# Bulls Run on Live Cattle Futures | Traders' Insight

> Live cattle futures have been rising on tight supply, with the continuous contract near $210.48 on May 27. USDA counted 86.7 million head on January 1, the lowest since 1951, and a Mexican live cattle import ban over New World screwworm is further tightening supplies.

- Date: 2025-05-28 · published 2025-05-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24797-bulls-run-on-live-cattle-futures-traders-insight
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Shrinking herd size and the import halt support cattle prices and reduce feeder supply available to feedlots, keeping feed demand for grain and meal lower than otherwise.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 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 | 2025-09-01 | [USDA ramps up screwworm fight as cattle futures surge](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23460-usda-ramps-up-screwworm-fight-as-cattle-futures-surge.md) | -1.4% | -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 | 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% |
| 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 | 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 | 2025-09-01 | [USDA ramps up screwworm fight as cattle futures surge](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23460-usda-ramps-up-screwworm-fight-as-cattle-futures-surge.md) | -1.0% | -2.4% |

## Sources

- interactivebrokers.com: https://www.interactivebrokers.com/campus/traders-insight/securities/futures/bulls-run-on-live-cattle-futures/

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