Midwestern

Closing Markets for Friday, August 9

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

September down 2 and a quarter at 3.77

December down 1 and a half at 3.95 and a quarter

Soybean Futures:

September down 5 and a half at 9.87 and a half

November down 6 and a half at 10.01 and a half

Wheat Futures:

September up 4 and a half at 5.42

December up 3 and a half at 5.65

Live Cattle Futures:

October up 307 and a half at 181.10

December up 275 at 179.47 and a half

Feeder Cattle Futures:

September up 387 and a half at 241.30

October up 345 at 239.45

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From Andersons at Blacks Lane:

2024 Crop Corn = down 2 at 5.00/BU

2025 Crop Corn = down 3 and a half at 5.36/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = down 5 and a half at 12.73/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = down 5 and a quarter at 13.16/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 5 at 7.33/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 3 and a quarter at 7.87/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat =up 5 at 6.48/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 3 and a quarter at 7.17/BU

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From Snobelen Farms

2024 Crop Corn = down 2 at 5.05/BU

2025 Crop Corn = down 3 and a half at 5.41/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = down 5 and a half at 12.78/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = down 5 and a quarter at 13.11/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 5 at 7.13/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 3 and a quarter at 7.77/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat =up 5 at 6.53/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 3 and a quarter at 7.17/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $92.41 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's down $0.75 from the previous day.

100% formula price = $229.94 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's down $1.82.

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