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Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael

Wes Ishmael: cattle business analyst and journalist

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Cattle Current Podcast—July 14, 2025

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2025/07/13

Cattle futures strengthened Friday on the back of the week’s sharply higher fed cattle prices. Live cattle futures closed an average of $2.06 higher. Feeder Cattle futures closed an average of $3.42 higher. From Monday through Friday, Live Cattle futures closed an average of $5.51 higher. Feeder Cattle futures closed an average of $10.72 [...]

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Cattle Current Podcast—July 11, 2025

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2025/07/10

Cattle futures were mixed to higher Thursday with Feeder Cattle receiving additional support from reclosure of the southern border to Mexican cattle imports due to New World screwworm. Toward the close, Live cattle futures were mixed, from an average of 45¢ lower to an average of 24¢ higher. Feeder Cattle futures were an average [...]

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Cattle Current Podcast—July 10, 2025

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2025/07/09

Cattle futures continued mainly higher Wednesday, with positive outside markets and growing optimism about cash fed cattle prices this week. Toward the close, Live cattle futures were an average of $1.06 higher. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $1.60 higher. Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was mostly inactive on moderate demand in all [...]

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Cattle Current Podcast—July 9, 2025

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2025/07/08

Cattle futures bounced higher Monday, supported by another day of lower Corn futures, the post-holiday bounce in wholesale beef values and thoughts that cash fed cattle prices could improve this week. Toward the close, Live cattle futures were an average of $2.40 higher. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $5.04 higher. Negotiated cash [...]

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Cattle Current Podcast—July 8, 2025

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2025/07/07

Cattle futures closed higher Monday, buoyed by firmer cash fed cattle prices as last week progressed and by sharply lower Corn futures. Toward the close, Live cattle futures were an average of $1.70 higher (62¢ higher at the back to $2.20 higher). Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $3.46 higher (72¢ higher in [...]

5:24

Cattle Current Podcast—July 7, 2025

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2025/07/05

Cattle closed mainly higher Thursday, supported by another day of bullish outside markets. Live cattle futures closed an average of 90¢ higher. Feeder Cattle futures closed an average of 52¢ higher, except for an average of 6¢ lower in the back two contracts. From last Thursday to the previous Friday, Live Cattle futures closed [...]

4:54

Cattle Current Podcast—July 3, 2025

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2025/07/02

Cattle futures bounced back Wednesday and recovered about half of the previous session’s losses which were tied to the kneejerk reaction to USDA’s announced plans to begin reopening the Mexican border to cattle imports as soon as next week. Toward the close, Live cattle futures were an average of $1.58 higher. Feeder Cattle futures [...]

5:24

Cattle Current Podcast—July 2, 2025

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2025/07/02

Cattle futures closed sharply lower Tuesday in response to USDA’s announced plans to begin reopening the Mexican border to cattle imports as soon as next week. Toward the close, Live cattle futures were an average of $2.50 lower. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $4.73 lower. Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was inactive [...]

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Cattle Current Podcast—July 1, 2025

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2025/06/30

Cattle futures built on the previous session’s gains Monday, supported once again by stronger outside markets and stronger cash fed cattle prices at the end of last week. Toward the close, Live cattle futures were an average of $1.04 higher. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $2.34 higher. Negotiated cash fed cattle trade [...]

7:29

Cattle Current Podcast—June 30, 2025

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2025/06/28

Cattle futures closed higher Friday, supported by stronger outside markets and resilient Choice wholesale beef values. Live cattle futures were an average of $2.55 higher ($1.45 higher at the back to $4.10 higher toward the front). Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $4.04 higher. Week to week on Friday, Live Cattle futures closed [...]

5:03

Cattle Current Podcast—June 27, 2025

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2025/06/26

Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was light on moderate demand in Nebraska and limited on light demand in Kansas through Thursday afternoon, according to the Agricultural Marketing Service. Although too few to trend, there were some early FOB live trades in Nebraska at $230/cwt. and a few in Kansas at $223-$225. Last week, FOB [...]

5:02

Cattle Current Podcast—June 26, 2025

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2025/06/25

Cattle futures eased mainly lower again Wednesday as traders awaited direction from weekly cash fed cattle trade. Toward the close, Live cattle futures were an average of 53¢ lower except for 37¢ higher toward the back. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of 64¢ lower. Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was inactive on light [...]

3:22

Cattle Current Podcast—June 25, 2025

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2025/06/24

Cattle futures eased mainly lower Tuesday, apparently waiting to see the week’s cash fed cattle direction, despite higher outside markets and a surge in Choice wholesale beef value. Toward the close, Live cattle futures were an average of 53¢ lower except for 30¢ higher in near Aug. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of [...]

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Cattle Current Podcast—June 24, 2025

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2025/06/23

Cattle futures closed mixed but firmer Monday. Toward the close, Live cattle futures were mixed, from an average of 40¢ lower to an average of 28¢ higher. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of 71¢ higher. Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was inactive in all major cattle feeding regions through Monday afternoon, according to [...]

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Cattle Current Podcast—June 23, 2025

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2025/06/21

Cattle futures closed lower Friday after early support, likely pressured by softer cash fed cattle prices, weaker Choice wholesale beef values and perhaps some positioning ahead of the monthly Cattle on Feed report (see below). Live cattle futures were an average of $1.38 lower. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $1.51 lower. Week [...]

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Cattle Current Podcast—June 20, 2025

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2025/06/20

Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was mostly inactive on moderate demand in all major cattle feeding regions through Thursday afternoon, according to the Agricultural Marketing Service. So far, this week, FOB live prices are $4-$6 lower in Nebraska at $236/cwt. and $3-$4 lower in the western Corn Belt at $236-$238. Dressed delivered prices are [...]

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Cattle Current Daily—June 19, 2025

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2025/06/18

Cattle futures were mainly firmer Wednesday. Toward the close, Live cattle futures were an average of 66¢ higher, except for an average of 55¢ lower in three contracts. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of 60¢ higher, except for an average of 95¢ lower in three contracts. Negotiated cash fed cattle trade ranged from [...]

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Cattle Current Podcast—June 18, 2025

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2025/06/17

Cattle futures sold sharply lower Tuesday with technical pressure, more bearish outside markets and worries about the potential impact stemming from the Israel-Iran conflict. Toward the close, Live cattle futures were an average of $3.51 lower. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $5.89 lower. Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was inactive on moderate [...]

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Cattle Current Podcast—June 17, 2025

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2025/06/17

Cattle futures closed higher Monday, gaining back much of the lost gains from the previous session, as wholesale beef values increased and outside markets rebounded from skittishness tied to the conflict between Israel and Iran. Toward the close, Live cattle futures were an average of $2.72 higher. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of [...]

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Cattle Current Podcast—June 16, 2025

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2025/06/15

Cattle futures closed sharply lower Friday, with correction, pressure from lower outside markets and week-end positioning. Live cattle futures closed an average of $3.10 lower. Feeder Cattle futures closed an average of $4.86 lower. Week to week on Friday, Live Cattle futures closed an average of $3.28 lower. Feeder Cattle futures closed an average [...]

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