Live Cattle Commodity Update for the Week Ending May 12, 2023

The price of live cattle as of Friday was 162.45 and last Friday it was at 159.5, meaning the price of live cattle increased by 1.8% in one week.

May 12, 2023 saw live cattle see its highest performance at 162.45.

In the span of a month, the price of live cattle dropped by 0.9%. At this time last month, live cattle was at 163.975 and have since dropped to 162.45.

Live cattle has also seen an improvement from last year. At this time in 2022, the price was at 149.25. The change in prices from a year ago represents an increase of 8.8%.

Live cattle's best performance came on Dec 29, 2022 when it was at 158.

The total volume for the week of May 08, 2023 saw live cattle’s total volume at 150705. Live cattle’s best day of the week came on May 09, 2023 when it was at 37276.