Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael


Cattle Current Podcast—April 23, 2025

April 22, 2025

Cattle futures rebounded Tuesday, following outside markets higher just they followed them lower the previous day.


Toward the close, Live Cattle futures closed an average of $1.94 higher. Feeder Cattle futures closed an average of $2.50 higher.


Negotiated cash fed cattle trade ranged from mostly inactive on very light demand to a standstill through Tuesday afternoon, according to the Agricultural Marketing Service.


Last week, FOB live prices were $208-$210/cwt. in the Texas Panhandle, $210 in Kansas, $212-$214 in Nebraska and $212 in the western Corn Belt. Dressed delivered prices were $332-$340 in and $335 in the western Corn Belt.


Choice boxed beef cutout value was $1.79 lower Tuesday afternoon at $331.73/cwt. Select was $1.12 lower at $317.65.


Grain and Soybean futures were mixed Tuesday.


Toward the close and through Sep ’25 contracts, Corn futures were 6¢ to 7¢ lower, pressured by the fast planting clip with 12% in the ground April 20, according to the latest USDA Crop Progress report.


Kansas City Wheat futures were 4¢ to 6¢ lower.