Live cattle futures are down $1 to $1.20 across the front months. Cash trade has been near $220 to $345 this week. The Friday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed dressed sales of $342 on 40 head,

The U.S. is reopening a border crossing in Arizona to cattle from Mexico as part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to reduce near-record-high beef prices.

Mexico renews cattle exports to United States amidst shortages, high prices and screwworm threat. But these cattle face intense inspections.

Live cattle futures posted gains of $1.82 to $3.52 cents across the board on Thursday. Cash trade picked up to $220 Wednesday, firming $2 from Tuesday, with a few dressed sales of $345 in the north. The Thursday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed dressed sales of $340-341

The U.S. has once again started importing cattle from Mexico after the Trump administration paused imports. The key Santa Teresa port is next to reopen.

"We can't wait to see the positive impact of nature's engineers in the coming years."

Live cattle futures saw weakness across the board on Monday, down $1.87 to $4.32 at the close. Open interest was up 1,226 contracts on Monday, mainly in the deferreds, as October dropped 1,449 contracts.