The Cattle Market Guys Podcast
Sep 1, 2026 · 11 min · 12 segments
``` Feeder cattle prices are sliding fast, and a controversial tariff waiver on Brazilian beef imports is only adding to the chaos. Brock and Jim break down why the cash market and policy headlines…
According to the data, 500 to 549 weight steers are sitting at $382.76 per hundred weight.
That's down $8.22 from last week and down $24.77 from a month ago.
That's a pretty good slide for one month, Brock.
It is.
And the 600 to 649 weight class is showing similar softness, $350.60 per hundred weight, down $3.49 week over week, and down $17.42 from a month ago.
The forecast doesn't offer much relief either.
Looking at the numbers, the one-week forecast for those lighter steers is $382.86, basically flat, but the four-week outlook drops to $367.07. For the 600s, the four-week forecast is $327.84. That's a meaningful pullback baked into the models.
Well, the market's been jumpy lately, and it feels like everybody's waiting on the next headline instead of trusting what the cash market's already telling them.
You're right about that, and it ties directly into our headlines this week.
The cattle site reported that CME live and feeder cattle futures ticked lower on news of a processing order out of Washington, combined with a grain and soy rally, some fun selling and a stronger dollar.
Just two days before that, on August 29th, futures had actually rebounded on a firmer cash market.
So we're seeing real whiplash here.
Cash fundamentals pulling one direction, policy headlines pulling the other.
Jim, does that match what you're hearing out there?
It sure does.
Folks I talk to don't know whether to hold or sell from one week to the next.
Let's dig into that policy piece now because it's the big story this week.
According to the data, 500 to 549 weight steers are sitting at $382.76 per hundred weight.
That's down $8.22 from last week and down $24.77 from a month ago.
That's a pretty good slide for one month, Brock.
It is.
And the 600 to 649 weight class is showing similar softness, $350.60 per hundred weight, down $3.49 week over week, and down $17.42 from a month ago.
The forecast doesn't offer much relief either.
Looking at the numbers, the one-week forecast for those lighter steers is $382.86, basically flat, but the four-week outlook drops to $367.07. For the 600s, the four-week forecast is $327.84. That's a meaningful pullback baked into the models.
Well, the market's been jumpy lately, and it feels like everybody's waiting on the next headline instead of trusting what the cash market's already telling them.
You're right about that, and it ties directly into our headlines this week.
The cattle site reported that CME live and feeder cattle futures ticked lower on news of a processing order out of Washington, combined with a grain and soy rally, some fun selling and a stronger dollar.
Just two days before that, on August 29th, futures had actually rebounded on a firmer cash market.
So we're seeing real whiplash here.
Cash fundamentals pulling one direction, policy headlines pulling the other.
Jim, does that match what you're hearing out there?
It sure does.
Folks I talk to don't know whether to hold or sell from one week to the next.
Let's dig into that policy piece now because it's the big story this week.
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