🐄 Beef Prices
Boxed beef cutout values are the primary wholesale benchmark for beef procurement. Choice-Select spread signals supply/demand balance in the fed cattle market.
United States
Primal Round Select
Spot price · United States · $/cwt · daily
310.34 $/cwt
↑ +1.09% WoW
Prev week
306.98 $/cwt
4-week
+0.27%
As of
2026-09-18
2026-07-212026-09-18
Daily USDA Select primal round value (600–900 lb carcass). LMPR report 2453.
USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service · source · US public domain (17 U.S.C. § 105)
Primal Chuck Choice
Spot price · United States · $/cwt · daily
320.61 $/cwt
↑ +0.99% WoW
Prev week
317.47 $/cwt
4-week
-1.09%
As of
2026-09-18
2026-07-212026-09-18
Daily USDA Choice primal chuck value (600–900 lb carcass). LMPR report 2453.
USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service · source · US public domain (17 U.S.C. § 105)
Primal Chuck Select
Spot price · United States · $/cwt · daily
322.25 $/cwt
↑ +2.33% WoW
Prev week
314.90 $/cwt
4-week
-1.01%
As of
2026-09-18
2026-07-212026-09-18
Daily USDA Select primal chuck value (600–900 lb carcass). LMPR report 2453.
USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service · source · US public domain (17 U.S.C. § 105)
Primal Loin Choice
Spot price · United States · $/cwt · daily
461.65 $/cwt
→ +0.07% WoW
Prev week
461.32 $/cwt
4-week
-0.61%
As of
2026-09-18
2026-07-212026-09-18
Daily USDA Choice primal loin value (600–900 lb carcass). LMPR report 2453.
USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service · source · US public domain (17 U.S.C. § 105)
Primal Loin Select
Spot price · United States · $/cwt · daily
419.15 $/cwt
↓ -0.86% WoW
Prev week
422.80 $/cwt
4-week
-0.73%
As of
2026-09-18
2026-07-212026-09-18
Daily USDA Select primal loin value (600–900 lb carcass). LMPR report 2453.
USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service · source · US public domain (17 U.S.C. § 105)
Primal Round Choice
Spot price · United States · $/cwt · daily
298.70 $/cwt
↓ -1.33% WoW
Prev week
302.73 $/cwt
4-week
-2.88%
As of
2026-09-18
2026-07-212026-09-18
Daily USDA Choice primal round value (600–900 lb carcass). LMPR report 2453.
USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service · source · US public domain (17 U.S.C. § 105)
Primal Rib Choice
Spot price · United States · $/cwt · daily
646.35 $/cwt
↑ +0.29% WoW
Prev week
644.45 $/cwt
4-week
+1.19%
52-week
+23.92%
As of
2026-09-18
2026-04-232026-09-18
Daily USDA Choice primal rib value (600–900 lb carcass). LMPR report 2453.
USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service · source · US public domain (17 U.S.C. § 105)
Primal Rib Select
Spot price · United States · $/cwt · daily
530.05 $/cwt
↓ -1.00% WoW
Prev week
535.43 $/cwt
4-week
+0.54%
As of
2026-09-18
2026-07-212026-09-18
Daily USDA Select primal rib value (600–900 lb carcass). LMPR report 2453.
USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service · source · US public domain (17 U.S.C. § 105)
Choice Cutout
Spot price · United States · $/cwt · daily
377.31 $/cwt
↓ -0.42% WoW
Prev week
378.89 $/cwt
4-week
+1.39%
52-week
-2.98%
As of
2026-09-23
2026-04-282026-09-23
Daily USDA Choice boxed beef cutout value.
USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service · source · US public domain (17 U.S.C. § 105)
Select Cutout
Spot price · United States · $/cwt · daily
352.34 $/cwt
↓ -1.54% WoW
Prev week
357.85 $/cwt
4-week
+0.13%
52-week
-9.37%
As of
2026-09-23
2026-04-282026-09-23
Daily USDA Select boxed beef cutout value.
USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service · source · US public domain (17 U.S.C. § 105)
Choice–Select Spread
Derived value · United States · $/cwt · daily
24.97 $/cwt
↑ +18.68% WoW
Prev week
21.04 $/cwt
4-week
+23.19%
52-week
+20708.33%
As of
2026-09-23
2026-04-282026-09-23
Derived: Choice cutout minus Select cutout.
USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service · source · US public domain (17 U.S.C. § 105)
Australia
Australia Beef Production (ABS quarterly, Tonnes 000)
Price · Australia · Tonnes 000 · quarterly
780.62 Tonnes 000
↑ +6.92% WoW
Prev week
730.08 Tonnes 000
As of
Jun-26
2026-03-312026-06-30
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Livestock Products, Cat. 7215.0 · source · CC BY 4.0
Australia Cattle Slaughtered (ABS quarterly, Head 000)
Price · Australia · Head 000 · quarterly
2521.60 Head 000
↑ +9.53% WoW
Prev week
2302.30 Head 000
As of
Jun-26
2026-03-312026-06-30
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Livestock Products, Cat. 7215.0 · source · CC BY 4.0
Australia Gross Value — Cattle & Calves (ABS quarterly, AUD m)
Price · Australia · AUD m · quarterly
6456.60 AUD m
↑ +7.56% WoW
Prev week
6003.0 AUD m
As of
Jun-26
2026-03-312026-06-30
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Livestock Products, Cat. 7215.0 · source · CC BY 4.0
Argentina
Global
Global Beef Price — World Bank CMO Pink Sheet
Spot price · Global · USD/kg · monthly
7.28 USD/kg
↓ -0.41% WoW
Prev week
7.31 USD/kg
4-week
-11.33%
As of
2026-08-01
2026-02-012026-08-01
World Bank Commodity Markets (Pink Sheet) monthly beef price, nominal USD/kg. Published with ~1-month lag.
World Bank Commodity Markets (Pink Sheet) · source · CC BY 4.0
India
India Buffalo FOB
Price · India · USD/MT · monthly
4548.27 USD/MT
↑ +2.89% WoW
Prev week
4420.62 USD/MT
4-week
+15.65%
As of
2026-06-01
2026-02-012026-06-01
Monthly average FOB unit value of India frozen buffalo meat exports. Source: APEDA AgriExchange (DGCIS data) — buffalo-specific, official India trade statistics. Total export value divided by quantity in MT. Data lag ~60 days. This is the authoritative series for India buffalo FOB; do not overwrite with UN Comtrade (use comtrade_india_bovine_fob for HS 020230 bovine data).
United Nations Comtrade Database · source · See licence notes
New Zealand
NZ Beef
Spot price · New Zealand · NZD/kg · weekly
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New Zealand beef schedule price — bull/steer, Beef+Lamb NZ
Beef + Lamb New Zealand — weekly schedule prices and indicator prices · source · See licence notes
Prices are factual market benchmarks sourced from public government and institutional data providers. No investment or trading advice.