# Supply-side factors at play in the cattle sector

> Tight US cattle supplies persist as the US-Mexico border remains closed to cattle imports due to New World screwworm, which has moved to within 70 miles of the border. Cattle imports from Mexico through seven months were down 73% year-over-year. Cattle on feed are down and days on feed are rising, lifting dressed weights.

- Date: 2025-09-29 · published 2025-09-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23002-supply-side-factors-at-play-in-the-cattle-sector
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Closed border and shrinking Mexican feeder imports keep feeder and live cattle supplies tight, supporting prices in the near term.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2025-01-08 | [Six major feeder cattle market factors to watch \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26637-six-major-feeder-cattle-market-factors-to-watch-the-western-producer.md) | +1.4% | +4.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-04-06 | [Feeder Cattle Rally Over $30 in Three Weeks in the Face of Tight Supplies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10272-feeder-cattle-rally-over-30-in-three-weeks-in-the-face-of-tight-supplies.md) | +3.1% | +3.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-09-24 | [Screwworm threat tightens US beef supply, lifts feeders - CME
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23007-screwworm-threat-tightens-us-beef-supply-lifts-feeders-cme-the-cattle-site.md) | -1.8% | +2.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-04-06 | [Why are cattle prices surging in the U.S. right now?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10267-why-are-cattle-prices-surging-in-the-u-s-right-now.md) | +3.1% | +3.6% |
| 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% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-01-08 | [Six major feeder cattle market factors to watch \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26637-six-major-feeder-cattle-market-factors-to-watch-the-western-producer.md) | +2.1% | +0.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-04-06 | [Feeder Cattle Rally Over $30 in Three Weeks in the Face of Tight Supplies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10272-feeder-cattle-rally-over-30-in-three-weeks-in-the-face-of-tight-supplies.md) | +0.3% | -0.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-09-24 | [Screwworm threat tightens US beef supply, lifts feeders - CME
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23007-screwworm-threat-tightens-us-beef-supply-lifts-feeders-cme-the-cattle-site.md) | -1.0% | +2.2% |

## Sources

- beefmagazine.com: https://www.beefmagazine.com/market-news/supply-side-factors-at-play-in-the-cattle-sector

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