# Cattle Break the 6-Year Uptrend with Trump's Beef Plan, Border Reopening Battling a Bullish COF - AgWeb

> Cattle futures opened higher on Monday after the USDA Cattle on Feed report showed placements 11% below last year, a record low for July. Feedlot inventories on feed for 150 days or longer were near record, and the broader market remained mixed as Trump's beef import plan weighed on recovery.

- Date: 2026-08-24 · published 2026-08-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/8344-cattle-break-the-6-year-uptrend-with-trump-s-beef-plan-border-reopening
- 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

Light placements signal tighter future supplies and are bullish, but the import plan offsets this support and limits cattle price recovery.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2025-01-31 | [U.S. Beef Cattle Inventory Falls to the Lowest Level in 64 Years - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26447-u-s-beef-cattle-inventory-falls-to-the-lowest-level-in-64-years-agweb.md) | -0.9% | -3.5% |
| 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 | 2026-05-29 | [Why the U.S. cattle herd is at a 75-year low — and what it means for beef prices : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19389-why-the-u-s-cattle-herd-is-at-a-75-year-low-and-what-it-means-for-beef-prices.md) | -0.8% | +1.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-04-24 | [Rabobank Report: Beef and cattle demand begins the year historically strong, supply pressures remain prevalent - Beef Web](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30680-rabobank-report-beef-and-cattle-demand-begins-the-year-historically-strong.md) | +0.9% | +1.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-07-28 | [Cattle Gap Into New Highs on Bullish Reports: Grains Fall on Weather - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23889-cattle-gap-into-new-highs-on-bullish-reports-grains-fall-on-weather-agweb.md) | +1.1% | +3.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-01-31 | [U.S. Beef Cattle Inventory Falls to the Lowest Level in 64 Years - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26447-u-s-beef-cattle-inventory-falls-to-the-lowest-level-in-64-years-agweb.md) | -5.9% | -2.5% |
| 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 | 2026-05-29 | [Why the U.S. cattle herd is at a 75-year low — and what it means for beef prices : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19389-why-the-u-s-cattle-herd-is-at-a-75-year-low-and-what-it-means-for-beef-prices.md) | +0.1% | +4.8% |

## Sources

- agweb.com: https://www.agweb.com/markets/market-analysis/can-cattle-hold-6-year-uptrend-trumps-beef-plan-battling-bullish-cof

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