# U.S. beef exports lower as cattle prices turn negative

> US beef exports in July 2024 fell 7.7% year over year to 257.7 million pounds, with year-to-date exports down 2.9%. Cattle prices turned negative in a selloff whose cause was unclear, while feeder cattle imports from Mexico surged.

- Date: 2024-09-10 · published 2024-09-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/28245-u-s-beef-exports-lower-as-cattle-prices-turn-negative
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Weaker export demand and rising Mexican feeder imports add supply pressure on US cattle, pointing to softer cattle prices.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2026-09-01 | [Cattle Prices Sink as Mexico Border Reopening Shakes U.S. Beef Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17849-cattle-prices-sink-as-mexico-border-reopening-shakes-u-s-beef-markets.md) | -1.8% | -0.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-06-08 | [Setbacks in US beef exports to China dampen August live cattle futures](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29892-setbacks-in-us-beef-exports-to-china-dampen-august-live-cattle-futures.md) | +1.3% | +2.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-05-29 | [U.S. livestock: Cattle lower on technical trading, JBS-China export news - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30400-u-s-livestock-cattle-lower-on-technical-trading-jbs-china-export-news-agcanada.md) | -1.0% | +3.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-07-27 | [U.S. to resume limited Mexican cattle imports as beef supplies tighten \| TPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18295-u-s-to-resume-limited-mexican-cattle-imports-as-beef-supplies-tighten-tpr.md) | -0.6% | -2.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-10-12 | [No Imports or Exports Would Result in a Smaller U.S. Beef Cattle Industry - Oklahoma Farm Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39089-no-imports-or-exports-would-result-in-a-smaller-u-s-beef-cattle-industry.md) | +1.2% | +4.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-09-01 | [Cattle Prices Sink as Mexico Border Reopening Shakes U.S. Beef Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17849-cattle-prices-sink-as-mexico-border-reopening-shakes-u-s-beef-markets.md) | +2.3% | +3.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-05-29 | [U.S. livestock: Cattle lower on technical trading, JBS-China export news - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30400-u-s-livestock-cattle-lower-on-technical-trading-jbs-china-export-news-agcanada.md) | -3.2% | -1.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-07-27 | [U.S. to resume limited Mexican cattle imports as beef supplies tighten \| TPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18295-u-s-to-resume-limited-mexican-cattle-imports-as-beef-supplies-tighten-tpr.md) | +0.8% | -3.1% |

## Sources

- beefmagazine.com: https://www.beefmagazine.com/market-news/export-data-positive-but-cattle-prices-turn-negative

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