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Cattle Current Podcast—Sept. 24, 2026
Cattle futures boomeranged back Wednesday, helped by oversold conditions and lower corn futures prices.
Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of $2.31 higher. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $6.02 higher, except for 87¢ lower in waning spot Sep.
Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was inactive on light demand in the North through Wednesday afternoon, according to the Agricultural Marketing Service.
Last week, FOB live prices were mostly $222-$223/cwt. in Nebraska and mainly $222 in the western Corn Belt. Dressed delivered prices were mostly $350.
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