Markets

Find the latest commodity prices for corn, soybeans, wheat, cattle, and hogs. This section also contains market analysis to help you achieve grain profitability.

Click on commodity to view all contracts. Data displayed for corn, soybeans, and wheat is for the nearby crop.

Commodity	Last	Change	Open	High	Low	Volume	Date
Corn	422-4	0-0	422-2	422-4	421-4	52	12/04
Corn Dec20	422-4	0-0	422-2	422-4	421-4	52	12/04
Dec21	411-0	0-2	410-6	411-4	410-0	747	12/04
Soybean	1168.000	-0.250	1168.000	1169.750	1163.500	9,225	12/04
Soybean Jan21	1168.000	-0.250	1168.000	1169.750	1163.500	9,225	12/04
Nov21	1040.000	-0.250	1038.500	1041.500	1037.750	578	12/04
Wheat	571-6s	-6-2	573-4	576-0	568-0	164	12/03
Wheat Dec20	571-6s	-6-2	573-4	576-0	568-0	164	12/03
Jul21	586-2	-1-2	587-4	588-0	584-6	263	12/04
Lean Hogs	66.925s	-0.950	67.875	68.050	66.725	12,353	12/03
Lean Hogs - Feb21	66.925s	-0.950	67.875	68.050	66.725	12,353	12/03
Live Cattle	112.575s	-1.350	113.750	113.750	111.675	20,783	12/03
Live Cattle - Feb21	112.575s	-1.350	113.750	113.750	111.675	20,783	12/03
CME Cotton #2	0.711s	-0.005	0.711	0.719	0.711	0	12/03
CME Cotton #2 - Mar21	0.711s	-0.005	0.711	0.719	0.711	0	12/03

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