Cattle Current Podcast—Oct. 20, 2026

Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael · Oct 20, 2026 · 6m

Cattle futures continued mostly higher on Monday, led by Feeder Cattle and supported by last week’s stronger negotiated cash fed cattle prices.

Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of 22¢ higher, except for an average of 15¢ lower in the front three contracts.

Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $1.43 higher.

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 $3-$5 higher in Nebraska at 225-$227/cwt. and mostly $4 higher in the western…