# Daily Livestock Report: Beef Prices Level Off as Pork Prices Continue to Soften

> The USDA Economic Research Service released its monthly retail meat price reports covering October 2026. The All-Fresh retail beef price was $9.44 per pound, slightly lower than last September but well above the five-year average, while the retail pork price eased to $4.86 per pound, down from $4.92 in June.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-13T21:06:54.199Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/98421-daily-livestock-report-beef-prices-level-off-as-pork-prices-continue-to-soften
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Softening retail pork prices and stabilizing beef prices signal modest demand pressure at the consumer level, which can weigh on hog values and feed-ration economics for livestock producers.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2018-03-16 | [Lower prices signal pork sector recovery continues in China](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65975-lower-prices-signal-pork-sector-recovery-continues-in-china.md) | -5.1% | -16.0% |
| HOGS | 2021-11-23 | [Input Costs Will Continue to Challenge Livestock Producers Into 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44171-input-costs-will-continue-to-challenge-livestock-producers-into-2022.md) | -2.2% | +5.7% |
| HOGS | 2017-06-23 | [U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rally before USDA report - Country Guide](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70627-u-s-livestock-cme-live-cattle-rally-before-usda-report-country-guide.md) | +3.8% | -1.2% |
| HOGS | 2019-06-29 | [U.S. livestock: Nearby lean hogs drop on continued herd expansion - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58746-u-s-livestock-nearby-lean-hogs-drop-on-continued-herd-expansion-agcanada.md) | -2.7% | +12.2% |
| HOGS | 2018-10-12 | [U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise on cut in beef production estimate - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62669-u-s-livestock-cattle-futures-rise-on-cut-in-beef-production-estimate-agcanada.md) | -14.1% | -14.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-09-30 | [Prices Steady On Wisconsin Livestock - Mid-West Farm Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39732-prices-steady-on-wisconsin-livestock-mid-west-farm-report.md) | +0.4% | +4.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-10-26 | [US Beef Demand Seen Falling in 2023 as Cattle Herd Continues to Shrink – The Van Trump Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39088-us-beef-demand-seen-falling-in-2023-as-cattle-herd-continues-to-shrink-the-van.md) | +0.7% | +1.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-01-24 | [Market Report: Cattle on feed continue to remain large - Progressive Cattle \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67092-market-report-cattle-on-feed-continue-to-remain-large-progressive-cattle-ag.md) | +1.5% | +5.0% |

## Sources

- meatingplace.com: https://meatingplace.com/daily-livestock-report-beef-prices-level-off-as-pork-prices-continue-to-soften/

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