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	391-0s	-3-6	394-0	395-6	389-6	110,414	10/18
Corn Dec19	391-0s	-3-6	394-0	395-6	389-6	110,414	10/18
Dec20	410-2s	-0-4	410-0	411-2	408-6	10,143	10/18
Soybean	934.000s	2.500	931.000	938.500	930.500	109,778	10/18
Soybean Nov19	934.000s	2.500	931.000	938.500	930.500	109,778	10/18
Nov20	972.750s	2.250	968.750	976.000	968.750	5,308	10/18
Wheat	532-2s	6-6	526-0	532-6	521-0	52,046	10/18
Wheat Dec19	532-2s	6-6	526-0	532-6	521-0	52,046	10/18
Jul20	544-0s	8-0	536-2	544-0	532-0	9,644	10/18
Lean Hogs	67.950s	-0.200	70.000	70.000	66.125	26,732	10/18
Lean Hogs - Dec19	67.950s	-0.200	70.000	70.000	66.125	26,732	10/18
Live Cattle	113.625s	-0.750	114.200	114.250	112.250	22,868	10/18
Live Cattle - Dec19	113.625s	-0.750	114.200	114.250	112.250	22,868	10/18
CME Cotton #2	0.652s	0.002	0.000	0.652	0.652	0	10/18
CME Cotton #2 - Dec19	0.652s	0.002	0.000	0.652	0.652	0	10/18

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