# Outlook Mixed for Cattle Prices | Industry News | feedlotmagazine.com

> USDA ERS outlook reports Oklahoma City feeder steer prices averaged $270.67/cwt in February and rose to $277.28 in early March. Slaughter steer forecasts were lowered after prices dipped in early March. Mexican cattle import pace is constrained by New World Screwworm protocols, and terms of trade for Canadian and Mexican cattle are uncertain.

- Date: 2025-03-24 · published 2025-03-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25721-outlook-mixed-for-cattle-prices-industry-news-feedlotmagazine-com
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Screwworm-related import restrictions tighten feeder supplies, which keeps feeder and fed cattle prices firm for feedlots and buyers.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 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 | 2026-03-27 | [Screwworm Fears are Reshaping the U.S. Cattle Feeding Industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20119-screwworm-fears-are-reshaping-the-u-s-cattle-feeding-industry.md) | +2.6% | +1.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-09-04 | [Agriculture Ministry Heightens Surveillance to Protect Cattle Industry from Screwworms - Love FM Belize News & Music Power](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28248-agriculture-ministry-heightens-surveillance-to-protect-cattle-industry-from.md) | -1.2% | +2.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-03-12 | [Border closing causes concern among some in cattle industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20121-border-closing-causes-concern-among-some-in-cattle-industry.md) | +2.9% | +6.8% |
| 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% |
| 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 | 2026-03-27 | [Screwworm Fears are Reshaping the U.S. Cattle Feeding Industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20119-screwworm-fears-are-reshaping-the-u-s-cattle-feeding-industry.md) | +2.5% | +5.6% |

## Sources

- feedlotmagazine.com: https://www.feedlotmagazine.com/news/industry_news/outlook-mixed-for-cattle-prices/article_09a0da01-d53e-403d-bbd6-13ff27767184.html

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