# Feeder cattle futures set July high - CME
						 | The Cattle Site

> CME feeder cattle futures rose to their highest level since July after Washington indicated it may keep blocking Mexican cattle imports, following a New World screwworm case in Mexico. USDA said imports could resume after Christmas, more likely in January. Lean hog futures fell.

- Date: 2024-12-02 · published 2024-12-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/27084-feeder-cattle-futures-set-july-high-cme-the-cattle-site
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Import restrictions remove feeder supply from the US market, tightening supplies and lifting feeder cattle prices while pressuring the feed-using beef sector.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-05-12 | [Understand the $6.50 Surge in Feeder Cattle Futures - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24819-understand-the-6-50-surge-in-feeder-cattle-futures-agweb.md) | -0.4% | +4.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-11-29 | [U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle hit highest levels since July](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27555-u-s-livestock-feeder-cattle-hit-highest-levels-since-july.md) | -1.5% | +1.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-07-11 | [CME live cattle touch contract highs, feeder cattle climb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23891-cme-live-cattle-touch-contract-highs-feeder-cattle-climb.md) | +1.2% | +8.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-09-24 | [Screwworm threat tightens US beef supply, lifts feeders - CME
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23007-screwworm-threat-tightens-us-beef-supply-lifts-feeders-cme-the-cattle-site.md) | -1.0% | +2.2% |
| 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% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-05-12 | [Understand the $6.50 Surge in Feeder Cattle Futures - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24819-understand-the-6-50-surge-in-feeder-cattle-futures-agweb.md) | +0.3% | +4.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-11-29 | [U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle hit highest levels since July](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27555-u-s-livestock-feeder-cattle-hit-highest-levels-since-july.md) | +0.7% | +3.7% |

## Sources

- thecattlesite.com: https://www.thecattlesite.com/news/feeder-cattle-futures-set-july-high-cme

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