# Cattle futures sharply higher to start the week - Brownfield Ag News

> Live and feeder cattle futures closed sharply higher on short supplies, with October live cattle up $3.57 to $237.15 and October feeders up $7.25 to $361.35. Oklahoma feeder calf and yearling prices rose sharply, and a New World screwworm case reported 70 miles from the US border added to supply concerns.

- Date: 2025-09-22 · published 2025-09-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23019-cattle-futures-sharply-higher-to-start-the-week-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Tight cattle supplies and the screwworm threat near the border support higher feeder and live cattle prices.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 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) | -0.4% | +4.6% |
| 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 | 2025-05-12 | [Cattle futures surge over US halt to Mexican cattle imports \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24636-cattle-futures-surge-over-us-halt-to-mexican-cattle-imports-reuters.md) | -0.4% | +4.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-10-26 | [Cattle from Mexico are tested for screwworm at the border \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17077-cattle-from-mexico-are-tested-for-screwworm-at-the-border-ap-news.md) | -3.5% | — |
| 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 | 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 | 2026-06-04 | [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% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/blog/market-news/cattle-futures-sharply-higher-to-start-the-week-4/

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