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, except for unchanged to an average of 39¢ lower in the front three contracts. Feeder Cattle futures were an average of 38¢ lower. Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was inactive on light demand in the North through Monday afternoon, according to the Agricultural Marketing Service. Last week, FOB live prices were steady to $2 higher in Nebraska at mostly $222/cwt. and steady to $1 lower in the western Corn belt at mostly $220. Dressed delivered prices were steady in Nebraska at $345 and steady to $5 lower in the western Corn Belt at mostly $345. Last week’s five-area direct weighted average FOB live fed steer price was 34¢ higher at $220.14. The weighted averaged dressed delivered fed steer price was 60¢ lower at $345.66. Choice boxed beef cutout value was $2.21 higher Monday afternoon at $375.56/cwt. Select was 17¢ lower at $354.13. Grain and Soybean futures were mixed on Monday. Through late afternoon, and through the front four contracts, Corn futures were 3¢ higher with likely skepticism about the degree of increase in Friday’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates. Kansas City HRW Wheat futures were 2¢ to 3¢ lower.  Soybean futures were 2¢ to 3¢ lower.