# Weekly protein report: Egg prices rise, chicken remains below last-year levels
						 | The Poultry Site

> October live cattle fell $1.55 to $220.70 and November feeder cattle lost $3.875 to $328.90 on profit-taking, after higher cash trade the prior week. Mexican cattle crossings continued at Douglas, Arizona, with 1,800 head in the week, and broader border reopening remains conditional on screwworm.

- Date: 2026-09-18 · published 2026-09-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17604-weekly-protein-report-egg-prices-rise-chicken-remains-below-last-year-levels
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Routine cattle futures moves and limited Mexican feeder imports leave the beef supply picture largely unchanged. Egg and chicken prices remain below year-ago levels, keeping poultry competition for beef modest.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bearish ▼
- FCATTLE: neutral
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Sources

- thepoultrysite.com: https://www.thepoultrysite.com/articles/weekly-protein-report

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