Midwestern

Closing Markets for Thursday, August 28

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

September up 4 and a half at 3.87 and a quarter

December up 4 and a half at 4.10 and a half

Soybean Futures:

September up 2 and a half at 10.30

November up a half at 10.48 and a quarter

Wheat Futures:

September up 8 and a half at 5.11

December up 5 and a half at 5.29 and a half

Live Cattle Futures:

October down 245 at 237.07 and a half

December down 220 at 238.70

Feeder Cattle Futures:

September down 335 at 362.05

October down 247 and a half at 361.72 and a half

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From Wanstead Farmer's Cooperative:

2025 Crop Corn = up 4 at 5.41/BU

2026 Crop Corn = up 2 and a half at 5.64/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = up a half at 13.53/BU

2026 Crop Soybeans = up 2 and a half at 13.51/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 4 and a half at 6.94/BU

2026 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 2 and a half at 7.66/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 4 and a half at at 6.09/BU

2026 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 2 and a half at 6.76/BU

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From Great Lakes Grain in Mitchell:

2025 Crop Corn = up 4 at 5.35/BU

2026 Crop Corn = up 2 and a half at 5.59/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = up a half at 13.53/BU

2026 Crop Soybeans = up 2 and a half at 13.51/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 4 and a half at at 6.04/BU

2026 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 2 and a half at 6.61/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price =$106.57 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's down $0.12 from the previous day.

100% formula price =$266.89 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's down $0.62.

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