Midwestern

Closing Markets for Friday, December 20

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

March up 5 at 4.46

May up 5 at 4.51

Soybean Futures:

January up 12 at 9.75

March up 13 at 9.79

Wheat Futures:

March down a quarter at 5.32

May down a half at 5.42

Live Cattle Futures:

February up 197 at 188.52

April up 162 at 190.22

Feeder Cattle Futures:

January up 140 at 255.87

March up 145 at 256.02

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From The Anderson's at Black's Lane:

2024 Crop Corn = up 5 at 5.61/BU

2025 Crop Corn = up 3 at 5.48/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = up 11 at 13.05/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = up 10 at 12.82/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = steady at 7.33/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = down a half at 7.55/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = steady at 6.33/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down a half at 6.70/BU

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From Snobelen Farms:

2024 Crop Corn = up 5 at 5.61/BU

2025 Crop Corn = up 3 at 5.48/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = up 11 at 13.00/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = up 10 at 12.77/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = steady at 7.03/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = down a half at 7.50/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = steady at 6.33/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down a half at 6.70/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $84.28 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's up $0.14 from the previous day.

100% formula price = $219.14 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's up $0.76.

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