Midwestern

Closing Markets for Thursday, December 5

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

March up 6 at 4.36

May up 6 at 4.41

Soybean Futures:

January up 10 at 9.94

March up 9 at 9.99

Wheat Futures:

March down 2 at 5.35

May up 10 at 5.58

Live Cattle Futures:

December down 137 at 187.00

February down 205 at 186.27

Feeder Cattle Futures:

January down 220 at 254.75

March down 230 at 253.40

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From Wanstead Farmer's Cooperative:

2024 Crop Corn = up 5 at 5.45/BU

2025 Crop Corn = up 5 at 5.39/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = up 10 at 13.09/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = up 6 at 12.97/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 10 at 7.28/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 9 at 7.58/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 10 at 6.53/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 9 at 6.93/BU

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From Great Lakes Grain in Mitchell:

2024 Crop Corn = up 5 at 5.45/BU

2025 Crop Corn = up 5 at 5.39/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = up 10 at 13.03/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = up 6 at 12.82/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = up a half at 6.98/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = up a half at 7.48/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 10 at 6.38/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 9 at 6.82/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $84.04 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's down $0.06 from the previous day.

100% formula price = $213.89 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's down $0.02.

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