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Feeder cattle: price paid: United States

The average price farmers paid per hundredweight for feeder cattle each month, from USDA's monthly agricultural prices survey.

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Up to dateMonthly. USDA usually publishes at the end of each month. Last published Sep 29, 2026. Next expected October 2026.

The latest figures and how they have changed

United States, August 2026
$367 a hundredweight
Down 7.3% from $396 in July 2026
United States
$0$200$400$600Dec 2000Apr 2003Aug 2005Dec 2007Apr 2010Aug 2012Dec 2014Apr 2017Aug 2019Dec 2021Apr 2024Aug 2026United States$367

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What the numbers say

  • Since January 1999 it has risen 386.1%, from $75.50 to $367 a hundredweight.

Every figure behind this chart

Feeder cattle: price paid, dollars a hundredweight
MonthUnited States
Aug 2026$367
Jul 2026$396
Jun 2026$408
May 2026$413
Apr 2026$418
Mar 2026$404
Feb 2026$411
Jan 2026$403
Dec 2025$383
Nov 2025$377
Oct 2025$405
Sep 2025$380
Aug 2025$370
Jul 2025$348
Jun 2025$334
May 2025$330
Apr 2025$321
Mar 2025$306
Feb 2025$297
Jan 2025$298
Dec 2024$288
Nov 2024$277
Oct 2024$267
Sep 2024$245
Aug 2024$249.42
Jul 2024$265
Jun 2024$267
May 2024$265
Apr 2024$264
Mar 2024$269
Feb 2024$260
Jan 2024$246
Dec 2023$232
Nov 2023$244
Oct 2023$250
Sep 2023$246
Aug 2023$242
Jul 2023$236
Jun 2023$228.35
May 2023$215.71
Apr 2023$210.71
Mar 2023$198.76
Feb 2023$189
Jan 2023$183
Dec 2022$180
Nov 2022$178
Oct 2022$175
Sep 2022$174
Aug 2022$174
Jul 2022$167
Jun 2022$162
May 2022$159
Apr 2022$160
Mar 2022$160
Feb 2022$166
Jan 2022$163
Dec 2021$161
Nov 2021$155
Oct 2021$155
Sep 2021$150
Aug 2021$152
Jul 2021$149
Jun 2021$142
May 2021$137
Apr 2021$144
Mar 2021$140
Feb 2021$141
Jan 2021$139
Dec 2020$142
Nov 2020$142
Oct 2020$138
Sep 2020$138
Aug 2020$139
Jul 2020$135
Jun 2020$132
May 2020$130
Apr 2020$126
Mar 2020$136
Feb 2020$145
Jan 2020$148
Dec 2019$143
Nov 2019$143
Oct 2019$140
Sep 2019$134
Aug 2019$135
Jul 2019$137
Jun 2019$133
May 2019$141
Apr 2019$149
Mar 2019$145
Feb 2019$145
Jan 2019$146
Dec 2018$146
Nov 2018$150
Oct 2018$155
Sep 2018$151
Aug 2018$148
Jul 2018$146
Jun 2018$144
May 2018$142
Apr 2018$143
Mar 2018$148
Feb 2018$153
Jan 2018$152
Dec 2017$154
Nov 2017$158
Oct 2017$157
Sep 2017$149
Aug 2017$143
Jul 2017$149
Jun 2017$150
May 2017$149
Apr 2017$142
Mar 2017$135
Feb 2017$132
Jan 2017$135
Dec 2016$131
Nov 2016$127
Oct 2016$121
Sep 2016$129
Aug 2016$142
Jul 2016$138
Jun 2016$142
May 2016$147
Apr 2016$155
Mar 2016$163
Feb 2016$162
Jan 2016$164
Dec 2015$161
Nov 2015$186
Oct 2015$199
Sep 2015$197
Aug 2015$219
Jul 2015$227
Jun 2015$238
May 2015$233
Apr 2015$233
Mar 2015$227
Feb 2015$219
Jan 2015$231
Dec 2014$249
Nov 2014$258
Oct 2014$257
Sep 2014$238
Aug 2014$227
Jul 2014$225
Jun 2014$213
May 2014$195
Apr 2014$188
Mar 2014$181
Feb 2014$176
Jan 2014$176
Dec 2013$171
Nov 2013$170
Oct 2013$167
Sep 2013$156
Aug 2013$152
Jul 2013$143
Jun 2013$135
May 2013$133
Apr 2013$137.10
Mar 2013$137.70
Feb 2013$144.40
Jan 2013$149.70
Dec 2012$149.30
Nov 2012$147.50
Oct 2012$149
Sep 2012$144.60
Aug 2012$137.90
Jul 2012$133
Jun 2012$150.90
May 2012$153.70
Apr 2012$154.30
Mar 2012$159.40
Feb 2012$160.60
Jan 2012$154.30
Dec 2011$146.20
Nov 2011$144.50
Oct 2011$137.30
Sep 2011$127.40
Aug 2011$128.30
Jul 2011$132.20
Jun 2011$126.80
May 2011$127.70
Apr 2011$134.70
Mar 2011$133.20
Feb 2011$129.10
Jan 2011$126.30
Dec 2010$119.60
Nov 2010$113.60
Oct 2010$110.10
Sep 2010$107.90
Aug 2010$111.70
Jul 2010$111.80
Jun 2010$109.40
May 2010$111.10
Apr 2010$113.40
Mar 2010$105.60
Feb 2010$101.50
Jan 2010$97.30
Dec 2009$93.90
Nov 2009$94.10
Oct 2009$92.70
Sep 2009$93.60
Aug 2009$96.60
Jul 2009$97.80
Jun 2009$95.80
May 2009$98.90
Apr 2009$98.60
Mar 2009$92.60
Feb 2009$93
Jan 2009$94.60
Dec 2008$100.50
Nov 2008$93.40
Oct 2008$96.40
Sep 2008$103
Aug 2008$106.80
Jul 2008$104.60
Jun 2008$104.10
May 2008$105.10
Apr 2008$100
Mar 2008$100.70
Feb 2008$103.90
Jan 2008$99
Dec 2007$104.40
Nov 2007$108.10
Oct 2007$110.90
Sep 2007$113.50
Aug 2007$113.30
Jul 2007$112
Jun 2007$106.50
May 2007$108
Apr 2007$109.10
Mar 2007$105.40
Feb 2007$99.20
Jan 2007$97.40
Dec 2006$101.50
Nov 2006$102
Oct 2006$112.10
Sep 2006$118.50
Aug 2006$116.10
Jul 2006$114.20
Jun 2006$112.70
May 2006$107.50
Apr 2006$107.60
Mar 2006$109.20
Feb 2006$114.30
Jan 2006$117.70
Dec 2005$119
Nov 2005$120.40
Oct 2005$120.80
Sep 2005$117
Aug 2005$113.30
Jul 2005$111.60
Jun 2005$115.90
May 2005$116.40
Apr 2005$116.90
Mar 2005$112.30
Feb 2005$108.20
Jan 2005$108.50
Dec 2004$109.70
Nov 2004$115.80
Oct 2004$121.50
Sep 2004$119.30
Aug 2004$119.20
Jul 2004$117.80
Jun 2004$116.10
May 2004$107.10
Apr 2004$101
Mar 2004$96.10
Feb 2004$90.90
Jan 2004$95.30
Dec 2003$103
Nov 2003$106.90
Oct 2003$110
Sep 2003$103.10
Aug 2003$93.60
Jul 2003$90.50
Jun 2003$86
May 2003$84
Apr 2003$83.60
Mar 2003$78
Feb 2003$81.30
Jan 2003$84
Dec 2002$89.20
Nov 2002$86.70
Oct 2002$84.70
Sep 2002$83.30
Aug 2002$81.60
Jul 2002$79.20
Jun 2002$77.40
May 2002$78.10
Apr 2002$80.40
Mar 2002$83.90
Feb 2002$87
Jan 2002$86.70
Dec 2001$88
Nov 2001$86.70
Oct 2001$93.40
Sep 2001$92.80
Aug 2001$93.40
Jul 2001$94.40
Jun 2001$94.50
May 2001$90.10
Apr 2001$91.90
Mar 2001$89.60
Feb 2001$88.90
Jan 2001$92.20
Dec 2000$96.90
Nov 2000$95.40
Oct 2000$94
Sep 2000$88.20
Aug 2000$90.20
Jul 2000$93.60
Jun 2000$89.80
May 2000$85.50
Apr 2000$90.20
Mar 2000$86.70
Feb 2000$89
Jan 2000$92.20
Dec 1999$91.90
Nov 1999$88.30
Oct 1999$85.30
Sep 1999$80.20
Aug 1999$77.20
Jul 1999$78.50
Jun 1999$75.60
May 1999$70.90
Apr 1999$74.40
Mar 1999$74.30
Feb 1999$76.80
Jan 1999$75.50
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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Prices Survey. US estimates released Sep 29, 2026. Quick Stats item "CATTLE, FEEDER CATTLE - PRICE PAID, MEASURED IN $ / CWT". Retrieved Oct 20, 2026; snapshot 2026-10-20.1. Dollars as published, not adjusted for inflation. This product uses the NASS API but is not endorsed or certified by NASS.

What this measures

It is what farmers paid to buy feeder cattle to raise further, not what they got for cattle they sold.

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