- Posted January 29, 2026
Cash cattle are waiting for someone to make the first move, with the South especially quiet. Traders are asking…
Feeders once again led the trade today, showing strength amid continued market uncertainty. On this week’s Cattle Chatter, powered by John Deere, Brad Kooima with Kooima Kooima Varilek breaks down the renewed jump in the feeder market and ongoing pressure to open the border with Mexico — even after another case of New World Screwworm was discovered just 170 miles away. He also looks at what kind of market movement could follow the recent tariff discussions between the U.S. and Brazil. Meanwhile, pressure remains on the cash market to perform after Thursday’s trade closed $1 higher.