# Texas screwworm case drives cattle rally

> USDA confirmed a New World screwworm case in Texas after markets closed on a Wednesday, and feeder cattle futures hit the daily limit higher the next day. Live cattle rose $2.55 to $4.80 and the nearby August feeder contract gained $5.475 for the week.

- Date: 2026-06-09 · published 2026-06-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18947-texas-screwworm-case-drives-cattle-rally
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Screwworm in the US threatens herd movement and supply, lifting cattle prices on expectations of tighter future supplies and movement restrictions.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2026-06-05 | [Cattle futures rally on first US screwworm detection - CME
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12089-cattle-futures-rally-on-first-us-screwworm-detection-cme-the-cattle-site.md) | +1.8% | +2.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2023-10-22 | [A screwworm fly that bedeviled cattle ranchers decades ago has returned to Texas](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33562-a-screwworm-fly-that-bedeviled-cattle-ranchers-decades-ago-has-returned-to-texas.md) | -2.0% | -5.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-06-04 | [US screwworm case puts ranchers on alert, rallies cattle prices By Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12084-us-screwworm-case-puts-ranchers-on-alert-rallies-cattle-prices-by-reuters.md) | +3.4% | +5.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-09-01 | [USDA ramps up screwworm fight as cattle futures surge](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23460-usda-ramps-up-screwworm-fight-as-cattle-futures-surge.md) | -1.0% | -2.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-01-13 | [Mexican cattle banned from Texas due to screwworm threat - The Texas Tribune](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26445-mexican-cattle-banned-from-texas-due-to-screwworm-threat-the-texas-tribune.md) | +0.4% | -1.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-06-05 | [Cattle futures rally on first US screwworm detection - CME
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12089-cattle-futures-rally-on-first-us-screwworm-detection-cme-the-cattle-site.md) | +0.4% | -2.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-10-22 | [A screwworm fly that bedeviled cattle ranchers decades ago has returned to Texas](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33562-a-screwworm-fly-that-bedeviled-cattle-ranchers-decades-ago-has-returned-to-texas.md) | +0.4% | -3.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-06-04 | [US screwworm case puts ranchers on alert, rallies cattle prices By Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12084-us-screwworm-case-puts-ranchers-on-alert-rallies-cattle-prices-by-reuters.md) | +0.6% | -1.0% |

## Sources

- beefmagazine.com: https://www.beefmagazine.com/market-news/texas-screwworm-case-drives-cattle-rally

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