# Will Feeder Cattle Prices Keep Rising? Two Critical Market Factors to Watch

> DTN analyst ShayLe Stewart examines whether feeder cattle prices can keep rising after the CDC reported a New World screwworm case in a person who had traveled abroad and entered Maryland. Feeder cattle and boxed beef prices have rallied sharply over the past eight months. The analysis says the U.S. border with Mexico is unlikely to reopen soon.

- Date: 2025-08-27 · published 2025-08-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23478-will-feeder-cattle-prices-keep-rising-two-critical-market-factors-to-watch
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

A closed border keeps feeder supplies tight, which supports feeder cattle prices. The screwworm risk also raises the chance of a domestic cattle detection, which could move prices sharply in either direction.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2026-06-05 | [LIVESTOCK-CME feeder cattle rise to two-week high on screwworm worries \| MarketScreener](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12086-livestock-cme-feeder-cattle-rise-to-two-week-high-on-screwworm-worries.md) | +1.8% | +2.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-01-30 | [Feeder cattle prices should remain at historical highs in 2025 - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26636-feeder-cattle-prices-should-remain-at-historical-highs-in-2025-grainews.md) | -3.5% | -1.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-07-01 | [Low inventory, high prices, rising threats are all part of current cattle industry - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6103-low-inventory-high-prices-rising-threats-are-all-part-of-current-cattle.md) | +2.7% | +8.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-07-01 | [Cattle market update: Screwworm, drought and strong beef prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18951-cattle-market-update-screwworm-drought-and-strong-beef-prices.md) | -0.7% | -5.6% |
| 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 | 2025-01-30 | [Feeder cattle prices should remain at historical highs in 2025 - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26636-feeder-cattle-prices-should-remain-at-historical-highs-in-2025-grainews.md) | -0.7% | -4.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-07-01 | [Low inventory, high prices, rising threats are all part of current cattle industry - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6103-low-inventory-high-prices-rising-threats-are-all-part-of-current-cattle.md) | -1.3% | +3.0% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2025/08/27/will-feeder-cattle-prices-keep-two

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