Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 17, 2026

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael · Aug 16, 2026 · 6m

Cattle futures continued lower Friday but closed off session lows. Pressure included lower negotiated cash fed cattle prices for the week and response to Tyson’s Thursday announcement that the company was ending operation of its beef packing facility in Joslin, Ill., its case ready facility in Eagle Mountain, Utah and seeking a buyer for its packing facility in Pasco, Wash.

Live Cattle futures closed an average of $1.24 lower. Feeder Cattle futures closed an average of $3.11 lower. Week to week on Friday, Live Cattle futures were an average of $4.96 lower, and Feeder Cattle futures were down…