# U.S. livestock: Cattle futures surge as second screwworm case announced | The Western Producer

> CME cattle futures rallied after two new New World screwworm cases were reported in Mexico in two days. February live cattle settled at 236 cents per pound, the highest since October. The U.S. border remains closed to Mexican cattle, and analysts expect feeder supplies to stay tight.

- Date: 2026-01-03 · published 2026-01-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Mexico · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21012-u-s-livestock-cattle-futures-surge-as-second-screwworm-case-announced-the
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Continued disease spread keeps the Mexican border closed, which tightens U.S. feeder and fed cattle supplies and supports prices.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 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) | -1.4% | -3.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-06-04 | [New World Screwworm Confirmed in US - CME Feeder Cattle Futures Surge After Early Slide](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12085-new-world-screwworm-confirmed-in-us-cme-feeder-cattle-futures-surge-after-early.md) | +0.6% | -1.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-12-21 | [USDA protects livestock producers against New World screwworm outbreaks \| The National Provisioner](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32619-usda-protects-livestock-producers-against-new-world-screwworm-outbreaks-the.md) | +0.7% | +2.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-05-12 | [Understand the $6.50 Surge in Feeder Cattle Futures - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24819-understand-the-6-50-surge-in-feeder-cattle-futures-agweb.md) | +0.3% | +4.8% |
| 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% |
| 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 | 2026-06-04 | [New World Screwworm Confirmed in US - CME Feeder Cattle Futures Surge After Early Slide](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12085-new-world-screwworm-confirmed-in-us-cme-feeder-cattle-futures-surge-after-early.md) | +3.4% | +5.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2023-12-21 | [USDA protects livestock producers against New World screwworm outbreaks \| The National Provisioner](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32619-usda-protects-livestock-producers-against-new-world-screwworm-outbreaks-the.md) | -0.7% | +2.6% |

## Sources

- producer.com: https://www.producer.com/daily/u-s-livestock-cattle-futures-surge-as-second-screwworm-case-announced/

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