# Feeder Cattle Rally Over $30 in Three Weeks in the Face of Tight Supplies

> May feeder cattle rallied $31.45 over three weeks and June live cattle rose $17.38. Analysts attributed the gains to multi-decade low inventories and the suspension of Mexican imports after New World screwworm cases.

- Date: 2026-04-06 · published 2026-04-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10272-feeder-cattle-rally-over-30-in-three-weeks-in-the-face-of-tight-supplies
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Tight feeder supplies and blocked Mexican imports keep feeder cattle prices supported and push up beef values.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2026-04-06 | 1 | +2.3% | 3.4 | Describes the same supply-driven rally in feeder and live cattle from low inventories and Mexican import suspension, supporting momentum. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2025-09-24 | [Screwworm threat tightens US beef supply, lifts feeders - CME
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23007-screwworm-threat-tightens-us-beef-supply-lifts-feeders-cme-the-cattle-site.md) | -1.0% | +2.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-09-29 | [Supply-side factors at play in the cattle sector](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23002-supply-side-factors-at-play-in-the-cattle-sector.md) | +0.0% | -0.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-05-12 | [Understand the $6.50 Surge in Feeder Cattle Futures - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24819-understand-the-6-50-surge-in-feeder-cattle-futures-agweb.md) | -0.4% | +4.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-06-01 | [An economist says the loss of Mexican feeder cattle is hitting U.S. feedlots hard, tightening supplies and driving up beef prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19393-an-economist-says-the-loss-of-mexican-feeder-cattle-is-hitting-u-s-feedlots.md) | +1.6% | +5.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-12-02 | [Feeder cattle futures set July high - CME
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27084-feeder-cattle-futures-set-july-high-cme-the-cattle-site.md) | -1.4% | +0.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-09-24 | [Screwworm threat tightens US beef supply, lifts feeders - CME
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23007-screwworm-threat-tightens-us-beef-supply-lifts-feeders-cme-the-cattle-site.md) | -1.8% | +2.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-09-29 | [Supply-side factors at play in the cattle sector](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23002-supply-side-factors-at-play-in-the-cattle-sector.md) | -1.2% | +0.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-05-12 | [Understand the $6.50 Surge in Feeder Cattle Futures - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24819-understand-the-6-50-surge-in-feeder-cattle-futures-agweb.md) | +0.3% | +4.8% |

## Sources

- agriculture.com: https://www.agriculture.com/feeder-cattle-rally-over-usd30-in-three-weeks-11943426

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