Live cattle futures closed with losses of 45 cents to $1.07 in the nearbys and 17 to 45 cent gains in back months. Cash trade from last week was $260 to $265 across the country. Feeder cattle futures saw back and forth trade, with contracts closing anywhere from 40 cents to 65 cents higher. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up $1.36 to $371.49 on May 25.
The Tuesday APHIS update on the New World Screwworm showed a total of 1,970 active cases of in Mexico as of Monday. There were 168 active cases in the bordering state of Tamaulipas (10 within a range of 79-96 miles of the US border), 96 active in Nuevo Leon (17 within a range of 57-99 miles of the US border), and 15 in Coahuila (5 within 55-80 miles of the US border).
