Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael

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Cattle Current Podcast—March 7, 2025

Posted March 6, 202500:06:32

Cattle futures softened Thursday as outside markets turned more bearish and the week’s cash fed cattle trade remained unestablished.

Toward...

Cattle Current Podcast—March 6, 2025

Posted March 5, 202500:05:48

Cattle futures gained Wednesday and continued to retrench, supported by higher outside markets.

Toward the close, Live Cattle futures were an...

Cattle Current Podcast—March 5, 2025

Posted March 4, 202500:05:55

Cattle futures steadied Tuesday after initial pressure tied to new U.S. tariffs and worries about how trading partners will respond.

Dan Halstrom,...

Cattle Current Podcast—March 4, 2025

Posted March 3, 202500:06:35

Cattle futures extended losses from the previous session on Monday, and for the same reasons: long-position liquidation by funds tied to growing uncertainty...

Cattle Current Podcast—March 3, 2025

Posted March 2, 202500:07:51

Cattle futures closed lower Friday with the week’s lower cash fed cattle trade, sluggish wholesale beef prices, position squaring and wariness over...