Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael


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Cattle Current Podcast—Jan. 6, 2026
January 05, 2026

Cattle futures continued higher Monday, following the significant bounce higher during the previous session and supported by last weeks higher negotiated cash fed cattle prices and the recent bounce in wholesale beef values. Toward the close, Live Cattle

Cattle Current Podcast—Jan. 5, 2026
January 04, 2026

Cattle futures broke higher Friday buoyed by stronger negotiated cash fed cattle prices and a boost in wholesale beef values. Live Cattle futures closed an average $3.58 higher. Feeder Cattle futures closed an average of $7.91 higher. Week to week on Frid

Cattle Current Podcast—Jan. 1-2, 2026
December 31, 2025

Cattle futures continued higher Wednesday amid light holiday-trade. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average $1.07 higher. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $1.02 higher. Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was inactive on moderate demand

Cattle Current Podcast—Dec. 31, 2025
December 30, 2025

Cattle futures gained on Tuesday, led once again by Feeder Cattle. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average $1.73 higher. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $2.88 higher. Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was inactive on light demand in

Cattle Current Podcast—Dec. 30, 2025
December 29, 2025

Cattle futures were mainly higher Monday, led by Feeder Cattle. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average 47 higher, except for an average of 43 lower in the front three contracts. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $1.07 higher (47 h

Cattle Current Podcast—Dec. 29, 2025
December 28, 2025

Cattle futures closed mainly higher Friday, supported by firm negotiated cash fed cattle prices. Live Cattle futures closed an average of $1.06 higher. Feeder Cattle futures closed narrowly mixed, from an average of $1.54 higher. Week to week on Friday,

Cattle Current Podcast—Dec. 25 and 26, 2025
December 24, 2025

Cattle futures sputtered during Wednesdays holiday-shortened session. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of 75 lower. Feeder Cattle futures were narrowly mixed, from an average of 26 lower in five contracts to an average of 32 highe

Cattle Current Podcast—Dec. 24, 2025
December 23, 2025

Cattle futures were lower Tuesday with profit taking and floundering wholesale beef values. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of $1.03 lower (7 lower toward the back to $2.22 lower at the front), except for 10 higher in the back cont

Cattle Current Podcast—Dec. 23, 2025
December 22, 2025

Cattle futures extended gains Monday, supported by Fridays friendly Cattle on Feed report. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of 91 higher. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $2.13 higher. Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was mo

Cattle Current Podcast—Dec. 22, 2025
December 21, 2025

Cattle futures closed higher Friday and for the week, helped by holding recent gains in cash fed cattle prices and higher wholesale beef values on the day. The monthly Cattle on Feed report (see below) should help optimism. Live Cattle futures closed an a