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Cattle Current Podcast—Sept. 1, 2026
Cattle futures overcame more government intervention in the cattle business (see below) on Monday to eke out gains with oversold conditions.
Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of 73¢ higher. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of 25¢ higher except for an average of $1.07 lower in the back two contracts.
Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was mostly inactive on light demand in the North through Monday afternoon, according to the Agricultural Marketing Service. Last week, FOB live prices were $218-$222/cwt., which was $4-$7 lower in Nebraska and $3-$7 lower in the western…
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