Midwestern

Closing Markets for Friday, August 16

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

September down 4 at 3.70

December down 4 at 3.92

Soybean Futures:

September down 14 at 9.37

November down 13 at 9.55

Wheat Futures:

September up a quarter at 5.28

December up 1 at 5.51

Live Cattle Futures:

October down 270 at 178.05

December down 287 at 177.75

Feeder Cattle Futures:

September down 462 at 249.05

October down 532 at 235.57

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From The Anderson's at Black's Lane:

2024 Crop Corn = down 4 at 4.98/BU

2025 Crop Corn = down 3 at 5.30/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = down 11 at 12.17/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = down 8 at 12.77/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 1 at 7.20/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 3 at 7.74/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 1 at 6.30/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 3 at 7.06/BU

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From Snobelen Farms:

2024 Crop Corn = down 4 at 5.03/BU

2025 Crop Corn = down 3 at 5.35/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = down 11 at 12.12/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = down 8 at 12.77/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 1 at 7.00/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 3 at 7.59/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 1 at 6.30/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 3 at 6.99/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $90.20 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's down $0.01 from the previous day.

100% formula price = $223.94 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's up $0.04.

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