# National Feeder and Stocker Cattle

> Feeder and stocker cattle receipts were 275,938, down from 302,055 the previous week, while steers and heifers sold steady to $10 higher. Demand was strong for lightweight cattle destined for wheat grazing and for calves, while short range conditions in the Dakotas prompted producers to market cattle; the Cattle on Feed report showed placements at 88% of a year earlier, the lowest September figure in the series since 1996.

- Date: 2026-11-06 · published 2026-11-06T18:39:16.018Z
- Category: report · region United States · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/84766-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Fewer placements point to tighter future fed-cattle supply, supporting feeder-cattle prices, while producers’ need to conserve limited pasture feed is adding near-term cattle marketing. Strong cattle prices and demand for wheat grazers also support feeder demand.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2019-11-01 | [National feeder and stocker cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56210-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | +0.6% | -2.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-06-03 | [National feeder and stocker cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7263-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | +1.8% | +0.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2016-12-05 | [National stocker and feeder cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73600-national-stocker-and-feeder-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | +1.1% | +4.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2020-02-21 | [National feeder and stocker cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54725-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | -5.8% | -16.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2023-04-03 | [National feeder and stocker cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10378-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | +0.0% | +4.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-11-01 | [National feeder and stocker cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56210-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | +4.6% | +6.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-11-04 | [October Cattle on Feed hits expectations \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56209-october-cattle-on-feed-hits-expectations-western-livestock-journal.md) | +1.2% | +4.1% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- capitalpress.com: https://capitalpress.com/2026/11/06/national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-29/

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