Live Cattle Commodity Update for the Week Ending Apr 24, 2026

The week of Apr 20, 2026 saw the price of live cattle end at 245.225. Compared to last week’s ending price of 247.35 the price of live cattle dropped by 0.9%.

The lowest price point for live cattle during the week occurred on Apr 22, 2026 when the price was at 243.075.

Between Mar 24, 2026 and Apr 24, 2026 the price of live cattle rose by 4.5%. At this time last month, prices for live cattle were at 234.6 and have now jumped to 245.225.

Live cattle has also seen an improvement from last year. At this time in 2025, the price was at 196.2. The change in prices from a year ago represents an increase of 25%.

On Jan 03, 2025, live cattle had its worst day as far as markets go when it was at 183.7.

Live cattle’s total volume for the week was 109586. Its worst performing day came on Apr 22, 2026, when the commodity saw its weekly low of 19517.

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