# Cow-Calf Corner | December 2, 2024 | Oklahoma State University

> The suspension of Mexican live cattle imports followed the November 22 screwworm detection in southern Mexico. Mexico has historically supplied about 1.17 million head a year, roughly 3.3% of the US calf crop, with peak arrivals in spring and November/December.

- Date: 2024-12-06 · published 2024-12-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26910-cow-calf-corner-december-2-2024-oklahoma-state-university
- Commodities: [Cottonseed Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CSM.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

The loss of seasonal peak feeder arrivals removes supply at a time when the US herd is already tight, supporting feeder and fed cattle prices.

## Read by commodity

- CSM: bearish ▼
- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2025-05-16 | [Screwworm threat halts cattle imports from Mexico \| Mississippi State University Extension Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24639-screwworm-threat-halts-cattle-imports-from-mexico-mississippi-state-university.md) | -0.3% | +3.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-06-21 | [OSU’s Derrell Peel: Placements Show Mexican Feeder Cattle Ban Hurting Southern Plains Feedlots - Oklahoma Farm Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24375-osu-s-derrell-peel-placements-show-mexican-feeder-cattle-ban-hurting-southern.md) | +1.8% | +8.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-11-29 | [Mexico’s Screwworm Outbreak Delays Mexican Cattle Exports Into the US Until After the First of the Year - Oklahoma Farm Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27349-mexico-s-screwworm-outbreak-delays-mexican-cattle-exports-into-the-us-until.md) | -1.5% | +1.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2017-02-27 | [Recent fever tick outbreak unsettling, fed and state fight expands](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72440-recent-fever-tick-outbreak-unsettling-fed-and-state-fight-expands.md) | +2.1% | +9.6% |
| FCATTLE | 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) | +1.8% | +2.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-05-16 | [Screwworm threat halts cattle imports from Mexico \| Mississippi State University Extension Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24639-screwworm-threat-halts-cattle-imports-from-mexico-mississippi-state-university.md) | +1.4% | +6.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-06-21 | [OSU’s Derrell Peel: Placements Show Mexican Feeder Cattle Ban Hurting Southern Plains Feedlots - Oklahoma Farm Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24375-osu-s-derrell-peel-placements-show-mexican-feeder-cattle-ban-hurting-southern.md) | -0.5% | +0.3% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- beefweb.com: https://beefweb.com/more-than-four-million-tons-of-cottonseed-projected-to-be-available-for-cattle-producers-up-from-previous-year/
- extension.okstate.edu: https://extension.okstate.edu/programs/beef-extension/cow-calf-corner-the-newsletter-archives/2024/december-2-2024

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