Cattle Current Podcast—Oct. 12, 2026

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael · Oct 10, 2026 · 9m

Cattle futures rallied on Friday as Corn futures tanked on USDA’s latest production estimates (see below).

Live Cattle futures closed an average of $2.73 higher. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $7.09 higher.

Week to week on Friday, Feeder Cattle futures closed an average of $10.29 higher and Live Cattle futures closed an average of $5.01 higher.

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

For the week, FOB live prices were steady to $2 higher in Nebraska at mostly $222/cwt. and…