# Cattle Futures Gain With Deadly Pest Detected Near US Border - Bloomberg

> Cattle futures rose to their highest in more than three weeks after screwworm was detected in Nuevo León, about 70 miles from the U.S. border. USDA confirmed the northernmost detection of the parasite. Mexico's Agriculture Ministry said the larvae were in an early phase before becoming flies.

- Date: 2025-09-22 · published 2025-09-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Mexico · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/22811-cattle-futures-gain-with-deadly-pest-detected-near-us-border-bloomberg
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Proximity to the U.S. border raises the risk of further import restrictions, pushing up live and feeder cattle futures on expectations of tighter supplies.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 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 | 2026-02-02 | [USDA to release flies near US-Mexico border to fight screwworm pest \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20536-usda-to-release-flies-near-us-mexico-border-to-fight-screwworm-pest-reuters.md) | +1.4% | +4.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-10-23 | [Mexico boosts controls on cattle after new screwworm case found near US border in Nuevo Leon](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33561-mexico-boosts-controls-on-cattle-after-new-screwworm-case-found-near-us-border.md) | +0.4% | -3.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-09-22 | [Cattle futures sharply higher to start the week - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23019-cattle-futures-sharply-higher-to-start-the-week-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.8% | +0.3% |
| 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 | 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 | 2026-02-02 | [USDA to release flies near US-Mexico border to fight screwworm pest \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20536-usda-to-release-flies-near-us-mexico-border-to-fight-screwworm-pest-reuters.md) | +2.0% | -0.8% |

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-22/cattle-futures-gain-with-deadly-pest-detected-near-us-border

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