# Understand the $6.50 Surge in Feeder Cattle Futures - AgWeb

> August feeder cattle futures reached record highs of $306.85 on May 12, gaining about $6.50. Analysts attribute the rally to the US-China tariff reduction and the USDA's decision to close the southern border to Mexican cattle again over New World screwworm.

- Date: 2025-05-12 · published 2025-05-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24819-understand-the-6-50-surge-in-feeder-cattle-futures-agweb
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter Mexican feeder supply and improved export sentiment push feeder cattle prices higher, and the border closure cuts already-reduced imports. Broader stock market and tariff sentiment also contributed to the move.

## 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 | 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 | 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% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-01-03 | [U.S. livestock: Cattle futures surge as second screwworm case announced \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21012-u-s-livestock-cattle-futures-surge-as-second-screwworm-case-announced-the.md) | +1.3% | +2.9% |
| 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 | 2026-06-04 | [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% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- agweb.com: https://www.agweb.com/markets/livestock-markets/understand-6-50-surge-feeder-cattle-futures

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