Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael

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Cattle Current Podcast—Oct. 14, 2025
Cattle futures continued to churn higher Monday. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of $1.12 higher. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $2.18 higher, except for 12 lower in spot Oct. Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was inactive
Cattle Current Podcast—Oct. 13, 2025
Cattle futures started Friday's session lower with traders apparently taking some profits from the week's bullish gains. Then cash fed cattle trade erupted with significantly higher prices and futures were off to the races again. Live Cattle futures close
Cattle Current Podcast—Oct. 10, 2025
Cattle futures continued to climb Thursday supported by fundamental strength and increasing odds of steady to higher cash fed cattle trade this week. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of $1.75 higher. Feeder Cattle futures were an aver
Cattle Current Podcast—Oct. 9, 2025
Traders pushed Cattle futures higher Wednesday, supported by increasing odds that wholesale beef values are near their seasonal bottom and eyes apparently fixed on tightening supplies. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of $1.82 higher.
Cattle Current Podcast— Oct. 8, 2025
Cattle futures were higher again Tuesday, helped along by the previous days announcement of another New World screwworm detection in northern Mexico and a day of higher wholesale beef values. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of $1.31
Cattle Current Podcast—Oct. 7, 2025
Cattle futures bounced higher Monday, likely due in part to the U.S. standing pat on Brazilian beef import tariffs, at least for now. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of $2.33 higher. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $5.73 hig
Cattle Current Podcast—Oct. 6, 2025
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
Cattle Current Podcast—Oct. 3, 2025
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 Wor
Cattle Current Podcast—Oct. 2, 2025
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 contra
Cattle Current Podcast—Oct. 1, 2025
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. Feed