Live Cattle Commodity Update for the Week Ending Jan 02, 2026

The price of live cattle as of Friday was 236 and last Friday it was at 229.65, meaning the price of live cattle increased by 2.8% in one week.

Jan 02, 2026 saw live cattle see its highest performance at 236.

Between Dec 02, 2025 and Jan 02, 2026 the price of live cattle rose by 6.9%. At this time last month, prices for live cattle were at 220.8 and have now jumped to 236.

Live cattle has also seen an improvement from last year. At this time in 2025, the price was at 191.575. The change in prices from a year ago represents an increase of 23.2%.

Live cattle's best performance came on Oct 16, 2025 when it was at 249.55.

The total volume for the week of Dec 29, 2025 saw live cattle’s total volume at 75947. Live cattle’s best day of the week came on Jan 02, 2026 when it was at 28331.