# National feeder and stocker cattle report | Capital Press

> The National Feeder and Stocker Cattle report for November 20, 2023 showed receipts of 343,800 head, down from the prior week and last year, with steers and heifers selling 2 to 6 dollars lower. Feeder futures regained about 40% of prior losses after a sell-off, and buyers favored healthy, vaccinated calves. The Cattle on Feed report was described as neutral.

- Date: 2023-11-20 · published 2023-11-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7972-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Lower feeder calf prices and selective buying reduce feeder cattle values, while the neutral on-feed data offers no strong directional catalyst. Buyers of feed should note calf market softness as a sign of reduced near-term feedlot demand.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2020-03-13 | [National feeder and stocker cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9943-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | -1.5% | +0.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2019-11-22 | [National feeder and stocker cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7039-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | -2.2% | -0.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2021-05-28 | [National feeder and stocker cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47235-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | +10.0% | +17.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2020-02-28 | [National feeder and stocker cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12521-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | +0.8% | -1.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2020-08-28 | [National feeder and stocker cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51750-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | -3.1% | -1.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-10-02 | [Cattle on Feed report pushes feeders south \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50773-cattle-on-feed-report-pushes-feeders-south-western-livestock-journal.md) | +1.5% | -1.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-07-22 | [USDA Releases Report on Boxed Beef and Fed Cattle Price Investigation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52238-usda-releases-report-on-boxed-beef-and-fed-cattle-price-investigation.md) | -0.0% | +6.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-05-25 | [‘Cattle on Feed’ report in line with expectations](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11034-cattle-on-feed-report-in-line-with-expectations.md) | -1.8% | +0.5% |

## Sources

- capitalpress.com: https://capitalpress.com/2023/11/20/national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-344/

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