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Live Cattle (IMF Beef Proxy)

IMF global price of Beef — used as a live monthly proxy for live-cattle costs (no free public API exists for CME live cattle futures themselves). Directionally relevant to Widam's imported beef.

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Price & Forecast

FRED / IMF (global beef, proxy) · USD/lb· as of Jun 2026

$3.42-1.2%

HistoricalForecastConfidence band

What drives this price

US cattle herd & placements
Feedlot cost of gain (corn price)
Boxed-beef cutout demand
Drought / pasture conditions

Related analysis

Protein LIVE · FRED Market Data·Jun 1

Live Cattle (Proxy) eased — -1.2% to $3.42

Live Cattle (IMF Beef Proxy) eased to $3.42 (-1.2% month-over-month), easing cost pressure on Widam. Source: IMF Primary Commodity Prices.

ImpactsWidam

ProteinHassad Food Intelligence·Jul 4

Live cattle steady as boxed-beef demand holds

CME live cattle ticked up 0.4% on firm cutout demand — maintaining the cost floor for Widam's imported beef programme.

ImpactsWidam

Key stats

SourceFRED / IMF (global beef, proxy)

UnitUSD/lb

CategoryProtein · Red Meat

2Y change+71.0%

52-week range1.74 – 2.01

3M forecast · Auto-ARIMA+1.5%

Data source

ProviderFRED (St. Louis Fed)

SeriesIMF Primary Commodity Prices — Global price of Beef (proxy for live cattle)

FrequencyMonthly

Last dataJun 2026

PublishedAug 2026

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FetchedAug 11, 06:50 PM

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What this prices

Portfolio companies & products this benchmark drives.

Widam Food

Meat & Protein · Qatar

Beef (cuts, minced)Camel MeatOffal (liver, kidney, heart)

Methodology

IMF Primary Commodity Prices: Global price of Beef (series PBEEFUSDM), sourced via FRED, converted from US cents/lb to USD/lb. Live monthly proxy for live-cattle cost — not an actual CME futures quote.