# Beef Market Update: Volatility in U.S. cattle markets contrasts gains in Canadian fat cattle prices - RealAgriculture

> US cattle futures fell after a volatile week tied to the avian influenza outbreak in dairy cattle, now confirmed in eight states and 33 herds. Colombia, a small US beef importer, announced it would shut imports of US beef, and Canadian fat cattle prices continued to set records.

- Date: 2024-04-26 · published 2024-04-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/30683-beef-market-update-volatility-in-u-s-cattle-markets-contrasts-gains-in-canadian
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Loss of an export market, even a small one, adds to pressure on US beef prices while disease concerns linger. Stronger Canadian cattle values support a firmer North American cattle complex.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2025-11-07 | [Beef Market Update: Political noise and import talk weigh on cattle prices - RealAgriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8354-beef-market-update-political-noise-and-import-talk-weigh-on-cattle-prices.md) | -0.4% | -2.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-08-24 | [Beef Market Update: A lot of mouths to feed - RealAgriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63660-beef-market-update-a-lot-of-mouths-to-feed-realagriculture.md) | +0.4% | +2.4% |
| 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 | 2026-05-23 | [A Week of Wild Rides: Ag Markets Deliver Volatility From the Grains to Cattle Ahead of Memorial Day \| American Ag Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5386-a-week-of-wild-rides-ag-markets-deliver-volatility-from-the-grains-to-cattle.md) | -0.7% | +0.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-09-10 | [U.S. beef exports lower as cattle prices turn negative](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28245-u-s-beef-exports-lower-as-cattle-prices-turn-negative.md) | +0.3% | +4.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-11-07 | [Beef Market Update: Political noise and import talk weigh on cattle prices - RealAgriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8354-beef-market-update-political-noise-and-import-talk-weigh-on-cattle-prices.md) | +4.6% | +5.3% |
| 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 | 2026-05-23 | [A Week of Wild Rides: Ag Markets Deliver Volatility From the Grains to Cattle Ahead of Memorial Day \| American Ag Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5386-a-week-of-wild-rides-ag-markets-deliver-volatility-from-the-grains-to-cattle.md) | +0.5% | +5.2% |

## Sources

- realagriculture.com: https://www.realagriculture.com/2024/04/beef-market-update-volatility-in-u-s-cattle-markets-contrasts-gains-in-canadian-fat-cattle-prices/

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