The USDA’s Agriculture Marketing Service (AMS) has rolled out the Livestock Mandatory Reporting (LMR) Live Cattle Reporting Dashboard tool. Previously announced in June 2024, the LMR live cattle market information is intended to be easy to use and understand. AMS intends this tool to place producers on a more equal footing with large-volume data users to create a fair marketplace.

AMS also began publishing information on the actual premiums and discounts paid to cattle producers by packers under formula marketing arrangements on the National Weekly Direct Slaughter Cattle Report – Formulated and Forward Contract. Detailed quality grade price distribution information is available on the National Weekly Fed Cattle Comprehensive report.

Read more on the LMR Live Cattle Reporting Dashboard tool here.