# National feeder and stocker cattle report | Capital Press

> The USDA national feeder and stocker cattle report for March 13, 2020 showed receipts of 198,500 head, down from 254,200 last week, and steers and heifers sold $5 to $10 lower. Feeder futures fell 27 to 29.50 over three weeks, and fed cattle traded $3 to $7 lower.

- Date: 2020-03-13 · published 2020-03-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/9943-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), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Lower receipts and falling feeder and fed cattle prices signal weaker cattle values and reduced placement demand, pressuring feeder cattle prices and the demand for feed grains.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2020-03-15 | 5 | -15.1% | -7.8 | USDA report showed cash feeder and stocker cattle $5-10 lower and futures down sharply over three weeks, confirming physical-market weakness. |
| LCATTLE | 2020-03-15 | 5 | -6.7% | -3.7 | USDA report shows feeder and fed cattle trading $3-10 lower, confirming cash weakness feeding the futures decline. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| 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 | 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 | 2024-11-01 | [National feeder and stocker cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8081-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | -1.7% | +3.0% |
| LCATTLE | 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) | +0.1% | +4.1% |
| LCATTLE | 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) | -3.8% | -7.3% |
| LCATTLE | 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) | -0.2% | +0.9% |

## Sources

- capitalpress.com: https://capitalpress.com/2020/03/13/national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-135/

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