In this post, we’ll show you how to get Live Cattle data using an API!

The cattle industry has long been a significant component of the agricultural industry. Both commercial (such as the production of meat and dairy products) and domestic (such as the production of milk or for employment) uses of cattle exist. Usually, farms and ranches that are owned by private persons or businesses breed cattle. Public lands are also used to grow cattle. In Europe, cattle are raised predominantly in the west, whereas in the United States, cattle are raised primarily in the Midwest and South.

Now imagine how much money you could make if you could harness the strength of live cattle with an API like this one! With an API for Commodities Prices you would be able to get all the information about live cattle in just seconds!

On farms or ranches, cows are often kept in herds and fed a lot of hay or grass. Grass, hay, and alfalfa make up the majority of the feed of dairy cows.

Depending on breed and gender, cows can weigh anywhere between 1,000 and 5,000 kilograms (2,200-11,000 lb). At the shoulder, they normally stand between 24 and 150 inches (60 to 60 cm) tall.

Cows’ four stomachs help them properly digest their vast amounts of food. They can consume as much food as 40 kilograms (90 lb) each day. Cows have four stomachs: an abomasum, an omasum, a reticulum, and the rumen.

Commodities API

Data on commodities is available through this API from the World Bank and other financial data suppliers. Its top-notch support team is available at any time of day or year to assist. That is an oath.

Commodities-API started off as a straightforward, light-weight Open-Source API for current and previous commodity rates released by banks and the stock market. With a frequency of up to 60 seconds and an accuracy of 2 decimal places, this API can deliver real-time commodities data via API. Just a few of the functions include returning fluctuation data, supplying exchange rates for almost any commodity, converting between single currencies, and offering time-series data.

By joining up for a free trial, clicking “SIGN UP,” and then “GET API KEY,” you can access the Commodities API right now. 

For this API, you will be given a unique Access Key that serves as your own Commodities-API.com API password. Guard it! You can reset it at any time in your Account Dashboard.

You can access different types of data via the five primary API Endpoints (Latest, Historical, Convert, Time-Series, and Fluctuation), each of which starts with this Base URL. Just provide a query parameter in the endpoint that controls your specific Access Key.

Each product has a unique logo that helps to convey precise product information. The data type in this example is Live Cattle, and its code is “LCJ24.” Once the API call has begun, you will receive a response similar to this.

{"data":{"success":true,"timestamp":1687542720,"date":"2023-06-23","base":"USD","rates":{"LCJ24":0.0053988392495613},"unit":{lb}}}

As you can see, 0.0053988392495613 pounds of live cattle are equivalent to one USD.