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Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael

Wes Ishmael: cattle business analyst and journalist
Cattle Futures
Cattle Market
Beef Production
Cattle Prices
Corn Futures
Wholesale Beef Values
Financial Markets
USDA Reports
Cash-Fed Cattle Prices
USDA
Financial Indices
Texas Panhandle
Nebraska
Hay Acreages
USDA Cold Storage Report
Live Cattle Prices
Cash-Fed Cattle
Feeder Cattle
Cattle Slaughter
USDA Corn Report

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Cattle futures were lower Thursday, weighed down by bearish outside markets, tied to escalating energy prices and uncertainty stemming from the U.S.-Israel attack on Iran.

Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of $2.25 lower. Feeder ... more

Live Cattle futures eased higher on Wednesday, bolstered by thoughts that negotiated cash fed cattle prices could increase this week, and despite bearish outside markets. Feeder Cattle futures wobbled, though, with resurgent Corn futures and perhaps ... more

Cattle futures wobbled Friday with uneven outside markets and wonderment about the potential strike at the JBS plant in Greeley next week.

Live Cattle futures closed an average of 42¢ lower. Feeder Cattle futures were mixed, from an average of 64¢ l... more

Cattle futures firmed Thursday, helped by rising wholesale beef values and the cash premium to futures.

Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of $1.40 higher, except for 95¢ lower in the back contract. Feeder Cattle futures were an a... more

Cattle futures lost ground Wednesday, as bearishness increased in outside markets.

Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of $1.97 lower. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $5.19 lower.

Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was mode... more

Cattle futures gained Tuesday, helped by the decline in Crude Oil futures and the continued increase in wholesale beef values.

Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of $2.49 higher. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $3.27 high... more

Cattle futures were sharply lower again Monday, but off sessions lows, pressured by a range of factors, including last week’s lower negotiated cash fed cattle prices, news that the JBS plant in Greeley, Colo. was cancelling slaughter at the plant thi... more

Cattle futures were sharply lower Friday, pressured by bearish outside markets and another week of lower negotiated cash fed cattle prices. Also on Friday, the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7, which represents workers at the JBS plant, gav... more

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Episode: Cattle Current Podcast—Nov. 6, 2025
Stephen Coontz
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Randy Block
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Episode: Cattle Current Podcast—May 23, 2025
David Anderson
Extension Livestock Economist with Texas A&M University
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Episode: Cattle Current Podcast—May 22, 2025
Daryl Peele
Extension livestock marketing specialist at Oklahoma State University
Oklahoma State University
Episode: Cattle Current Podcast—April 3, 2025
Dan Hallstrom
President and CEO of the U.S. Meat Export Federation
U.S. Meat Export Federation
Episode: Cattle Current Podcast—March 5, 2025
Stephen Koontz
Agricultural Economist at Colorado State University
Colorado State University
Episode: Cattle Current Podcast—Feb. 17, 2025
Darrell Peel
Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist at Oklahoma State University
Oklahoma State University
Episode: Cattle Current Podcast—Jan. 21, 2025
Andrew P. Griffith
Agricultural economist at the University of Tennessee
University of Tennessee
Episode: Cattle Current Podcast—Sept. 16, 2024

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What is Cattle Current Market Update about and what kind of topics does it cover?

A daily market briefing focused on the cattle complex, futures, cash trades, and related commodities. Episodes typically cover live and feeder cattle price directions, boxed beef values, grain and energy links, regional auction results, and industry news such as packing-plant developments or policy chatter. The host provides concise, data-driven context for traders, ranchers, and producers, often tying together price signals with supply-demand dynamics and regulatory or geopolitical factors affecting beef markets. A notable strength is the consistent, practical market snapshots across regions, with occasional comments on genetics, feed costs, and strategic considerations for cattle operations.

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