# Beef Market Update: A solid cash market, screwworm impacts, and a predicted small calf crop - RealAgriculture

> Cattle futures eased at the end of the week after nearing contract highs above $200, while cash cattle in the South ticked higher to catch up with northern prices. Analysts expected the USDA January cattle inventory report to show the smallest calf crop since 1940, and noted that Mexican feeder cattle imports remain halted by screwworm.

- Date: 2025-01-31 · published 2025-01-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26650-beef-market-update-a-solid-cash-market-screwworm-impacts-and-a-predicted-small
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Expectations of a smaller calf crop and continued import restrictions point to tighter feeder supplies, which supports prices. Cutout weakness and profit-taking are seasonal pressures in the near term.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Sources

- realagriculture.com: https://www.realagriculture.com/2025/01/beef-market-update-a-solid-cash-market-screwworm-impacts-and-a-predicted-small-calf-crop/

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