# Cattle futures surge as supplies hit 75-year low - CME
						 | The Beef Site

> CME live and feeder cattle futures jumped as US supplies reached a 75-year low and cash prices climbed. Northern cash cattle reached $265 per cwt, and the Trump administration had halted Mexican cattle imports over screwworm.

- Date: 2026-05-18 · published 2026-05-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19392-cattle-futures-surge-as-supplies-hit-75-year-low-cme-the-beef-site
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Cattle supplies at multi-decade lows and cash-futures basis strength point to firm live and feeder cattle prices.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- thebeefsite.com: https://www.thebeefsite.com/news/cattle-futures-surge-as-supplies-hit-75-year-low-cme

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