Shows / Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
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- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—Oct. 30, 2026
Cattle futures were mixed to lower on Thursday with profit taking, the week’s lower negotiated cash fed cattle prices, weaker wholesale beef values and likely…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—Oct. 29, 2026
Cattle futures closed lower on Tuesday with profit taking and lower negotiated cash fed cattle prices. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—Oct. 28, 2026
Cattle futures closed mixed on Tuesday with some potential profit taking and oversold conditions. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of 48¢…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—Oct. 27, 2026
Cattle futures closed higher, but less than many would have expected, given last week’s stronger cash fed cattle prices and the friendly Cattle on Feed report…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—Oct. 26, 2026
Cattle futures closed mostly higher Friday, ahead of the monthly Cattle on Feed report which turned out to be market friendly (see below). Live Cattle futures…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—Oct. 23, 2026
Cattle futures softened Thursday on likely profit taking and weaker wholesale beef prices. Depending on the projections considered, analysts peg September…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—Oct. 21, 2026
Cattle futures crawled higher Tuesday, supported by last week’s stronger negotiated cash fed cattle prices and optimism about further gains this week. Keep in…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—Oct. 20, 2026
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…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—Oct. 19, 2026
Cattle futures gained on Friday, helped by stronger cash fed cattle prices and continued weakness in Corn. Live Cattle futures were an average of $1.46 higher…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—Oct. 16, 2026
Cattle futures gained on Thursday, helped by the early promise shown in cash fed cattle trade. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of $1.77…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—Oct. 15, 2026
Cattle futures were mostly lower Wednesday, awaiting the week’s negotiated cash fed cattle direction. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—Oct.13, 2026
Cattle futures were mixed on Monday, mostly retaining the previous session’s strong gains. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of 31¢ higher…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—Oct. 12, 2026
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…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—Oct. 9, 2026
Cattle futures weakened on Thursday as traders eyed softer wholesale beef values, volatile outside markets and waited for the weeks cash fed cattle price…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—Oct. 8, 2026
Cattle futures took a breather on Wednesday with likely profit taking from the previous day’s rally. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—Oct. 7, 2026
Cattle futures took a strong step higher Tuesday, buoyed by outside markets and the early-week increase in Choice wholesale beef values. There could also have…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—Oct. 6, 2026
Cattle futures continued lower on Monday, with last week’s wobbly cash fed cattle prices and lower wholesale beef values. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—Oct. 5, 2026
Cattle futures weakened Friday, with sharply lower week-end wholesale beef prices and wobbly negotiated cash fed cattle prices. Live Cattle futures were an…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—Oct. 2, 2026
Cattle futures held their own on Thursday, despite sluggish negotiated cash fed cattle trade and a step lower in wholesale beef values. Toward the close, Live…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—Oct. 1, 2026
Cattle futures gained Wednesday, helped by lower Corn futures. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of $1.90 higher. Feeder Cattle futures…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—Sept. 30, 2026
Cattle futures were mixed to mainly higher on Tuesday. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of 11¢ lower to an average of 28¢ higher. Feeder…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—Sept. 29, 2026
Cattle futures softened Monday, pressured by bearish outside markets, along with month-end and quarter-end positioning. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—Sept. 28, 2026
Cattle futures closed higher Friday and for the week with strength from tight numbers, higher cash feeder cattle prices and stronger wholesale beef values…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
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…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—Sept. 23, 2026
Cattle futures pulled back Tuesday, with some likely profit taking from the previous session’s strong gains. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—Sept. 22, 2026
Cattle futures stepped confidently higher Monday, buoyed by Friday’s Cattle on Feed report with placements 9.2% less year over year and 6.5% less than…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—Sept. 21, 2026
Cattle futures sputtered Friday and ended the week lower with apparent squeamishness about the Cattle on Feed report that was published after the session and…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—Sept. 18, 2026
Cattle futures were lower again Thursday, with steady to lower negotiated cash fed cattle prices and likely positioning ahead of Friday’s Cattle on Feed…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—Sept. 17, 2026
Cattle futures softened further Wednesday, pressured by bearish outside markets, and likely profit taking as traders await the week’s negotiated cash fed…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—Sept. 16, 2026
Cattle futures were lower Tuesday with likely profit taking from the recent gains. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of $1.70 lower. Feeder…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—Sept. 14, 2026
Cattle futures ended Friday and the week higher, supported by the step higher in negotiated cash fed cattle prices and lower grain futures. Live Cattle futures…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
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…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—Sept. 10, 2026
Cattle futures mainly held or extended gains on Wednesday, in the face of another day of bearishness in outside markets. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—Sept. 7-8, 2026
Cattle futures closed mixed Friday on caution ahead of the three-day weekend. Live Cattle futures closed an average of 99¢ lower, except for an average of 11¢…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—Sept. 4. 2026
Cattle futures finally bounced higher Thursday, supported by oversold conditions and some renewed strength in cash prices. Toward the close, Live Cattle…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Daily—Sept. 3, 2026
Cattle futures continued trying to carve a bottom Wednesday, with pressure including steady to lower cash fed cattle prices. Toward the close, Live Cattle…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—Sept. 2, 2026
Cattle futures were lower Tuesday amid struggling cash fed cattle prices and higher feed costs. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of $1.14…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—Sept. 1, 2026
Cattle futures overcame more government intervention in the cattle business (see below) on Monday to eke out gains with oversold conditions. Toward the close…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 31, 2026
Cattle futures were unable to build on recent gains Friday, bogged down by more political rhetoric. Live Cattle futures closed an average of 92¢ lower. Feeder…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 28, 2026
Cattle futures continued higher Thursday, boosting hopes that the bottom had been etched. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of $2.79…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 27, 2026
Cattle futures firmed and mostly gained Wednesday, supported by oversold conditions. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of 46¢ higher…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 26, 2026
Cattle futures continued to unravel Tuesday with follow-through pressure and another significant step lower in negotiated cash fed cattle prices. Toward the…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 25, 2026
Cattle futures opened higher Monday, supported by the lower July feedlot placements in Friday’s Cattle on Feed report but then turned negative with pressure…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 24, 2026
Cattle futures were able to fade early pressure from President Trump’s announcement to waive tariffs for 90 days on imported beef products for ground beef (see…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 20, 2026
Cattle futures lost ground Wednesday with pressure including lower early negotiated cash fed cattle prices and surging corn prices. Toward the close, Live…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 19, 2026
Cattle futures were mostly higher Tuesday supported by stronger early-week wholesale beef values and perhaps some lift on news that Cargill’s packing facility…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 18, 2026
Cattle futures tried to firm Monday after last week’s bearish news but were mostly slightly lower. Live Cattle futures were an average of 13¢ lower, except for…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 17, 2026
Cattle futures continued lower Friday but closed off session lows. Pressure included lower negotiated cash fed cattle prices for the week and response to…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 14, 2026
Cattle futures were lower again, pressured by weaker early cash fed cattle prices and perhaps prescience about news from Tyson later in the day that it was…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 13, 2026
Cattle futures stepped lower Wednesday, pressured in part the continued decline in open interest. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 12, 2026
Cattle futures lost some steam Tuesday but were mostly higher. Live Cattle futures were narrowly mixed, from an average of 41¢ lower in the front four…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 11, 2026
Cattle futures were mainly higher Friday, helped along by last week’s stronger negotiated cash fed cattle prices. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures an…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 10, 2026
Cattle futures closed mainly higher Friday, helped along by the week’s stronger negotiated cash fed cattle prices and wholesale beef values. Live Cattle…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 7, 2026
Cattle futures closed lower Thursday, pressured by technical resistance and more negative outside markets, despite stronger cash fed cattle prices. Toward the…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 6, 2026
Cattle futures ground higher Wednesday, supported by renewed cash market strength. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures an average of $1.19 higher. Feeder…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 5, 2026
Cattle futures were mostly higher Tuesday, helped along by recently stronger Choice wholesale beef values and bullish outside markets. Toward the close, Live…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 4, 2026
Cattle futures edged lower Monday after starting the session stronger, pressured in part by Corn futures gains and last week’s limited negotiated cash fed…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—Aug. 3, 2026
Cattle futures continued trying to recover from the early-week selloff on Friday. Live Cattle futures closed narrowly mixed, from an average of 15¢ lower to an…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—July 31, 2026
Cattle futures on Thursday continued to retrace higher from the early-week meltdown, with odds increasing for steady to higher negotiated cash fed cattle…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—July 30, 2026
Cattle futures gained traction on Wednesday, as traders move past recent bearish news. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of $1.71 higher…