live and feeder cattle prices. Tighter supply also means higher costs for cattle-based feed and rendering inputs for buyers.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2026-02-02 | [How Bullish is the Cattle Inventory Report for the Cattle Market? - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20729-how-bullish-is-the-cattle-inventory-report-for-the-cattle-market-agweb.md) | +1.4% | +4.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-06-01 | [Cattle Supply and Demand Issues for the 2022 Marketing Year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41547-cattle-supply-and-demand-issues-for-the-2022-marketing-year.md) | +0.9% | +4.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-01-04 | [Cattle Markets in 2023 and Cattle on Feed Update \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37918-cattle-markets-in-2023-and-cattle-on-feed-update-ohio-beef-cattle-letter.md) | +0.3% | -0.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-03-18 | [Cattle Markets Looking for Spring - Northern Ag Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48263-cattle-markets-looking-for-spring-northern-ag-network.md) | +0.1% | +4.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-02-03 | [The Cattle Price Explosion Is Now!](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42827-the-cattle-price-explosion-is-now.md) | +1.7% | +1.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-02-02 | [How Bullish is the Cattle Inventory Report for the Cattle Market? - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20729-how-bullish-is-the-cattle-inventory-report-for-the-cattle-market-agweb.md) | +2.0% | -0.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2023-01-04 | [Cattle Markets in 2023 and Cattle on Feed Update \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37918-cattle-markets-in-2023-and-cattle-on-feed-update-ohio-beef-cattle-letter.md) | +0.9% | +0.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-06-01 | [Cattle Supply and Demand Issues for the 2022 Marketing Year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41547-cattle-supply-and-demand-issues-for-the-2022-marketing-year.md) | +4.4% | +3.4% |

## Sources

- angus.org: https://www.angus.org/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2026/11/mkt_in-the-cattle-markets

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