Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael

6:48

Cattle Current Podcast—Sept. 10, 2026

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2026/09/09

Cattle futures mainly held or extended gains on Wednesday, in the face of another day of bearishness in outside markets. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of 51¢ lower, except for an average of 12¢ higher in two contracts. They were an average of $3.46 higher Wednesday. Feeder Cattle futures were [...]

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7:36

Cattle Current Podcast—Sept. 7-8, 2026

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2026/09/05

Cattle futures closed mixed Friday on caution ahead of the three-day weekend. Live Cattle futures closed an average of 99¢ lower, except for an average of 11¢ higher in the back three contracts. Feeder Cattle futures closed an average of 60¢ higher, except for an average of 85¢ lower in the front three contracts. [...]

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5:29

Cattle Current Podcast—Sept. 4. 2026

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2026/09/03

Cattle futures finally bounced higher Thursday, supported by oversold conditions and some renewed strength in cash prices. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of $3.32 higher. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $6.50 higher. Negotiated cash fed cattle was light on light demand in Nebraska and the western Corn [...]

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4:41

Cattle Current Daily—Sept. 3, 2026

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2026/09/02

Cattle futures continued trying to carve a bottom Wednesday, with pressure including steady to lower cash fed cattle prices. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of $1.38 lower. Feeder Cattle futures were narrowly mixed, from an average of 38¢ lower to an average of 67¢ higher. Negotiated cash fed cattle trade [...]

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5:39

Cattle Current Podcast—Sept. 2, 2026

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2026/09/01

Cattle futures were lower Tuesday amid struggling cash fed cattle prices and higher feed costs. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of $1.14 lower. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $1.42 lower. Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was mostly inactive on light demand in the North through Tuesday afternoon, according [...]

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6:50

Cattle Current Podcast—Sept. 1, 2026

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2026/08/31

Cattle futures overcame more government intervention in the cattle business (see below) on Monday to eke out gains with oversold conditions. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of 73¢ higher. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of 25¢ higher except for an average of $1.07 lower in the back two contracts. [...]

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7:19

Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 31, 2026

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2026/08/29

Cattle futures were unable to build on recent gains Friday, bogged down by more political rhetoric. Live Cattle futures closed an average of 92¢ lower. Feeder Cattle futures closed an average of $1.68 lower. Week to week on Friday, Live Cattle futures were an average of $2.88 lower, except for an average of 60¢ [...]

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6:46

Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 28, 2026

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2026/08/27

Cattle futures continued higher Thursday, boosting hopes that the bottom had been etched. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of $2.79 higher. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $3.42 higher. Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was mostly inactive on light demand in the North through Thursday afternoon, according to the [...]

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7:16

Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 27, 2026

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2026/08/26

Cattle futures firmed and mostly gained Wednesday, supported by oversold conditions. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of 46¢ higher, except for an average of 42¢ lower in two contracts. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $2.11 higher, except for an average of 94¢ lower in the front two contracts. [...]

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5:20

Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 26, 2026

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2026/08/25

Cattle futures continued to unravel Tuesday with follow-through pressure and another significant step lower in negotiated cash fed cattle prices. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of $1.76 lower. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $4.73 lower, except for 22¢ higher in spot Aug. Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was [...]

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7:48

Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 25, 2026

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2026/08/25

Cattle futures opened higher Monday, supported by the lower July feedlot placements in Friday’s Cattle on Feed report but then turned negative with pressure including last week’s lower negotiated cash fed cattle prices and negative psychology surrounding Monday’s re-opening of the port of entry in Douglas, Ariz., to feeder cattle imports from Mexico. Toward [...]

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8:27

Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 24, 2026

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2026/08/24

Cattle futures were able to fade early pressure from President Trump’s announcement to waive tariffs for 90 days on imported beef products for ground beef (see below). Live Cattle futures closed an average of 78¢ higher, except for an average of 19¢ lower in the front two contracts. Feeder Cattle futures closed an average [...]

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6:29

Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 20, 2026

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2026/08/19

Cattle futures lost ground Wednesday with pressure including lower early negotiated cash fed cattle prices and surging corn prices. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of $2.13 lower, except for 5¢ higher and unchanged at the back. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $4.64 lower. Negotiated cash fed cattle [...]

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5:30

Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 19, 2026

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2026/08/18

Cattle futures were mostly higher Tuesday supported by stronger early-week wholesale beef values and perhaps some lift on news that Cargill’s packing facility at Ft. Morgan, Colo., will resume operations. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of 72¢ higher. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of 80¢ higher, except for 27¢ [...]

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5:09

Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 18, 2026

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2026/08/18

Cattle futures tried to firm Monday after last week’s bearish news but were mostly slightly lower. Live Cattle futures were an average of 13¢ lower, except for an average of 48¢ higher in two nearby contracts. Feeder Cattle futures were mixed from an average of 74¢ lower to an average of 34¢ higher. Cattle [...]

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6:56

Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 17, 2026

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2026/08/16

Cattle futures continued lower Friday but closed off session lows. Pressure included lower negotiated cash fed cattle prices for the week and response to Tyson’s Thursday announcement that the company was ending operation of its beef packing facility in Joslin, Ill., its case ready facility in Eagle Mountain, Utah and seeking a buyer for [...]

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5:38

Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 14, 2026

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2026/08/14

Cattle futures were lower again, pressured by weaker early cash fed cattle prices and perhaps prescience about news from Tyson later in the day that it was shuttering its packing facility in Joslin, Ill., ending production at its case ready facility in Eagle Mountain, Utah and seeking a buyer for its packing facility in [...]

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8:51

Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 13, 2026

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2026/08/12

Cattle futures stepped lower Wednesday, pressured in part the continued decline in open interest. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of $2.48 lower. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $4.93 lower. Negotiated cash fed cattle trade ranged from light on moderate demand in Nebraska to mostly inactive on light demand [...]

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3:27

Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 12, 2026

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2026/08/11

Cattle futures lost some steam Tuesday but were mostly higher. Live Cattle futures were narrowly mixed, from an average of 41¢ lower in the front four contracts to an average of 38¢ higher. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of 64¢ higher, except for 78¢ lower in the front contract. Negotiated cash fed cattle [...]

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6:01

Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 11, 2026

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2026/08/11

Cattle futures were mainly higher Friday, helped along by last week’s stronger negotiated cash fed cattle prices. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures an average of $1.23 higher. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $1.09 higher, except for an average of 98¢ lower in the front two contracts. Negotiated cash fed cattle trade [...]

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