# Agri-Pulse analysis: How Mexican cattle matter to U.S. industry, consumers | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> Agri-Pulse reports Mexican cattle supply about 60% of U.S. live cattle imports and a significant part of the U.S. beef supply. Choice boxed beef reached a record $367.55 per hundredweight, up 16.8% year over year, while border-state cattle on feed have fallen sharply. The import suspension is hurting Southwest feedlots and ranches.

- Date: 2025-06-11 · published 2025-06-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24161-agri-pulse-analysis-how-mexican-cattle-matter-to-u-s-industry-consumers-agri
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Lost Mexican feeder supply tightens the cattle complex and supports high cattle prices, while feedlot inefficiency raises costs for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2025-08-15 | [Rollins sets new steps to combat cattle pest, cites beef price concerns \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23283-rollins-sets-new-steps-to-combat-cattle-pest-cites-beef-price-concerns-agri.md) | +1.1% | -0.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-01-20 | [Deadly parasite halts Mexican cattle imports to U.S.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26449-deadly-parasite-halts-mexican-cattle-imports-to-u-s.md) | +2.3% | +1.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-11-25 | [What Traders, Analysts Are Saying About U.S. Mexico Cattle Trade Issue (NWS) - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27351-what-traders-analysts-are-saying-about-u-s-mexico-cattle-trade-issue-nws-pro.md) | +1.6% | +3.8% |
| LCATTLE | 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) | +0.3% | +4.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-12-19 | [U.S. Cattle Industry Faces Challenges Amid Screwworm Detection in Mexico - Beef Web](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26911-u-s-cattle-industry-faces-challenges-amid-screwworm-detection-in-mexico-beef-web.md) | +0.5% | +3.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-08-15 | [Rollins sets new steps to combat cattle pest, cites beef price concerns \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23283-rollins-sets-new-steps-to-combat-cattle-pest-cites-beef-price-concerns-agri.md) | +4.7% | +2.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-01-20 | [Deadly parasite halts Mexican cattle imports to U.S.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26449-deadly-parasite-halts-mexican-cattle-imports-to-u-s.md) | +2.3% | -1.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-11-25 | [What Traders, Analysts Are Saying About U.S. Mexico Cattle Trade Issue (NWS) - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27351-what-traders-analysts-are-saying-about-u-s-mexico-cattle-trade-issue-nws-pro.md) | +1.0% | +0.9% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/23028-agri-pulse-analysis-how-mexican-cattle-matter-to-us-industry-consumers

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