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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—Aug. 7, 2026

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2026/08/06

Cattle futures closed lower Thursday, pressured by technical resistance and more negative outside markets, despite stronger cash fed cattle prices. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures an average of $3.45 lower. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $6.39 lower. Negotiated cash fed cattle trade ranged from moderate on moderate demand in Kansas to [...]

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Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 6, 2026

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2026/08/05

Cattle futures ground higher Wednesday, supported by renewed cash market strength. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures an average of $1.19 higher. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $2.09 higher, except for 53¢ lower in the back contract. Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was mostly inactive on light demand through Wednesday afternoon, according [...]

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Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 5, 2026

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2026/08/04

Cattle futures were mostly higher Tuesday, helped along by recently stronger Choice wholesale beef values and bullish outside markets. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures an average of $1.22 higher. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $2.04 higher (5¢ to $3.40 higher), except for an average of 65¢ lower in the back two [...]

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Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 4, 2026

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2026/08/03

Cattle futures edged lower Monday after starting the session stronger, pressured in part by Corn futures gains and last week’s limited negotiated cash fed cattle trade. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures an average of 28¢ lower, except for an average of 41¢ higher in three contracts. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of [...]

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Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 3, 2026

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2026/08/02

Cattle futures continued trying to recover from the early-week selloff on Friday. Live Cattle futures closed narrowly mixed, from an average of 15¢ lower to an average of 39¢ higher, mostly through the front half of the board. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $1.23 higher. Week to week on Friday, Live Cattle [...]

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Cattle Current Podcast—July 31, 2026

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2026/07/30

Cattle futures on Thursday continued to retrace higher from the early-week meltdown, with odds increasing for steady to higher negotiated cash fed cattle prices this week. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of $2.58 higher. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $4.45 higher. Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was limited [...]

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Cattle Current Podcast—July 30, 2026

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2026/07/29

Cattle futures gained traction on Wednesday, as traders move past recent bearish news. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of $1.71 higher. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $3.18 higher. Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was inactive on light demand in all cattle feeding regions through Wednesday afternoon, according to [...]

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Cattle Current Podcast—July 29, 2026

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2026/07/28

Live Cattle futures were up and Feeder Cattle futures were mixed Tuesday, following the previous session’s steep decline, tied to USDA’s plans to open the U.S. border to Mexican feeder cattle imports. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of $2.29 higher. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $3.55 lower, except [...]

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Cattle Current Podcast—July 28, 2026

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2026/07/27

Cattle futures were down hard on Monday, in reaction to USDA’s plans to open the U.S. border to Mexican feeder cattle imports. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of $6.26 lower. Feeder Cattle futures were mostly limit-down, an average of $10.38 lower across the board. Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was [...]

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Cattle Current Podcast—July 27, 2026

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2026/07/26

Cattle futures extended gains Friday, clawing back some of the previous weeks’ steep losses with hopes the near bottom has been established. As this week begins, traders will be considering the monthly Cattle on Feed and semi-annul Cattle inventory reports published after markets closed on Friday, as well as the announced phased reopening of [...]

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Cattle Current Podcast—July 23, 2026

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2026/07/23

Cattle futures were sharply lower Wednesday with pressure from lower cash fed cattle prices and wholesale beef values as traders eyed the monthly Cattle on Feed and semi-annul Cattle reports due to be published on Friday. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of $3.47 lower. Feeder Cattle futures were an average [...]

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Cattle Current Podcast—July 21, 2026

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2026/07/21

Cattle futures finally found some footing Monday after about two weeks of consecutive down days, helped along by firming wholesale beef values and oversold conditions. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of $2.59 higher. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $6.28 higher. Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was mostly inactive [...]

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Cattle Current Podcast—July 20, 2026

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2026/07/18

Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was limited on light to moderate demand in Kansas through Friday afternoon, according to the Agricultural Marketing Service. Although too few transactions to trend, there were some FOB live trades at $235/cwt. Established trade for the week was $10-$11 lower at $237-$238. Trade was limited on moderate demand in [...]

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Cattle Current Podcast—July 17, 2026

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2026/07/17

Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was moderate on moderate demand in Kansas through Thursday afternoon, according to the Agricultural Marketing Service. FOB live prices were $10-$11 lower at $237-$238/cwt. Trade in the North ranged from limited on moderate demand in the western Corn Belt to inactive on light to moderate demand in Nebraska, with [...]

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Cattle Current Podcast—July 16, 2026

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2026/07/15

Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was moderate on moderate demand in Nebraska through Wednesday afternoon, according to the Agricultural Marketing Service. Early FBO live trades were mostly $8 lower at mainly $240/cwt. Dressed delivered sales so far this week are $10-$13 lower at mostly $380. Trade was limited on moderate demand in the western [...]

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Cattle Current Podcast—July 15, 2026

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2026/07/14

Cattle futures continued to unwind Tuesday with sharply lower Choice wholesale beef values so far this week and last week’s drop in negotiated cash fed cattle prices. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of $2.47 lower. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $5.59 lower. Negotiated cash fed cattle trade ranged [...]

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Cattle Current Podcast—July 13, 2026

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2026/07/12

Cattle futures softened further Friday with week’s lower negotiated cash fed cattle prices. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of $1.04 lower. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $1.63 lower. From Monday through Friday last week, Live Cattle futures closed an average of $4.12 lower, and Feeder Cattle futures were [...]

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Cattle Current Podcast—July 10, 2026

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2026/07/09

Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was moderate on moderate demand in Nebraska through Thursday afternoon, according to the Agricultural Marketing Service. FOB live prices were $7-$8 lower at $248/cwt. and dressed delivered prices were $10 lower at $393. Trade was limited on moderate demand in Kansas and the western Corn Belt. Although too few [...]

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Cattle Current Podcast—July 9, 2026

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2026/07/08

Cattle futures were mixed on Wednesday. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of 65¢ lower, pressured in part by weakening post-holiday wholesale beef values. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $1.14 higher, except for an average of 72¢ lower in three contracts with support from the cash market. Negotiated cash [...]

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Cattle Current Podcast—July 8, 2026

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael ·

2026/07/07

Cattle futures were lower Tuesday, led by Feeder Cattle. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of 32¢ lower. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $1.62 lower, except for 35¢ higher in spot Aug. Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was mostly inactive on light demand in Kansas and in the North [...]

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