# Cattle futures climb on grilling demand, potential border reopening - CME
						 | The Cattle Site

> CME cattle futures rose on technical trading and expectations of strong grilling-season demand, even as feeder futures initially fell on reports of a possible phased reopening of the U.S.-Mexico border to cattle. USDA Secretary Rollins said a decision on reopening, possibly at Douglas, Arizona, would come within two to four weeks.

- Date: 2026-04-02 · published 2026-04-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10274-cattle-futures-climb-on-grilling-demand-potential-border-reopening-cme-the
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Reopening the border to Mexican feeder cattle would add supply and pressure feeder prices, while strong beef demand supports fed cattle.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2025-11-24 | [US cattle futures slide on tariff rollback and import fears - CME
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6068-us-cattle-futures-slide-on-tariff-rollback-and-import-fears-cme-the-cattle-site.md) | +2.2% | +10.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-10-28 | [US cattle futures plunge as import fears grow - CME
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22557-us-cattle-futures-plunge-as-import-fears-grow-cme-the-cattle-site.md) | -0.8% | -11.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-11-07 | [Cattle futures extend slide as beef supply outlook shifts - CME
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8356-cattle-futures-extend-slide-as-beef-supply-outlook-shifts-cme-the-cattle-site.md) | +4.6% | +5.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-11-21 | [Potential impacts of the Mexican border reopening  \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21901-potential-impacts-of-the-mexican-border-reopening-western-livestock-journal.md) | -4.9% | +1.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-10-24 | [Cattle Crash on Fear of MX Border Reopening: Grains See Profit Taking as CA Talks Off - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6342-cattle-crash-on-fear-of-mx-border-reopening-grains-see-profit-taking-as-ca.md) | -4.4% | -6.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-11-11 | [CME cattle futures firm; hog futures ease
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38814-cme-cattle-futures-firm-hog-futures-ease-the-beef-site.md) | +0.1% | +1.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-09-27 | [Cattle futures surge as trade grows bullish on potential U.S. exports to Japan](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57214-cattle-futures-surge-as-trade-grows-bullish-on-potential-u-s-exports-to-japan.md) | +3.3% | +7.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-12-13 | [CME hog, cattle futures climb on U.S-China trade news](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6399-cme-hog-cattle-futures-climb-on-u-s-china-trade-news.md) | +0.8% | +4.9% |

## Sources

- thecattlesite.com: https://www.thecattlesite.com/news/cattle-futures-climb-on-grilling-demand-potential-border-reopening-cme

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