# Hales Bullish Cattle on Feed Report Sets Up Monday’s Market – Analysis & Outlook (2026)

> The Cattle on Feed report estimated August placements at 91%, well below the pre-report estimate of 97.3%. Placements have been low for two months, the smallest since the report was restructured in the late 1990s, and Texas remains the largest feedlot state at 2.500 million head.

- Date: 2026-10-31 · published 2026-11-01T12:07:25.554Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/8854-hales-bullish-cattle-on-feed-report-sets-up-monday-s-market-analysis-and
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Placements well below expectations point to fewer cattle entering feedlots, which tightens near-term fed cattle supply and supports higher prices. The surprise is bullish for live and feeder cattle futures.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2022-11-21 | [What Does Friday's Bullish Cattle on Feed Report Mean for the Cattle Market?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38810-what-does-friday-s-bullish-cattle-on-feed-report-mean-for-the-cattle-market.md) | +0.9% | +1.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-10-27 | [Cattle futures rally on bullish Cattle on Feed report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/571-cattle-futures-rally-on-bullish-cattle-on-feed-report.md) | -3.0% | — |
| 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 | 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 | 2021-11-24 | [November cattle market update, Cattle on Feed report \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12781-november-cattle-market-update-cattle-on-feed-report-western-livestock-journal.md) | +2.1% | +1.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-11-21 | [What Does Friday's Bullish Cattle on Feed Report Mean for the Cattle Market?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38810-what-does-friday-s-bullish-cattle-on-feed-report-mean-for-the-cattle-market.md) | -2.2% | +0.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-10-27 | [Cattle futures rally on bullish Cattle on Feed report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/571-cattle-futures-rally-on-bullish-cattle-on-feed-report.md) | -4.1% | — |
| 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% |

## Sources

- xpirtdesign.com: https://xpirtdesign.com/article/hales-bullish-cattle-on-feed-report-sets-up-monday-s-market-analysis-outlook

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