Live Cattle Commodity Update for the Week Ending Jan 16, 2026

The week of Jan 12, 2026 saw the price of live cattle end at 233.975. Compared to last week’s ending price of 234.675 the price of live cattle dropped by 0.3%.

The lowest price point for live cattle during the week occurred on Jan 16, 2026 when the price was at 233.975.

Between Dec 16, 2025 and Jan 16, 2026 the price of live cattle rose by 1.6%. At this time last month, prices for live cattle were at 230.275 and have now jumped to 233.975.

Live cattle has also seen an improvement from last year. At this time in 2025, the price was at 192.3. The change in prices from a year ago represents an increase of 21.7%.

On Jan 03, 2025, live cattle had its worst day as far as markets go when it was at 190.2.

Live cattle’s total volume for the week was 159968. Its worst performing day came on Jan 12, 2026, when the commodity saw its weekly low of 22832.

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