# Evening Report | Screwworm cases continue to grow - Pro Farmer

> USDA data show more than 40 New World screwworm cases confirmed so far in November, the worst month since the pest first appeared in Texas earlier this year. Total animal cases reached 128, with 65 currently active, and the most recent detection was a horse in Otero County, New Mexico.

- Date: 2026-11-11 · published 2026-11-12T00:16:28.273Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/94462-evening-report-screwworm-cases-continue-to-grow-pro-farmer
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Rising screwworm cases raise concern over US cattle movements and feeder cattle imports from Mexico, adding supply uncertainty to an already tight cattle herd and supporting live and feeder cattle prices.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2026-06-05 | [US races to contain flesh-eating parasite screwworm, reports no further cases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18948-us-races-to-contain-flesh-eating-parasite-screwworm-reports-no-further-cases.md) | +0.4% | -2.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-06-25 | [The screwworm parasite continues to spread in Texas, threatening cattle and wildlife : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18767-the-screwworm-parasite-continues-to-spread-in-texas-threatening-cattle-and.md) | -2.9% | -10.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-04-27 | [New World Screwworm cases surge, yet reopening speculation persists \| The National Provisioner](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19655-new-world-screwworm-cases-surge-yet-reopening-speculation-persists-the-national.md) | +0.6% | +3.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-06-04 | [After the Bell \| Feeders end limit higher after screwworm detection - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5198-after-the-bell-feeders-end-limit-higher-after-screwworm-detection-pro-farmer.md) | +0.6% | -1.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-06-03 | [Flesh-eating screwworm confirmed in Texas calf as parasite crosses border from Mexico \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18763-flesh-eating-screwworm-confirmed-in-texas-calf-as-parasite-crosses-border-from.md) | +0.0% | -0.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-06-05 | [US races to contain flesh-eating parasite screwworm, reports no further cases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18948-us-races-to-contain-flesh-eating-parasite-screwworm-reports-no-further-cases.md) | +1.8% | +2.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-06-25 | [The screwworm parasite continues to spread in Texas, threatening cattle and wildlife : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18767-the-screwworm-parasite-continues-to-spread-in-texas-threatening-cattle-and.md) | -2.4% | -7.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-05-27 | [Screwworm cases prompt another border closure](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24640-screwworm-cases-prompt-another-border-closure.md) | +0.5% | +0.6% |

## Sources

- profarmer.com: https://www.profarmer.com/pro-farmer-max/evening-report/evening-report-screwworm-cases-continue-grow

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