# Feeder cattle prices should remain at historical highs in 2025 - Grainews

> U.S. and Canadian feeder cattle prices were at or near historical highs in late December 2024. The U.S. closed its border to Mexican feeder cattle after New World screwworm was detected near the Mexico-Guatemala border, and the market is currently pricing in no Mexican imports for 2025.

- Date: 2025-01-30 · published 2025-01-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26636-feeder-cattle-prices-should-remain-at-historical-highs-in-2025-grainews
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

With roughly 1.2 million Mexican feeders normally entering annually, the import halt tightens feeder supplies and supports high feeder prices, while any resumption expected around March or April could weigh on futures.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2025-06-02 | [How flesh-eating screwworms in cattle could raise US beef prices \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24157-how-flesh-eating-screwworms-in-cattle-could-raise-us-beef-prices-reuters.md) | +3.8% | +4.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-08-27 | [Will Feeder Cattle Prices Keep Rising? Two Critical Market Factors to Watch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23478-will-feeder-cattle-prices-keep-rising-two-critical-market-factors-to-watch.md) | -0.3% | +0.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-03-24 | [Outlook Mixed for Cattle Prices \| Industry News \| feedlotmagazine.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25721-outlook-mixed-for-cattle-prices-industry-news-feedlotmagazine-com.md) | +0.2% | -0.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-04-06 | [Why are cattle prices surging in the U.S. right now?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10267-why-are-cattle-prices-surging-in-the-u-s-right-now.md) | +0.3% | -0.4% |
| 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% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-06-02 | [How flesh-eating screwworms in cattle could raise US beef prices \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24157-how-flesh-eating-screwworms-in-cattle-could-raise-us-beef-prices-reuters.md) | +3.1% | +3.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-08-27 | [Will Feeder Cattle Prices Keep Rising? Two Critical Market Factors to Watch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23478-will-feeder-cattle-prices-keep-rising-two-critical-market-factors-to-watch.md) | -0.7% | -2.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-03-24 | [Outlook Mixed for Cattle Prices \| Industry News \| feedlotmagazine.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25721-outlook-mixed-for-cattle-prices-industry-news-feedlotmagazine-com.md) | +2.3% | +2.2% |

## Sources

- grainews.ca: https://www.grainews.ca/cattlemans-corner/feeder-cattle-prices-should-remain-at-historical-highs-in-2025/

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