Cattle Current Podcast—Sept. 22, 2026

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael · Sep 21, 2026 · 8m

Cattle futures stepped confidently higher Monday, buoyed by Friday’s Cattle on Feed report with placements 9.2% less year over year and 6.5% less than pre-report estimates with snug supplies ahead (see below).

Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of $5.06 higher. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $8.31 higher.

Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was inactive on light demand in the North through Monday afternoon, according to the Agricultural Marketing Service.

Last week, FOB live prices were mostly $1 lower in Nebraska at mainly $222-$223/cwt. and mostly steady to $1…