# Record cattle prices face pressure from trade turmoil

> Cattle prices and speculative positions reached record highs in early February on tight supply and trade disruptions. USDA has halted Mexican feeder cattle imports, and the US was set to impose tariffs on Mexico and Canada.

- Date: 2025-02-04 · published 2025-02-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12743-record-cattle-prices-face-pressure-from-trade-turmoil
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Tight supply supports cattle prices, but the threatened tariffs and import halt raise the risk of a sharp reversal if trade flows change.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2026-10-27 | [U.S. Cattle Prices Face New Pressure as Mexican Imports Remain Restricted](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17082-u-s-cattle-prices-face-new-pressure-as-mexican-imports-remain-restricted.md) | -3.0% | — |
| 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% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-01-23 | [Big wins on trade could mean big things for cattle and hog prices - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55229-big-wins-on-trade-could-mean-big-things-for-cattle-and-hog-prices-brownfield-ag.md) | -1.7% | -4.0% |
| 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 | 2018-08-27 | [Hog, cattle futures sharply higher on news of trade deal - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63477-hog-cattle-futures-sharply-higher-on-news-of-trade-deal-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.1% | +3.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-10-27 | [U.S. Cattle Prices Face New Pressure as Mexican Imports Remain Restricted](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17082-u-s-cattle-prices-face-new-pressure-as-mexican-imports-remain-restricted.md) | -4.1% | — |
| FCATTLE | 2019-06-03 | [Trade fights continue to batter U.S. live cattle, lean hog futures](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11384-trade-fights-continue-to-batter-u-s-live-cattle-lean-hog-futures.md) | +3.1% | +2.8% |
| FCATTLE | 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) | +0.6% | +2.6% |

## Sources

- beefmagazine.com: https://www.beefmagazine.com/market-news/record-cattle-prices-face-pressure-from-trade-turmoil

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