# Beef boom pushes cattle past dairy as Idaho's top agricultural commodity in 2025

> Idaho cattle and calf cash receipts rose 17% to about $3.9 billion in 2025, narrowly surpassing dairy receipts of more than $3.8 billion as the state's top agricultural commodity. Record beef prices and growing use of beef-cross dairy calves contributed to the increase.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-09T03:07:30.422Z
- Category: report · region Idaho, United States · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/88496-beef-boom-pushes-cattle-past-dairy-as-idaho-s-top-agricultural-commodity-in-2025
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Higher beef prices and more dairy-cross calves entering beef production support cattle values and can encourage greater calf supplies. The figures describe Idaho farm revenues rather than a new national price shock, so the direct market impact is limited.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral
- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2018-06-18 | [Cattle prices set to fall 8pc in 2018-19: ABARES - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64469-cattle-prices-set-to-fall-8pc-in-2018-19-abares-beef-central.md) | -1.6% | -2.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-04-16 | [USDA predicts lower crop prices for key commodities in 2024 \| Agriculture Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30684-usda-predicts-lower-crop-prices-for-key-commodities-in-2024-agriculture-dive.md) | +0.7% | -0.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-02-03 | [Varilek’s Cattle Call:  Beef Industry Changes \| TSLN.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10213-varilek-s-cattle-call-beef-industry-changes-tsln-com.md) | +1.3% | +4.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-02-16 | [Tight Supplies Expected to Boost Cattle and Hog Prices in 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31615-tight-supplies-expected-to-boost-cattle-and-hog-prices-in-2024.md) | -0.2% | +2.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-05-22 | [USDA: 2025 Fed Cattle Prices Seen Higher - Zia Commodities, LLC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24802-usda-2025-fed-cattle-prices-seen-higher-zia-commodities-llc.md) | +0.1% | +5.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2018-06-18 | [Cattle prices set to fall 8pc in 2018-19: ABARES - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64469-cattle-prices-set-to-fall-8pc-in-2018-19-abares-beef-central.md) | +0.8% | +3.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2023-02-03 | [Varilek’s Cattle Call:  Beef Industry Changes \| TSLN.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10213-varilek-s-cattle-call-beef-industry-changes-tsln-com.md) | +0.5% | +2.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-02-16 | [Tight Supplies Expected to Boost Cattle and Hog Prices in 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31615-tight-supplies-expected-to-boost-cattle-and-hog-prices-in-2024.md) | +3.0% | +0.9% |

## Sources

- ksl.com: https://www.ksl.com/article/51643802/beef-boom-pushes-cattle-past-dairy-as-idahos-top-agricultural-commodity-in-2025

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