Live Cattle Commodity Update for the Week Ending May 17, 2024

The price of live cattle as of Friday was 179.05 and last Friday it was at 174.125, meaning the price of live cattle increased by 2.8% in one week.

May 17, 2024 saw live cattle see its highest performance at 179.05.

Between Apr 17, 2024 and May 17, 2024 the price of live cattle rose by 3.6%. At this time last month, prices for live cattle were at 172.775 and have now jumped to 179.05.

Live cattle has also seen an improvement from last year. At this time in 2023, the price was at 171.425. The change in prices from a year ago represents an increase of 4.4%.

Live cattle's best performance came on Sep 15, 2023 when it was at 192.275.

The total volume for the week of May 13, 2024 saw live cattle’s total volume at 114087. Live cattle’s best day of the week came on May 14, 2024 when it was at 26896.