Midwestern

Closing Markets for Friday, December 27

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

March steady at 4.53

May up a half at 4.61

Soybean Futures:

January down 7 at 9.80

March down 7 at 9.90

Wheat Futures:

March up 6 at 5.47

May up 5 at 5.57

Live Cattle Futures:

February up 77 at 190.87

April up 95 at 193.55

Feeder Cattle Futures:

January up 227 at 261.57

March up 127 at 260.77

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From The Anderson's at Black's Lane:

2024 Crop Corn = up a quarter at 5.74/BU

2025 Crop Corn = down 1 at 5.56/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = down 7 at 13.25/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = down 5 at 13.10/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 5 at 7.47/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 4 at 7.69/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 5 at 6.47/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 4 at 6.84/BU

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From Snobelen Farms:

2024 Crop Corn = up a quarter at 5.69/BU

2025 Crop Corn = down 1 at 5.51/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = down 8 at 13.10/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = down 5 at 13.05/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 5 at 7.17/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 4 at 7.54/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 5 at 6.47/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 4 at 6.84/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $85.17 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's up $0.15 from the previous day.

100% formula price = $221.73 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's up $0.40.

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