# Fall Feeder Cattle Market Prospects | Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter

> Derrell Peel of Oklahoma State University reports that heavy feeder cattle have gained value relative to lighter feeders through July and August. The August Cattle on Feed report showed on-feed inventory of 10.165 million head, 101.6 percent of last year, with placements at 101.6 percent. Feedlots are favoring heavier feeders to turn over pens faster.

- Date: 2016-08-24 · published 2016-08-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/9394-fall-feeder-cattle-market-prospects-ohio-beef-cattle-letter
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Feedlot preference for heavier cattle and discounts on deferred futures shape feeder demand and the price spread between weight classes, which affects cow-calf and stocker returns.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2017-11-29 | [Cattle on Feed \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68120-cattle-on-feed-ohio-beef-cattle-letter.md) | -4.3% | -6.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2023-12-28 | [Real feeder cattle prices lag \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32847-real-feeder-cattle-prices-lag-ag-proud.md) | +0.1% | +6.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2019-05-26 | [Cattle on Feed Report Mostly Market Friendly \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5755-cattle-on-feed-report-mostly-market-friendly-red-river-farm-network.md) | -6.8% | -8.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2019-01-01 | [Cattle Feeders Place More Heifers on Feed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61233-cattle-feeders-place-more-heifers-on-feed.md) | -0.8% | -4.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2016-08-26 | [Eastern Cornbelt Direct Feeder Cattle - 8/26/16 \| Livestock Market Reports \| lancasterfarming.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9396-eastern-cornbelt-direct-feeder-cattle-8-26-16-livestock-market-reports.md) | -6.4% | -6.7% |

## Sources

- u.osu.edu: https://u.osu.edu/beef/2016/08/24/fall-feeder-cattle-market-prospects/

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