Blackburn Agrimedia
Midwestern

Closing Markets for Thursday, February 6

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

March up 2 at 4.95

May up 3 at 5.08

Soybean Futures:

March up 4 at 10.61

May up 4 at 10.77

Wheat Futures:

March up 16 at 5.88

May up 14 at 5.99

Live Cattle Futures:

February down 267 at 200.92

April down 437 at 196.92

Feeder Cattle Futures:

March down 500 at 265.72

April down 517 at 265.30

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From Wanstead Farmer's Cooperative:

2025 Crop Corn = up 1 at 5.90/BU

2026 Crop Corn = up a quarter at 5.67/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = up 3 at 14.01/BU

2026 Crop Soybeans = steady at 13.43/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 13 at 8.10/BU

2026 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 9 at 8.56/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 13 at 7.40/BU

2026 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 9 at 7.91/BU

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From Great Lakes Grain in Mitchell:

2025 Crop Corn = up 1 at 5.89/BU

2026 Crop Corn = up a quarter at 5.62/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = up 3 at 14.01/BU

2026 Crop Soybeans = steady at 13.42/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 9 at 7.99/BU

2026 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 6 at 8.47/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 13 at 7.40/BU

2026 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 9 at 7.85/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $84.83 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's up $0.36 from the previous day.

100% formula price = $219.45 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's up $0.46.

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