# Market Wrap-Up: Monday, Aug. 24 | Western Livestock Journal

> Live cattle futures fell on Monday, Aug. 24, with October down $4.32 to $213.60, as Mexican cattle imports resumed at the Douglas, Arizona port. Feeder futures dropped $4 to $5 by midday, and Choice boxed beef was unchanged while Select rose $3.70.

- Date: 2026-08-24 · published 2026-08-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/8346-market-wrap-up-monday-aug-24-western-livestock-journal
- 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 and weigh on feeder and live cattle prices, though firm boxed beef limits the downside.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2026-08-28 | [Headlines turn market lower over the week  \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8339-headlines-turn-market-lower-over-the-week-western-livestock-journal.md) | -2.4% | +0.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-06-21 | [Cattle trade trends in North America \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29680-cattle-trade-trends-in-north-america-western-livestock-journal.md) | +0.3% | -1.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2020-02-14 | [Cattle and beef trade: a look back and a look ahead \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54545-cattle-and-beef-trade-a-look-back-and-a-look-ahead-western-livestock-journal.md) | +2.8% | -17.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-11-21 | [Potential impacts of the Mexican border reopening  \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21901-potential-impacts-of-the-mexican-border-reopening-western-livestock-journal.md) | -4.9% | +1.5% |
| LCATTLE | 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) | -0.9% | -3.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-08-28 | [Headlines turn market lower over the week  \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8339-headlines-turn-market-lower-over-the-week-western-livestock-journal.md) | -2.6% | -1.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-02-14 | [Cattle and beef trade: a look back and a look ahead \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54545-cattle-and-beef-trade-a-look-back-and-a-look-ahead-western-livestock-journal.md) | -0.6% | -11.5% |

## Sources

- wlj.net: https://www.wlj.net/market-wrap-up-monday-aug-24/

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