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December corn ended the day down 3¢ at $4.10¾ per bushel. Week-over-week the contract closed down 8¼¢.
November soybeans ended the day unchanged at $9.89¼ per bushel and ended the week down 31¾¢.
September CBOT wheat ended the day down 6½¢ at $5.16¾ per bushel. September KC wheat closed down 7½¢ at $5.18¾ per bushel. September Minneapolis wheat was down 5½¢ at $5.72¼. For the week, all three contracts closed lower.
Thursday, October live cattle and September feeder cattle closed down more than $6 and $8, respectively. Friday, both contracts ended the day and week higher. For the day, October live cattle closed up 53¢ at $223.68 per hundredweight (cwt), and September feeder cattle closed up $2.38 at $333.93 per cwt. October lean hogs ended the day up 48¢ at $90.05 per cwt.
Ahead of 3 p.m. CT, September crude oil was down $1.97 at $67.29 per barrel.
The S&P 500 Index was down 105.18 points, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 579.71 points.
Published: 3:19 p.m. CT
Grains in the Red: 9:40 a.m. CT
As of 9:04 a.m. CT, December corn was down 2½¢ at $4.11¼ per bushel.
November soybeans were down 2¢ at $9.87¼ per bushel.
September CBOT wheat was down 4¾¢ at $5.18½ per bushel. September KC wheat was down 7½¢ at $5.18¾ per bushel. September Minneapolis wheat was down 5¼¢ at $5.72½.
This morning, the USDA announced more export sales:
- Unknown destinations are buying 125,000 metric tons of corn for the 2025/2026 marketing year.
- Unknown destinations are buying 227,160 metric tons of corn for the 2025/2026 marketing year.
As of 9:05 a.m. CT, October live cattle were up 5¢ at $223.20 per hundredweight (cwt). September feeder cattle were down 48¢ at $331.08 per cwt. October lean hogs were down $1.40 at $88.18 per cwt.
September crude oil was down $1.29 at $67.97 per barrel.
The U.S. Dollar Index September contract was down to 98.64.
As of 9:17 a.m. CT, the S&P 500 Index was down 94.06 points, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 584.54 points.
Published: 9:40 a.m. CT
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