Shows / Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
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- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—July 29, 2026
Live Cattle futures were up and Feeder Cattle futures were mixed Tuesday, following the previous session’s steep decline, tied to USDA’s plans to open the U.S…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—July 28, 2026
Cattle futures were down hard on Monday, in reaction to USDA’s plans to open the U.S. border to Mexican feeder cattle imports. Toward the close, Live Cattle…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—July 27, 2026
Cattle futures extended gains Friday, clawing back some of the previous weeks’ steep losses with hopes the near bottom has been established. As this week…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—July 23, 2026
Cattle futures were sharply lower Wednesday with pressure from lower cash fed cattle prices and wholesale beef values as traders eyed the monthly Cattle on…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—July 21, 2026
Cattle futures finally found some footing Monday after about two weeks of consecutive down days, helped along by firming wholesale beef values and oversold…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—July 20, 2026
Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was limited on light to moderate demand in Kansas through Friday afternoon, according to the Agricultural Marketing Service…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—July 17, 2026
Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was moderate on moderate demand in Kansas through Thursday afternoon, according to the Agricultural Marketing Service. FOB…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—July 16, 2026
Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was moderate on moderate demand in Nebraska through Wednesday afternoon, according to the Agricultural Marketing Service…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—July 15, 2026
Cattle futures continued to unwind Tuesday with sharply lower Choice wholesale beef values so far this week and last week’s drop in negotiated cash fed cattle…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—July 13, 2026
Cattle futures softened further Friday with week’s lower negotiated cash fed cattle prices. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of $1.04…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—July 10, 2026
Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was moderate on moderate demand in Nebraska through Thursday afternoon, according to the Agricultural Marketing Service. FOB…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—July 9, 2026
Cattle futures were mixed on Wednesday. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of 65¢ lower, pressured in part by weakening post-holiday…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—July 8, 2026
Cattle futures were lower Tuesday, led by Feeder Cattle. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of 32¢ lower. Feeder Cattle futures were an…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—July 7, 2026
Cattle futures were narrowly mixed on Monday. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of 43¢ higher, despite last week’s lower cash fed cattle…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—July 6, 2026
Equity and futures markets were closed Friday in observance of Independence Day. Negotiated cash fed cattle trade ranged from active on good demand in Kansas…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—July 2, 2026
Cattle futures were narrowly mixed Wednesday with traders awaiting more negotiated cash fed direction. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—July 1, 2026
Cattle futures continued lower Tuesday with month-end and quarter-end positioning. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of 96¢ lower, except…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—June 30, 2026
Cattle futures closed lower again Monday with likely continued profit taking and positioning ahead of month-end and quarter-end. Toward the close, Live Cattle…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—June 29, 2026
Negotiated cash fed cattle trade remained largely undeveloped through Friday afternoon. The only established trade for the week, based on USDA reports, was…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—June 26, 2026
Cattle futures crawled higher Thursday. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of 49¢ higher, except for 5¢ lower in near Dec. Feeder Cattle…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—June 25, 2026
Cattle futures were higher Wednesday. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of $1.09 higher. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $3.18…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—June 24, 2026
Cattle futures trended lower Tuesday with likely profit taking. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of 97¢ lower. Feeder Cattle futures were…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—June 23, 2026
Cattle futures were higher Monday, responding to last week’s higher negotiated cash fed cattle prices, supportive outside markets and the friendly placement…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—June 22, 2026
Negotiated cash fed cattle trade ranged from limited on moderate demand in Nebraska to mostly inactive on light demand elsewhere through Friday afternoon…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—June 19, 2026
Cattle futures softened Thursday with the lack of negotiated cash fed cattle direction, positioning ahead of the three-day weekend and monthly Cattle on Feed…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—June 18, 2026
Cattle futures took a breather on Wednesday with likely profit taking and positioning ahead of Friday’s Cattle on Feed report. Toward the close, Live Cattle…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—June 17, 2026
Cattle futures gained more steam on Tuesday, supported by the recent bounce in wholesale beef values and thoughts cash fed cattle prices could gain this week…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—June 16, 2026
Cattle futures bounced higher Monday, buoyed by positive outside markets and falling Crude Oil futures, in response to the announced resolution to the…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—June 15, 2026
Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was mostly inactive on light demand in Kansas through Friday afternoon, according to the Agricultural Marketing Service…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—June 12, 2026
Cattle futures ground higher Thursday with fundamental strength. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of $1.61 higher. Feeder Cattle futures…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—June 11, 2026
Cattle futures were mostly higher Wednesday with increased chances of steady to higher negotiated cash fed cattle prices this week. Toward the close, Live…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—June 10, 2026
Cattle futures strengthened Tuesday, perhaps with renewed focus on tightening supplies. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of $2.11 higher…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—June 9, 2026
Cattle futures softened Monday with likely profit taking and positioning. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of $4.16 lower. Feeder Cattle…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—June 8, 2026
Cattle futures extended gains Friday. Live Cattle futures were an average of 79¢ higher. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of 53¢ higher, except for 25¢…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—June 5, 2026
Cattle futures roared higher Thursday, despite confirmation of New World screwworm in the United States. Apparently, the eventuality was priced into the market…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—June 4, 2026
Cattle futures were lower Wednesday, pressured by reports that USDA was testing two calves from Texas for New World screwworm infection, as well as negative…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—June 2, 2026
Cattle futures were higher Monday, helped along by stronger outside markets. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of $1.42 higher. Feeder…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—June 1, 2026
Cattle futures closed lower Friday, pressured by lower negotiated cash fed cattle prices, seasonally reluctant wholesale beef values, another New World…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—May 29, 2026
Cattle futures traded both sides Thursday but ended lower, with traders apparently awaiting this week’s negotiated cash fed direction. Toward the close, Live…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—May 28, 2026
Cattle futures were higher Wednesday, buoyed by stronger wholesale beef values and outside markets. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—May 27, 2026
Cattle futures closed mixed to slightly higher Tuesday as traders appeared to shrug off Friday’s Cattle on Feed report, or pointing to the fact it was already…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—May 25-26, 2026
Cattle futures closed lower Friday as managed money appeared to exit positions ahead of the long weekend and in anticipation of bearish feedlot placements…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Daily—May 22, 2026
Cattle futures were sharply lower Thursday with no apparent headlines for fuel. Pressure included steady to lower negotiated cash fed cattle prices, softer…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—May 21, 2026
Cattle futures were mixed Wednesday. Feeder Cattle were likely supported by sliding Corn futures, while Live Cattle could have been pressured in part by…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—May 20, 2026
Cattle futures found some footing Tuesday, helped along by higher wholesale prices. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of 79¢ higher (2¢ to…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—May 19, 2026
Cattle futures trended lower Monday with pressure including more bearish outside markets and the strong rebound in Corn futures. Toward the close, Live Cattle…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—May 18, 2026
Cattle futures retrenched and gained Friday, boosted by the week’s higher negotiated cash fed cattle prices. Heading into the new week, there could be support…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—May 15, 2026
Cattle futures lost momentum on Thursday, despite higher negotiated cash fed cattle prices. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of 34¢ lower…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—May 14, 2026
Cattle futures gained traction from the recent headlines-driven decline, supported by steady to higher negotiated cash fed cattle prices. Toward the close…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—May 13, 2026
Cattle futures continued lower Tuesday on wonderment about expected reduced tariffs on beef imports. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—May 11, 2026
Cattle futures closed lower Friday. Live Cattle futures closed an average of $1.33 lower. Feeder Cattle futures closed an average of $2.43 lower, except for…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—May 8, 2026
Cattle futures closed lower Thursday but off session lows with no obvious driver. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of $3.25 lower. Feeder…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—May 7, 2026
Cattle futures lost early steam Wednesday but closed narrowly mixed to higher, supported by bullish outside markets. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—May 6, 2026
Cattle futures were higher Tuesday on fundamental strength and more bullish outside markets. Reports of early steady to higher cash fed cattle prices were also…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—May 5, 2026
Cattle futures closed lower again Monday with follow-through selling supported by more bearish outside markets. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—May 4, 2026
Cattle futures closed lower Friday on likely profit taking from the week’s strong gains. Live Cattle futures closed an average of 77¢ lower. Feeder Cattle…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—May 1, 2026
Cattle futures closed mixed to higher Thursday, supported by the week’s higher cash fed cattle prices. Live Cattle futures were mixed, from an average of 50¢…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—April 28, 2026
Cattle futures stepped higher Monday. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of $3.11 higher. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $5.49…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—April 27, 2026
Cattle futures continued higher Friday, perhaps with fund selling coming to an and after the recent downward correction. Live Cattle futures closed an average…
- Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
Cattle Current Podcast—April 24, 2026
Cattle futures closed mostly higher Thursday despite the strike by workers at the Cargill beef packing plant in Fort Morgan, Colo., and with news that the…