# Feeder market softens as demand for cattle weakens | The Western Producer

> Western Canadian yearling markets traded steady to $10 per hundredweight lower for the week ending October 25, with calves of 550 to 850 pounds down $8 to $12 on average. Weakness followed US government comments on high beef prices and reports that the US might reopen the border to Mexican feeder cattle.

- Date: 2025-11-03 · published 2025-11-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7820-feeder-market-softens-as-demand-for-cattle-weakens-the-western-producer
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Canadian feeder prices reflect weaker US demand signals and possible Mexican import resumption, which pressure feeder cattle values across North America.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2025-10-24 | [Fears of Mexico border reopening cap a brutal week for the cattle market - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22526-fears-of-mexico-border-reopening-cap-a-brutal-week-for-the-cattle-market-pro.md) | -4.4% | -6.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-11-05 | [When Chaos Is the Market's Focus, Cattle Market Fundamentals Don't Matter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7819-when-chaos-is-the-market-s-focus-cattle-market-fundamentals-don-t-matter.md) | +0.8% | -0.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-11-06 | [Factors Influencing Cattle Market Performance and Price Trends - Beef Web](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27542-factors-influencing-cattle-market-performance-and-price-trends-beef-web.md) | +0.3% | +4.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-02-07 | [Market takes a nosedive over the week \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12740-market-takes-a-nosedive-over-the-week-western-livestock-journal.md) | +1.0% | +4.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-11-24 | [Softness persists in US cattle markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6867-softness-persists-in-us-cattle-markets.md) | +2.2% | +10.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-10-24 | [Fears of Mexico border reopening cap a brutal week for the cattle market - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22526-fears-of-mexico-border-reopening-cap-a-brutal-week-for-the-cattle-market-pro.md) | -1.3% | -8.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-11-05 | [When Chaos Is the Market's Focus, Cattle Market Fundamentals Don't Matter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7819-when-chaos-is-the-market-s-focus-cattle-market-fundamentals-don-t-matter.md) | -0.6% | -6.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-11-06 | [Factors Influencing Cattle Market Performance and Price Trends - Beef Web](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27542-factors-influencing-cattle-market-performance-and-price-trends-beef-web.md) | -1.0% | +1.0% |

## Sources

- producer.com: https://www.producer.com/livestock/feeder-market-softens-as-demand-for-cattle-weakens/

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