The cattle market this week is a tough one to describe.

So many facets effecting the way the trade is working, including the macroeconomic pressure from the outside markets.

On this week's Cattle Call, Brad Kooima with Kooima, Kooima, Varilek looks at the government's shutdown talks comparing that to the 2018 shutdown, steady cattle in the south, smaller show lists and still some positive outlooks being talked about.