# Screwworm threat tightens US beef supply, lifts feeders - CME
						 | The Cattle Site

> CME feeder cattle futures extended gains after Mexico confirmed a New World screwworm case less than 70 miles from the US border. The October feeder contract rose to its highest level in three weeks, and the US has kept Mexican livestock imports barred.

- Date: 2025-09-24 · published 2025-09-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23007-screwworm-threat-tightens-us-beef-supply-lifts-feeders-cme-the-cattle-site
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

The screwworm detection tightens US feeder cattle supplies by keeping Mexican imports blocked, supporting feeder and live cattle prices.

## 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 | 2024-12-02 | [Feeder cattle futures set July high - CME
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27084-feeder-cattle-futures-set-july-high-cme-the-cattle-site.md) | -1.4% | +0.8% |
| 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 | 2026-05-01 | [More Screwworm Cases in Mexico Threaten Cattle Trade With US](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19652-more-screwworm-cases-in-mexico-threaten-cattle-trade-with-us.md) | -2.0% | -6.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-03-27 | [Screwworm Fears are Reshaping the U.S. Cattle Feeding Industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20119-screwworm-fears-are-reshaping-the-u-s-cattle-feeding-industry.md) | +2.6% | +1.1% |
| 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 | 2024-12-02 | [Feeder cattle futures set July high - CME
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27084-feeder-cattle-futures-set-july-high-cme-the-cattle-site.md) | +0.8% | +3.9% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- thecattlesite.com: https://www.thecattlesite.com/news/screwworm-threat-tightens-us-beef-supply-lifts-feeders-cme

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