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Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael

Wes Ishmael: cattle business analyst and journalist

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6:49

Cattle Current Podcast—Oct. 6, 2025

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2025/10/04

Cattle futures closed higher Friday but continued the back and forth sideways path. Live Cattle futures closed an average of 85¢ higher. Feeder Cattle futures closed an average of $2.64 higher. Week to week on Friday, Live Cattle futures closed an average of 90¢ higher (20¢ higher toward the front to $1.62 higher near [...]

4:56

Cattle Current Podcast—Oct. 3, 2025

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2025/10/02

Cattle futures stepped lower Thursday, bowing to softer cash fed cattle prices and the continued seasonal decline in wholesale beef values. Some also suggested conditional FDA approval of an injectable from Zoetis for the prevention and control of New World screwworm might have been part of the pressure, speculating it might mean a quicker [...]

5:40

Cattle Current Podcast—Oct. 2, 2025

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2025/10/01

Cattle futures were firm in the deferred contracts Wednesday but weak up front with pressure from lower cash fed cattle prices. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of 60¢ higher, except for an average of 38¢ lower in the front two contracts. Feeder Cattle futures were mixed, from an average of [...]

4:29

Cattle Current Podcast—Oct. 1, 2025

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2025/10/01

Cattle futures, especially Feeder Cattle bounced higher Tuesday, supported by likely month-end and quarter-end position squaring and the quarterly Grain Stocks report (see below). Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of $1.38 higher. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $5.08 higher. Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was inactive on light [...]

7:04

Cattle Current Podcast—Sept. 30, 2025

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2025/09/29

Cattle futures wandered on both sides of steady on Monday, favoring a slightly softer tone. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of 35¢ lower. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of 78¢ lower across a wide range. Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was mostly inactive on light to moderate demand in [...]

6:52

Cattle Current Podcast—Sept. 29, 2025

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2025/09/28

Cattle futures mostly firmed on Friday. Live Cattle futures closed an average of 92¢ higher, except for 25¢ lower and unchanged in the front two contracts. Feeder Cattle futures closed an average of $1.68 higher. Week to week on Friday, Live Cattle futures closed mixed, from an average of $1.12 lower in the front [...]

4:53

Cattle Current Podcast—Sept. 26, 2025

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2025/09/26

Cattle futures stepped lower Thursday as wholesale beef prices continue to fall and with early weekly cash fed cattle trade weaker. Toward the close, Live cattle futures an average of $2.60 lower. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $5.49 lower, except for 2¢ higher in spot Sep. Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was light [...]

5:30

Cattle Current Podcast—Sept. 25, 2025

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2025/09/25

Cattle futures softened Wednesday and consolidated with some likely profit taking and waiting for weekly cash fed cattle direction. Toward the close, Live cattle futures were an average of $1.72 lower. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $3.27 lower, except for 55¢ higher in spot Sep. Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was inactive [...]

6:07

Cattle Current Podcast—Sept. 24, 2025

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2025/09/24

Cattle futures closed mainly higher Tuesday with follow-through support from the previous day’s New World screwworm news. Toward the close, Live cattle futures were mixed from an average of 98¢ lower in the front four contracts to an average of $1.08 higher. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $2.94 higher. Negotiated cash fed [...]

7:04

Cattle Current Podcast—Sept. 23, 2025

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2025/09/23

Cattle futures stormed higher Monday, fueled by news that New World screwworm was confirmed just about 70 miles south of the U.S. border (see below) and traders thinking it will prevent Mexican cattle imports for even longer. Last week’s Cattle on Feed report may have provided some added lift. Toward the close, Live cattle [...]

6:30

Cattle Current Podcast—Sept. 22, 2025

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2025/09/21

Cattle futures closed higher for a consecutive second session, and for the week, helped along by stronger outside markets and ongoing bullish fundamentals. Live cattle futures were an average of $1.18 higher. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $3.44 higher. Week to week on Friday, Live Cattle futures closed an average of $3.92 [...]

6:41

Cattle Current Podcast—Sept 19, 2025

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2025/09/18

Cattle futures regained some footing Thursday with some likely positioning ahead of Friday’s monthly Cattle on Feed report. Depending on who you follow, August placements are estimated to be nearly 9% less year over year with August marketing down about 13% and the Sept. 1 cattle on feed inventory down nearly 1%. Toward the [...]

4:48

Cattle Current Podcast—Sept. 18, 2025

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2025/09/17

Cattle futures continued lower Wednesday, hampered by wariness ahead of the Fed’s interest rate announcement and swift declines in wholesale beef prices. Negotiated cash fed trade cattle was limited on moderate demand in the Texas Panhandle through Wednesday afternoon, according to the Agricultural Marketing Service. Although too few to trend, there were some early [...]

4:26

Cattle Current Podcast—Sept. 17, 2025

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2025/09/16

Cattle futures gave back some of the previous session’s gains with declining wholesale beef prices and the outlook for perhaps lower cash fed cattle trade again this week. Pressure may have also included USDA confirmation the previous day of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 in a Nebraska dairy cattle herd. Toward the close, [...]

7:24

Cattle Current Podcast—Sept. 16, 2025

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2025/09/16

Cattle futures climbed back Monday as funds appeared to retrench following last week’s losses. Toward the close, Live cattle futures were an average of $4.42 higher. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $6.81 higher. Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was inactive on light to moderate demand in all major cattle feeding regions through [...]

4:36

Cattle Current Podcast—Sept. 12. 2025

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2025/09/11

Cattle futures regained some ground Thursday. Toward the close, Live cattle futures were an average of $1.17 higher. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $2.03 higher. Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was moderate on moderate demand in Nebraska through Thursday afternoon, according to the Agricultural Marketing Service. So far this week, FOB live [...]

6:20

Cattle Current Podcast—Sept. 11, 2025

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2025/09/10

Live Cattle futures firmed and clawed higher Wednesday, while all but the front months drifted lower in Feeder Cattle. Toward the close, Live cattle futures were an average of $1.21 higher. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $1.40 lower, except for an average of $1.06 higher in the front two contracts. Negotiated [...]

4:19

Cattle Current Podcast—Sept. 10, 2025

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2025/09/10

Cattle futures plunged Tuesday with technical correction, exaggerated by apparent fund selling and wariness over seasonal pressure on cash fed cattle prices and wholesale beef values. Toward the close, Live cattle futures were an average of $5.93 lower. Feeder Cattle futures were limit down $9.25, except for $7.80 lower in the back contract. [...]

7:07

Cattle Current Podcast—Sept. 9, 2025

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2025/09/09

Cattle futures were mostly higher Monday but hesitantly. Toward the close, Live cattle futures were an average of 58¢ higher, except for 22¢ lower in spot Oct. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of 98¢ higher, except for 65¢ lower in away Sep. Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was inactive on light demand [...]

7:35

Cattle Current Podcast—Sept. 8, 2025

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2025/09/07

Cattle futures were softer again Friday with pressure from declining wholesale beef values and lower outside markets. Live cattle futures closed an average of $1.26 lower. Feeder Cattle futures closed an average of $2.34 lower, except for unchanged in spot Sep. Week to week on Friday, Live Cattle futures closed an average of $3.60 [...]

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