Cattle Current Podcast—Oct. 7, 2026

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

Opublikowano: 2026-10-06

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 been some knee-jerk reaction to President Trump’s executive order to waive penalties and defer taxes for highway use of red-dye diesel for the remainder of the year, but plenty of ambiguity surrounds the details in the order. Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an average of $4.48 higher. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of $8.21 higher. Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was inactive on light demand in the North th...