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Cattle Current Podcast—Sept. 11, 2026
Cattle futures strengthened on Thursday, supported by stronger cash feeder cattle prices and thoughts that negotiated cash fed cattle prices could follow suit.
Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of 84¢ higher, except for unchanged in two contracts.
Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $1.74 higher.
Negotiated cash fed cattle ranged from mostly inactive on light demand in Nebraska to mostly inactive on moderate demand in the western Corn Belt through Thursday afternoon, according to the Agricultural Marketing Service.
Last week, FOB live prices were $218-$223/cwt. in…
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