# An update on current North American live cattle trade | Western Livestock Journal

> Oklahoma State extension specialist Derrell Peel reviews North American live cattle trade, noting Canada and Mexico supply nearly all US cattle imports. Imports averaged 1.93 million head annually over the past decade, falling to 1.63 million in 2022.

- Date: 2023-09-15 · published 2023-09-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34033-an-update-on-current-north-american-live-cattle-trade-western-livestock-journal
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Lower cattle imports from Mexico and Canada tighten feeder supply in the US, supporting feeder cattle prices.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2020-11-05 | [U.S. livestock: Cattle futures up on firm cash, export hopes - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7937-u-s-livestock-cattle-futures-up-on-firm-cash-export-hopes-grainews.md) | +2.1% | +1.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-09-12 | [Cattle Imports and Exports in North America with Derrell Peel - Oklahoma Farm Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39525-cattle-imports-and-exports-in-north-america-with-derrell-peel-oklahoma-farm.md) | -2.1% | -4.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2019-06-03 | [Trade fights continue to batter U.S. live cattle, lean hog futures](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11384-trade-fights-continue-to-batter-u-s-live-cattle-lean-hog-futures.md) | +3.1% | +2.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2019-09-27 | [Cattle futures surge as trade grows bullish on potential U.S. exports to Japan](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57214-cattle-futures-surge-as-trade-grows-bullish-on-potential-u-s-exports-to-japan.md) | +0.6% | +2.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2018-07-18 | [U.S. livestock: CME cattle rise but hog futures weaken - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5215-u-s-livestock-cme-cattle-rise-but-hog-futures-weaken-grainews.md) | +1.0% | -1.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-09-11 | [Pete's Comments: Global protein \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51070-pete-s-comments-global-protein-western-livestock-journal.md) | -0.1% | +4.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-11-05 | [U.S. livestock: Cattle futures up on firm cash, export hopes - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7937-u-s-livestock-cattle-futures-up-on-firm-cash-export-hopes-grainews.md) | +3.1% | +3.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-09-12 | [Cattle Imports and Exports in North America with Derrell Peel - Oklahoma Farm Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39525-cattle-imports-and-exports-in-north-america-with-derrell-peel-oklahoma-farm.md) | -0.2% | +0.5% |

## Sources

- wlj.net: https://www.wlj.net/an-update-on-current-north-american-live-cattle-trade/

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