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Wes Ishmael: cattle business analyst and journalist

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5:43

Cattle Current Podcast—Sept. 3, 2025

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2025/09/03

Cattle futures were mixed Tuesday after a strong start with likely pressure from more bearish outside markets. Toward the close, Live cattle futures were narrowly mixed, from an average of 10¢ lower in six contracts to an average of 14¢ higher. Feeder Cattle futures were mixed, from an average of 85¢ lower in four [...]

6:29

Cattle Current Podcast—Sept. 1-2, 2025

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2025/08/30

Cattle futures regained the previous session’s losses and more on Friday as traders retrenched for the beginning of a new month. Live cattle futures were an average of $2.70 higher and Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $3.89 higher. Week to week on Friday, Live Cattle futures closed an average of $2.61 higher [...]

4:35

Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 29, 2025

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2025/08/28

Cattle futures closed lower Thursday with likely profit taking ahead of the long weekend. Toward the close, Live cattle futures were an average of $2.03 lower. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $2.87 lower, except for 55¢ higher in expiring Aug. Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was moderate on moderate demand in Kansas [...]

4:38

Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 28, 2025

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2025/08/27

Cattle futures continued to push higher Wednesday. As the week wears on there is likely to be some profit taking ahead of the long weekend. Toward the close, Live cattle futures were an average of 70¢ higher, except for 17¢ lower in waning spot Aug. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of 96¢ higher. [...]

6:18

Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 27, 2025

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2025/08/26

Cattle futures rebounded and gained on bullish fundamentals Tuesday, following the previous session’s volatility tied to news of New World screwworm confirmed in a U.S. resident, who was infected while traveling in South America. Toward the close, Live cattle futures were an average of $1.57 higher. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $2.81 [...]

8:16

Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 26, 2026

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2025/08/26

Cattle futures gapped lower on the open Monday, pressured by Friday’s Cattle on Feed report and Headlines about a human case of New World screwworm being confirmed in the U.S. (see below). However, Cattle futures recovered much of the lost ground by the end of the session. Toward the close, Live cattle futures were [...]

6:26

Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 25, 2025

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2025/08/23

Cattle futures surged higher Friday, supported by strong fundamentals and perhaps receiving a boost from stronger outside markets. Live cattle futures were an average of $1.73 higher. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $4.18 higher. Week to week on Friday, Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $16.86 higher and Live Cattle were [...]

5:09

Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 22, 2025

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2025/08/21

Cattle futures traded both sides of steady through Thursday but were mainly higher toward the close. Live cattle futures were an average of 58¢ higher, except for unchanged and 7¢ lower in the front two contracts. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of 87¢ higher. Keep in mind that USDA will release the monthly [...]

6:03

Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 21, 2025

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2025/08/20

Stronger cash fed cattle prices and the recent surge in wholesale beef value helped drive Cattle futures higher on Wednesday. Toward the close, Live cattle futures were an average of $2.92 higher. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $5.97 higher. Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was moderate on moderate demand in Nebraska through [...]

6:28

Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 20, 2025

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2025/08/19

Cattle futures continued mostly higher Tuesday with continued power from fundamental strength. Toward the close, Live cattle futures were an average of 73¢ higher (5¢ to $1.55 higher), except for 42¢ lower in spot Aug. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $2.49 higher. Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was inactive on light to [...]

7:47

Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 19, 2025

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2025/08/18

Cattle futures closed higher again Monday with follow-through support from the previous session and surging wholesale beef values. Toward the close, Live cattle futures were an average of $1.31 higher (15¢ to $1.82 higher). Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $3.97 higher. Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was inactive on moderate demand in [...]

7:51

Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 18, 2025

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2025/08/18

Cattle futures closed higher Friday on stronger wholesale beef values and the fact that USDA’s New World Screwworm update the previous day did not include reopening the U.S. border to Mexican cattle, as some had feared. Live cattle futures closed an average of $3.43 higher. Feeder Cattle futures closed an average of $4.53 higher. [...]

6:30

Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 11, 2025

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2025/08/09

Cattle futures closed sharply lower Friday on likely profit taking, week-end positioning and lack of weekly cash fed cattle direction. However, they still posted strong weekly gains. Live cattle futures closed an average of $5.10 lower. Feeder Cattle futures closed mostly limit down, an average of $9.20 lower. However, week to week on Friday, [...]

3:49

Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 8. 2025

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2025/08/07

Cattle futures continued higher yet again Thursday, riding the same bullish fundamentals. Toward the close, Live cattle futures were an average of $3.32 higher. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $5.95 higher. Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was mostly inactive on moderate demand in all major cattle feeding regions through Thursday afternoon, according [...]

6:38

Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 7. 2025

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2025/08/07

Cattle futures powered upward Wednesday, helped along by another bounce in wholesale beef values and growing expectations of steady to higher cash fed cattle trade again this week. Toward the close, Live cattle futures were an average of $2.04 higher. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $3.91 higher. Negotiated cash fed cattle trade [...]

5:26

Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 6, 2025

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2025/08/06

Cattle futures charged higher Tuesday, helped along by last week’s record-high cash fed cattle prices and resurgent wholesale beef values. Toward the close, Live cattle futures were an average of $3.29 higher. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $5.65 higher. Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was inactive on moderate demand in all major [...]

7:04

Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 5, 2025

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2025/08/04

Cattle futures extended gains Monday, helped along by last week’s stronger negotiated cash fed cattle prices and thoughts that wholesale beef values may have established the seasonal bottom. Toward the close, Live cattle futures were an average of 52¢ higher. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of 78¢ higher. Negotiated cash fed cattle trade [...]

8:21

Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 4, 2025

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2025/08/02

Cattle futures bounced back Friday after the previous session’s sharp decline and despite bearish outside markets. Live cattle futures closed an average of 98¢ higher. Feeder Cattle futures closed an average of $1.59 higher. Cattle futures were mostly higher week to week on Friday, which says plenty when considering the sharp downward correction on [...]

7:11

Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 1, 2025

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2025/07/31

Cattle futures closed sharply lower Thursday with likely profit taking, month-end position squaring and technical wariness over the impact of steeper U.S. tariffs on Brazilian beef imports. Toward the close, Live cattle futures were an average of $4.68 lower. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $8.59 lower. Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was [...]

6:04

Cattle Current Podcast—July 31, 2025

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2025/07/30

Cattle futures continued to grind higher Wednesday on bullish supply and demand fundamentals. Toward the close, Live cattle futures were an average of $2.06 higher. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $2.74 higher. So far this week, Live Cattle futures are $4.80 higher and Feeder Cattle futures are $7.77 higher. Negotiated cash fed [...]

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