Midwestern

Closing Markets for Thursday, October 2

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

December up 4 at 4.21

March up 2 at 4.34

Soybean Futures:

November up 9 at 10.22

January up 9 at 10.40

Wheat Futures:

December up 5 at 5.14

March up 4 at 5.32

Live Cattle Futures:

October down 57 at 230.52

December down 100 at 233.50

Feeder Cattle Futures:

November down 485 at 352.75

January down 455 at 347.47

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From Wanstead Farmer's Cooperative:

2025 Crop Corn = up 5 at 5.57/BU

2026 Crop Corn = up 3 at 5.80/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = up 10 at 13.49/BU

2026 Crop Soybeans = up 7 at 13.66/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 5 at 6.80/BU

2026 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 4 at 7.57/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 5 at 6.05/BU

2026 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 4 at 6.67/BU

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From Great Lakes Grain in Mitchell:

2025 Crop Corn = up 5 at 5.56/BU

2026 Crop Corn = up 3 at 5.69/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = up 10 at 13.43/BU

2026 Crop Soybeans = up 7 at 13.55/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 1 at 6.99/BU

2026 Soft White Winter Wheat = up a half at 7.58/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 5 at 5.99/BU

2026 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 4 at 6.57/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $104.06 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's down $0.41 from the previous day.

100% formula price = $262.83 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's down $0.68.

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