# Cattle futures drop on screwworm fears and profit-taking - CME
						 | The Beef Site

> CME cattle futures fell on Monday, Aug. 25, as screwworm concerns and profit-taking pulled prices off the prior week's contract highs. The US reported a first travel-associated human New World screwworm case, acquired in El Salvador, and October live cattle settled at 236.825 cents per pound.

- Date: 2025-08-26 · published 2025-08-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23462-cattle-futures-drop-on-screwworm-fears-and-profit-taking-cme-the-beef-site
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Screwworm risk headlines add volatility, but tight supply and firm boxed beef keep the underlying cattle price trend supported for buyers.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2024-04-30 | [US live cattle, feeder cattle futures end lower - CME
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5417-us-live-cattle-feeder-cattle-futures-end-lower-cme-the-cattle-site.md) | -1.9% | +1.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-05-01 | [LIVESTOCK-Bird-flu testing of US ground beef sinks CME cattle futures \| MarketScreener](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5411-livestock-bird-flu-testing-of-us-ground-beef-sinks-cme-cattle-futures.md) | -1.6% | +1.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-01-01 | [Canada Blocks Texas Cattle as Flesh-Eating Screwworm Returns to the US After 60 Years](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66963-canada-blocks-texas-cattle-as-flesh-eating-screwworm-returns-to-the-us-after-60.md) | -0.4% | +1.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-04-02 | [Why beef prices are up and cattle prices are down](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6286-why-beef-prices-are-up-and-cattle-prices-are-down.md) | -5.8% | -13.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-01-28 | [USDA’s APHIS and Mexico Getting Closer to Reopening the Border for Feeder Cattle With Updated Screwworm Protocols - Oklahoma Farm Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26446-usda-s-aphis-and-mexico-getting-closer-to-reopening-the-border-for-feeder.md) | -0.6% | -3.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-04-30 | [US live cattle, feeder cattle futures end lower - CME
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5417-us-live-cattle-feeder-cattle-futures-end-lower-cme-the-cattle-site.md) | -2.7% | +6.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-05-01 | [LIVESTOCK-Bird-flu testing of US ground beef sinks CME cattle futures \| MarketScreener](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5411-livestock-bird-flu-testing-of-us-ground-beef-sinks-cme-cattle-futures.md) | -1.0% | +6.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2018-01-01 | [Canada Blocks Texas Cattle as Flesh-Eating Screwworm Returns to the US After 60 Years](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66963-canada-blocks-texas-cattle-as-flesh-eating-screwworm-returns-to-the-us-after-60.md) | +0.3% | +0.8% |

## Sources

- thebeefsite.com: https://www.thebeefsite.com/news/cattle-futures-drop-on-screwworm-fears-and-profit-taking-cme

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