Live Cattle Commodity Update for the Week Ending May 01, 2026

The price of live cattle as of Friday was 253 and last Friday it was at 245.225, meaning the price of live cattle increased by 3.2% in one week.

Apr 29, 2026 saw live cattle see its highest performance at 255.25.

Between Apr 01, 2026 and May 01, 2026 the price of live cattle rose by 3.5%. At this time last month, prices for live cattle were at 244.35 and have now jumped to 253.

Live cattle has also seen an improvement from last year. At this time in 2025, the price was at 196.5. The change in prices from a year ago represents an increase of 28.8%.

Live cattle's best performance came on Oct 16, 2025 when it was at 243.75.

The total volume for the week of Apr 27, 2026 saw live cattle’s total volume at 153242. Live cattle’s best day of the week came on Apr 28, 2026 when it was at 37932.