Corn Ends the Day and Week Higher

March corn ended the day up 9¾¢ at $4.84¼ per bushel. Week-over-week, the contract was up 13¾¢.

March soybeans ended the day up 15¢ at $10.34 per bushel. For the week, the contract was up 8¾¢.

Week-over-week, March wheat contracts were mixed, with CBOT higher and KC and Minneapolis lower. For the day, all three contracts were higher. CBOT wheat was up 1¼¢ at $5.38¾ per bushel. KC wheat was up less than a penny at $5.48½ per bushel. Minneapolis wheat was up 2¢ at $5.83½ per bushel.

April live cattle ended the day down 18¢ at $197.50 per hundredweight (cwt). March feeder cattle were up 33¢ at $268.05 per cwt. April lean hogs closed down $2.23 at $88.33 per cwt.

As of 3:30 p.m. CT, March crude oil was down 40¢.

March S&P 500 futures and Dow futures were up 56 points and 299 points, respectively.

Monday, Jan. 20, is Martin Luther King Jr. Day and grain and livestock markets will be closed.

Published: 4:02 p.m. CT

Corn and Soy in the Green: 9:02 a.m. CT

Shortly after the 8:30 a.m. CT open, March corn was up 2½¢.

March soybeans were up 6¼¢.

March wheat contracts were mixed. CBOT wheat was down 3¾¢. KC wheat was down 2½¢. Minneapolis wheat was up less than a penny.

April live cattle were up 10¢. March feeder cattle were down 23¢. April lean hogs were down 85¢.

March crude oil was down 49¢.

The U.S. Dollar Index March contract was up to 109.11.

March S&P 500 futures were up 43 points. March Dow futures were up 260 points.

Published: 9:02 a.m. CT