Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael

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Cattle Current Podcast—April 11, 2025
Cattle futures were lower Thursday, giving back a fair bit of the previous days gains as equity markets lost ground. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of $2.09 lower. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $2.50 lower. Negotiated ca
Catlte Current Podcast—April 8, 2025
Cattle futures continued lower Monday as equity markets unraveled further. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of $2.66 lower and Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $2.18 lower. Negotiated cash fed cattle trade ranged from inactiv
Cattle Current Podcast—April 7, 2025
Cattle futures plunged lower Friday with follow-through, tariff-related pressure limit-down in some contracts. Live Cattle futures closed an average of $6.00 lower. Feeder Cattle futures closed an average of $7.81 lower. Negotiated cash fed cattle trade
Cattle Current Podcast—April 4, 2025
Steep and far-ranging U.S. tariffs announced by the Trump administration rattled equities and Cattle futures markets Thursday. Along with continued uncertainty surrounding the tariffs and their implementation, worries abound that they will increase inflat
Cattle Current Podcast—April 3, 2025
Cattle futures continued to grind higher Wednesday. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of 98 higher, from 47 to $1.95 higher toward the front of the board. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $1.49 higher. Negotiated cash fed cat
Cattle Current Podcast—April 2, 2025
Cattle futures were higher Tuesday on the first day of the new quarter, supported by strengthening wholesale beef values. Choice boxed beef cutout value was $6.96 higher Tuesday afternoon at $342.22/cwt. Select was $2.06 higher at $322.07. Toward the clos
Cattle Current Podcast—April 1, 2025
Cattle futures were mixed to lower Monday with likely month-end and quarter-end profit taking. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of 82 lower. Feeder Cattle futures were narrowly mixed, from an average of 58 lower to an average of 19
Cattle Current Podcast—March 31, 2025
Cattle futures closed lower Friday with likely profit taking but were higher week to week. Live Cattle futures closed an average of 62 lower, from 12 lower at the back to $1.00 lower toward the front. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of 82 lower.
Cattle Current Podcast—March 28, 2025
Cattle futures rose Thursday, supported by recent wholesale beef price strength and perhaps speculation that cattle feeders can push cash fed cattle prices higher again this week. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of $1.96 higher acros
Cattle Current Podcast—March 27, 2025
Cattle futures mostly gained Wednesday, helped along by bullish Choice wholesale beef values. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of 39 higher. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $1.25 higher, except for 15 lower in waning Mar.