GLOBAL, 17 September 2026 — Live cattle fell 1.35% to 220.33 US cents per pound in the latest delayed quote at 18:04 UTC, 16 September 2026.
A dated Live cattle comparison
The prior saved Live cattle endpoint was 223.2000 at 00:01 IST, 16 September 2026. The new Live cattle endpoint is 220.33 US cents per pound, making CapKet’s checkpoint interval -1.29%. Separately, the provider reports -1.35% against its own reference. The two Live cattle percentages answer different questions and remain separately labelled.
Live cattle source fields
| Latest quote | Previous close | Change | Feed status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 220.33 US cents per pound | 223.35 US cents per pound | -1.35% | open |
What this particular Live cattle contract covers
Live-cattle futures are physically delivered and reflect specified cattle and delivery procedures. Feedlot supply, placements, cash-cattle trade, feed costs and beef demand can shape expectations. Retail beef contains processing and distribution margins, so it is not interchangeable with the cattle contract quotation. Feeder-cattle costs and corn prices influence finishing economics before animals reach market weight. Weekly slaughter, carcass weights and wholesale cut-out values then describe different points in the beef supply chain rather than substitute prices.
Live cattle sit late in a biological production cycle. Feeder-cattle costs, placements and feed prices influence finishing decisions before animals reach market weight. Cash-cattle trade, slaughter pace, carcass weights and wholesale beef values then cover separate stages. The physically delivered contract therefore cannot be read as a supermarket beef price or as proof that every link changed together.
State, range and timing
The quote feed classified Live cattle futures as open when the batch was captured. Exchange pauses and delivery-month activity can affect freshness. The recorded contract range was 0.00 to 223.38, compared with an opening observation of 0.00. Those Live cattle fields belong to the identified series and timestamp. Another expiry, physical location or official settlement can legitimately differ.
Independent follow-up test
Evidence relevant to Live cattle includes cash trade, placements, feed costs, slaughter pace and beef demand. CapKet lists those items as future checks, not as unsupported causes. A later Live cattle article must cite time-matched evidence before attributing direction to one of them.
Publication record
The public Live cattle response was preserved at 01:06 IST, 17 September 2026 (19:36 UTC), and the official contract page supplies the definition. CapKet wrote the Live cattle explanation independently, copied no chart or commentary, and will not overwrite this timestamp when the market changes.
Reader protection: This delayed Live cattle record is not advice, an official settlement, a target, a prediction or an executable order price. Futures involve leverage and can change rapidly.