Cattle Current Podcast—Sept. 18, 2026

Podcast: Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael · Wes Ishmael: cattle business analyst and journalist

Opublikowano: 2026-09-17

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 report. Depending on the estimates considered, analysts expect August placements to be down about 3%, August marketing to be about 4% less and the Sept. 1 cattle on feed inventory to be about 2% higher year over year. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of $3.52 lower. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $4.25 lower. Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was light-to-moderate on moderate demand in the North through Thursday afternoon, according to...