[[ type === 'moc' ? 'MARKET ON CLOSE' : 'FREE WEBINAR' ]]
[[ timeLabel ]] WATCH LIVE:
Your browser of choice has not been tested for use with Barchart.com. If you have issues, please download one of the browsers listed here.
Stocks | Futures | Watchlist | News | More
or
Faster, Cleaner, Better.

Live Cattle Dec '25 (LEZ25)

[[ item.lastPrice ]] [[ item.priceChange ]] ([[ item.percentChange ]]) [[ item.tradeTime ]] [CME]
[[ item.bidPrice ]] x [[ item.bidSize ]] [[ item.askPrice ]] x [[ item.askSize ]]
[[ rootItem.symbol ]]underlying price [[ rootItem.lastPrice ]] [[ rootItem.priceChange ]] ([[ rootItem.percentChange ]]) [[ rootItem.tradeTime ]]
Live Cattle Prices for [[ item.sessionDateDisplayLong ]]
Find the latest Live Cattle prices and Live Cattle futures quotes for all active contracts below.
[[ timeframe ]] futures price quotes as of Wed, Jul 15th, 2026.
Latest price quotes as of [[ snapshotDate ]].
[[ timeframe ]] futures price quotes, based on [[ timeframe ]] data.
Looking for expired contracts? Check out our Live Cattle Historical Prices page.

Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Continue Weakness on Wednesday as Beef Fails to Find Its Footing

Live cattle futures closed with $1.30 to $2.82 losses on Wednesday. Cash trade started to pick up this week, with a few light northern sales of $378-380 dressed and live action reported at $235-240 by USDA. Feeder cattle futures were down anywhere from 47 cents to $2.80 across most contracts on Wednesday. August was the lone exception, up $1.15. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back up $2.10 on July 13 to $370.32.

Wholesale Boxed Beef prices continued lower in the Wednesday PM report, with the Chc/Sel spread at $12.10. Choice boxes were down $2.67 at $371.28, with Select $5.23 lower to $359.18. USDA’s Federally inspected cattle slaughter for Tuesday was at 108,000 head, with the week to date total at 324,000 head. That is up 6,000 head from the previous week but 20,855 head below the same week last year.

Aug 26 Live Cattle  closed at $230.325, down $1.100,

Oct 26 Live Cattle  closed at $226.250, down $1.400,

Dec 26 Live Cattle  closed at $225.825, down $1.475,... Read more

Cows eating hay in a farm cowshed by Matthias Bockel via Pixabay
Cattle Continue Weakness on Wednesday as Beef Fails to Find Its Footing

Live cattle futures closed with $1.30 to $2.82 losses on Wednesday. Cash trade started to pick up this week, with a few light northern sales of $378-380...

Pig resting in pen on hay by Annette Meyer via Pixabay
Hogs Rally on Wednesday

Lean hog futures posted gains of $1.05 to $2.35 across most contracts on Wednesday, with July up 7 cents on expiration. USDA’s national base hog price...

Green corn field at sunset by lamyai via Adobe Stock
Wheat futures SKYROCKET, pulling corn and beans higher in Wednesday's trade!

Wheat did the heavy lifting today, finishing 5% higher for the day. Corn and soybeans tagged along, cattle got hit hard, but lean hog futures made new...

Cattle by Penny via Pixabay
Shootin' the Bull about turning corners

The price erosion has created an exceptionally wide positive basis, leaving producers with the aspect of "damned if you do and damned if you don't."

Closeup of a dairy cow eating hay by bierwirm via iStock
Cattle Extends Losses to Wednesday

Live cattle futures are down another $1.30 to $1.90 at midday, to extend the losses. Cash trade has yet to get kicked off this week, with a few light northern...

Veterinarian standing next to a pig pen by dusanpetkovic via iStock
Hogs in Rally Mode on Wednesday

Lean hog futures are showing gains of $1.6 to $2.05 on Wednesday with August up a nickel. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $100.70 on Wednesday...

What to Expect From Incyte's Q2 2026 Earnings Report

Incyte is scheduled to release its second-quarter results later this month, with analysts projecting a double-digit increase in its bottom line figure....

This Dividend Stock Trading Near Multi-Year Lows Is a Risky Buy With Significant Upside Potential

FMC stock is trading near the lowest level in over two decades as the company continues to battle several challenges. It, however, can be a speculative...

Soybeans Close with Strength, as Crush Data Exceeds Estimates

Soybeans were up 7 ½ to 11 cents at the Wednesday close. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 8 3/4 cents $11.55 1/2. Soymeal futures...

Wheat Rallies on Wednesday following Black Sea Escalation

The wheat complex was in rally mode leading to the grains higher on Wednesday, with export concerns out of the Black Sea. Chicago SRW contracts were mostly...

Corn Rallies on Wednesday, with Spillover Support

Corn futures posted gains of 5 to 9 cents across the board at the close on Wednesday, getting spillover support from near limit gains in wheat. That came...

Cattle Continue Weakness on Wednesday as Beef Fails to Find Its Footing

Live cattle futures closed with $1.30 to $2.82 losses on Wednesday. Cash trade started to pick up this week, with a few light northern sales of $378-380...

Hogs Rally on Wednesday

Lean hog futures posted gains of $1.05 to $2.35 across most contracts on Wednesday, with July up 7 cents on expiration. USDA’s national base hog price...

Cotton Rally Pushes Prices Higher on Wednesday

Cotton futures closed the Wednesday session with contracts up 24 to 96 points at the final bell. Crude oil was up 90 cents on the day with the US dollar...

Want to use this as
your default charts setting?
Save this setup as a Chart Templates
Switch the Market flag
for targeted data from your country of choice.
Open the menu and switch the
Market flag for targeted data from your country of choice.
Want Streaming Chart Updates?
Switch your Site Preferences
to use Interactive Charts
Need More Chart Options?
Right-click on the chart to open the Interactive Chart menu.
Use your up/down arrows to move through the symbols.