Live Cattle Commodity Update for the Week Ending Aug 21, 2026

The week of Aug 17, 2026 saw the price of live cattle end at 217.925. Compared to last week’s ending price of 218.875 the price of live cattle dropped by 0.4%.

The lowest price point for live cattle during the week occurred on Aug 19, 2026 when the price was at 217.225.

In the span of a month, the price of live cattle dropped by 2.4%. At this time last month, live cattle was at 223.225 and have since dropped to 217.925.

Live cattle has also seen price drops since last year. Around this time in 2025, live cattle prices were at 224.75. The change in prices from last year equal a decrease of 3%.

On May 15, 2025, live cattle had its worst day as far as markets go when it was at 193.675.

Live cattle’s total volume for the week was 121326. Its worst performing day came on Aug 20, 2026, when the commodity saw its weekly low of 20634.