# Evening Report | Monday mayhem - Pro Farmer

> USDA announced a phased reopening of the southern border to Mexican cattle imports starting August 24. August feeder cattle fell $7.075 to $338.25, their lowest close in seven months, and deferred contracts hit the daily limit lower. Live cattle also ended lower, and grain futures fell after a heatwave and a crude selloff.

- Date: 2026-07-27 · published 2026-07-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/8283-evening-report-monday-mayhem-pro-farmer
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Resumed Mexican feeder cattle imports add supply to a tight US feeder market, pressuring feeder and live cattle prices. Analysts expect the flow to be small in the near term, which limits the lasting impact.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2026-10-01 | [Cattle prices, board volatile on news of added imports, border reopening, meat plant closures](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17624-cattle-prices-board-volatile-on-news-of-added-imports-border-reopening-meat.md) | +0.5% | +4.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-02-01 | [Cattle and Bison Imports from Mexico Resume Under New Protocol \| USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25980-cattle-and-bison-imports-from-mexico-resume-under-new-protocol-usda.md) | -3.9% | -0.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-09-02 | [Cattle markets fall on Trump beef import plan](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17628-cattle-markets-fall-on-trump-beef-import-plan.md) | +2.9% | +5.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2017-04-24 | [The Disappearing Farm Bill Safety Net \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71482-the-disappearing-farm-bill-safety-net-farm-bureau-intel-markets-american-farm.md) | +7.9% | +3.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-04-27 | [Cattle Markets Rebound -- 04/24/26 \| Marketing \| feedlotmagazine.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19845-cattle-markets-rebound-04-24-26-marketing-feedlotmagazine-com.md) | +1.0% | -4.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-09-01 | [Argentine farmers consider grains strike over beef export cap
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44931-argentine-farmers-consider-grains-strike-over-beef-export-cap-the-cattle-site.md) | +1.9% | +0.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-10-01 | [Cattle prices, board volatile on news of added imports, border reopening, meat plant closures](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17624-cattle-prices-board-volatile-on-news-of-added-imports-border-reopening-meat.md) | +0.5% | +3.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-02-01 | [Cattle and Bison Imports from Mexico Resume Under New Protocol \| USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25980-cattle-and-bison-imports-from-mexico-resume-under-new-protocol-usda.md) | -0.8% | -4.0% |

## Sources

- profarmer.com: https://www.profarmer.com/pro-farmer-max/evening-report/evening-report-monday-mayhem

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