Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael

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Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 11, 2025
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 futu
Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 8. 2025
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 mo
Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 7. 2025
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. Fee
Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 6, 2025
Cattle futures charged higher Tuesday, helped along by last weeks 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 $5.6
Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 5, 2025
Cattle futures extended gains Monday, helped along by last weeks 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 hig
Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 4, 2025
Cattle futures bounced back Friday after the previous sessions 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 hig
Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 1, 2025
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 lo
Cattle Current Podcast—July 31, 2025
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 futur
Cattle Current Podcast—July 28, 2025
Cattle futures were higher Friday ahead of the monthly Cattle on Feed and semiannual Cattle inventory reports. Live cattle futures were an average of 67 higher. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $2.08 higher. Week to week on Friday, Live Cattle fu
Cattle Current Podcast—July 25, 2025
Cattle futures were lower Thursday on likely profit taking and positioning ahead of Fridays Cattle on Feed and Cattle inventory reports. Toward the close, Live cattle futures were an average of 84 lower. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $2.39 lo