Live Cattle Commodity Update for the Week Ending May 19, 2023

The price of live cattle as of Friday was 164.3 and last Friday it was at 162.45, meaning the price of live cattle increased by 1.1% in one week.

May 19, 2023 saw live cattle see its highest performance at 164.3.

Between Apr 19, 2023 and May 19, 2023 the price of live cattle rose by 1%. At this time last month, prices for live cattle were at 162.75 and have now jumped to 164.3.

Live cattle has also seen an improvement from last year. At this time in 2022, the price was at 147.85. The change in prices from a year ago represents an increase of 11.1%.

Live cattle's best performance came on Dec 29, 2022 when it was at 158.

The total volume for the week of May 15, 2023 saw live cattle’s total volume at 128378. Live cattle’s best day of the week came on May 15, 2023 when it was at 33409.