# Weekly protein report: Feeder cattle supplies remain tight despite renewed Mexican imports
						 | The Cattle Site

> Mexican feeder cattle continue to enter the US through Douglas, Arizona, with 2,000 head crossing in one week and 12,800 head since the port reopened August 24. The Santa Teresa crossing is the next reopening to watch. Feeder supplies are still expected to stay constrained.

- Date: 2026-10-08 · published 2026-10-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17199-weekly-protein-report-feeder-cattle-supplies-remain-tight-despite-renewed
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Renewed Mexican imports add some feeder supply, but volumes are too small to offset tight domestic supplies, so feeder cattle prices remain supported.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2026-04-03 | [Weekly protein report: DMC payouts offer relief amid tightening margins
						 \| The Dairy Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6429-weekly-protein-report-dmc-payouts-offer-relief-amid-tightening-margins-the.md) | +0.3% | -0.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-05-26 | [Market Experts Consider Mexican Cattle Imports and Border Impacts on US Cattle Supply - Oklahoma Farm Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19205-market-experts-consider-mexican-cattle-imports-and-border-impacts-on-us-cattle.md) | +0.5% | +5.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-01-20 | [US lean beef trimmings import prices rise on China demand, tight supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21181-us-lean-beef-trimmings-import-prices-rise-on-china-demand-tight-supply.md) | +1.3% | +2.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-09-12 | [Cattle Imports and Exports in North America with Derrell Peel - Oklahoma Farm Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39525-cattle-imports-and-exports-in-north-america-with-derrell-peel-oklahoma-farm.md) | -2.1% | -4.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-12-02 | [Weekly global protein digest: HPAI, global dairy market update, Japan-US beef trade
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38174-weekly-global-protein-digest-hpai-global-dairy-market-update-japan-us-beef.md) | -0.1% | +1.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-05-17 | [North American Cattle Groups Advocate for Oversight of Lab-Grown Proteins, Beef Imports - Drovers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30196-north-american-cattle-groups-advocate-for-oversight-of-lab-grown-proteins-beef.md) | +2.0% | +2.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-09-01 | [Economists don’t expect reopening the US to Mexican cattle imports to reduce high beef prices \| News \| palestineherald.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17424-economists-don-t-expect-reopening-the-us-to-mexican-cattle-imports-to-reduce.md) | -1.8% | -0.4% |

## Sources

- thecattlesite.com: https://www.thecattlesite.com/articles/weekly-protein-report-us-dairy-markets-see-tighter-milk-supplies-steady-cheese-production

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