Live cattle futures rounded out the Thursday session with contracts down $2.35 to $3.05. Cash trade started to pick up, with a few light northern sales of $378-380 dressed and live action reported at $238-240...
Corn rounded out Thursday trade with contracts down 4 to 6 cents across most contracts. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 6 3/4 at $4.10 3/4. USDA’s weekly Export Sales report this...
Soybean futures were weaker on Thursday, with contracts down 6 to 7 ¼ cents on the day. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down a penny at $11.55. Soymeal futures were $2.00 to $4.00 higher...
Lean hog futures posted 20 to 60 cent gains in most contracts, with August down a nickel. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $100.26 on Thursday afternoon, down 40 cents from the day prior....
The wheat complex slipped back on Thursday, with contracts marginally lower. Chicago SRW contracts saw nearby losses of 1 to 3 cents on the day. KC HRW futures posted front month losses of 2 to 3 ½ cents...
Cotton futures closed the Thursday session with losses of 223 to 287 points at the final bell. Crude oil was up a modest 14 cents per barrel, with the US dollar index up 0.251. Export Sales data showed...
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Thursday closed down -0.51%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.20%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -1.62%. September...
The dollar index (DXY00 ) rose by +0.27% on Thursday. The dollar rallied on Thursday as better-than-expected US economic reports signaled economic strength and lifted T-note yields. Weekly jobless claims...
August WTI crude oil (CLQ26 ) on Thursday closed down -0.65 (-0.82%), and August RBOB gasoline (RBQ26 ) closed down -0.0162 (-0.49%). Crude oil and gasoline prices gave up early gains on Thursday and settled...