Futures . livestock
Live Cattle
Live cattle, in cents a pound.
Last close
220.95 USX
Market data, close of Oct 30, 2026, supplied Oct 31, 2026.
The contract
- Quoted in
- USX
- Band
- livestock
- Window drawn
- Nov 8, 2021 to Oct 30, 2026daily closes, drawn weekly
A continuous front-month series as the market data supplies it. The exchange, the contract months, the expiry and the settlement rules are not held, so none are printed.
The record
weekly, Nov 8, 2021 to Oct 30, 2026- 1 day
- -2.4%from Oct 29, 2026
- 1 month
- -0.8%from Sep 30, 2026
- 1 year
- -3.7%from Oct 30, 2025
- 5 years
- +73.5%from Oct 29, 2021
- Volatility, a year
- 17.0%annualised from 251 daily moves
- Deepest fall held
- -14.6%May 15, 2026 to Aug 28, 2026, weekly closes
- Today in the range held
- 77%0% is the low, 100% the high
Market data, close of Oct 30, 2026, supplied Oct 31, 2026.
The contract
- Quoted in
- USX
- Band
- livestock
- Window drawn
- Nov 8, 2021 to Oct 30, 2026daily closes, drawn weekly
A continuous front-month series as the market data supplies it. The exchange, the contract months, the expiry and the settlement rules are not held, so none are printed.
In today's money
With the dollar held still, live cattle is 12.5% below its highest weekly close held, 252.6482 in the week of Apr 29, 2026.
- 1 month, real
- -0.8%
- 1 year, real
- -10.2%
- 5 years, real
- +42.6%
Restated in the dollars of Sep 1, 2026 by the US consumer price index (CPI-U, all items, seasonally adjusted), US Bureau of Labor Statistics. The one-day figure is n/a because the index is published monthly.
The rest of the livestock
2 shown- Feeder Cattle331.775 USX-2.9%
- Lean Hogs58.875 USX-27.2%
Market data, each with its own close. The figure on the right is the move over a year.
Who it lands on
18 US companies raise and sell cattleAgricultural Farm Products
The Consumer Defensive sector- Archer-Daniels-Midland CompanyADMP/E 31.38x
- Tyson Foods, Inc.TSNP/E 44.87x
- Bunge Global S.A.BGP/E 20.02x
- SMITHFIELD FOODS INCSFDP/E 7.66x
- Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.CALMP/E 9.71x
P/E from each company's own filed accounts, newest fiscal year; this price is not one of the inputs. Largest published market value first, no ratio orders the list; market values of Nov 6, 2026.