Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael


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Cattle Current Podcast—Apr. 11, 2024
April 10, 2024

Cattle futures lost more ground Wednesday with pressures including heavy carcass weights and announced import restrictions by some states on cattle from states with confirmed cases of Bovine Influenza A Virus (BIAV). At the close and before final settleme

Cattle Current Podcast—Apr. 10, 2024
April 09, 2024

Cattle futures gained some Tuesday with a likely technical bounce. At the close and before final settlement, Live Cattle futures closed an average of $1.26 higher, while Feeder Cattle futures closed an average of $1.94 higher. Negotiated cash fed cattle t

Cattle Current Podcast—Apr. 9, 2024
April 08, 2024

Higher wholesale beef values helped Live Cattle futures firm on Monday. Live Cattle closed an average of 67 higher. Feeder Cattle futures closed an average of 50 lower, except for $1.45 higher in spot Apr. Negotiated cash fed cattle trade ranged from in

Cattle Current Podcast—Apr. 8, 2024
April 07, 2024

Cattle futures plumbed lower Friday with continued concerns about Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in dairy cattle. Live Cattle closed an average of $3.08 lower ($2.70 to $3.80 lower). Feeder Cattle futures closed an average of $4.96 lower ($3.92 to $5.8

Cattle Current Podcast—Apr. 5, 2024
April 05, 2024

Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was slow on light demand in the North through Thursday afternoon, according to the Agricultural Marketing Service. For the week, FOB live prices are $2-$3 lower at $187/cwt. Dressed delivered prices are $3-$5 lower in Nebr

Cattle Current Podcast—Apr. 4, 2024
April 03, 2024

Cattle futures closed lower Wednesday with pressure including softer early cash fed cattle prices, weakening wholesale beef values and continued uncertainty tied to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in dairy cows linked to a rare case in humans. Li

Cattle Current Podcast—Apr. 3, 2024
April 02, 2024

Cattle futures firmed and clawed back a little ground without much conviction on Tuesday after being hammered by panic selling in the previous session, tied to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in dairy cows linked to a rare case in humans. Live Ca

Cattle Current Podcast—Apr. 2, 2024
April 01, 2024

Cattle futures, already weakened by last week's lower cash fed cattle trade and Choice wholesale beef values, crumbled Monday with another round of panic selling tied to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in dairy cows linked to a rare case in human

Cattle Current Podcast—Apr. 1, 2024
March 30, 2024

Futures and equity markets were closed on Friday, in observance of Good Friday. Although Cattle futures firmed at the end of weekly trade, they ended sharply lower week to week, due in part to the previous Fridays monthly Cattle on Feed report. As mentio

Cattle Current Podcast—Mar. 29, 2024
March 28, 2024

Cattle futures gained Thursday, recovering more of the early-week losses as traders positioned for the end of the week and quarter, and ahead of a long weekend. Live Cattle closed an average of $1.49 higher. Feeder Cattle futures closed an average of 89