Louise Gartner of Spectrum Commodities gives a daily analysis of the wheat and cattle futures and cash markets. She is a 30-year veteran of the commodities markets and owner of Spectrum Commodities, an Introducing Broker located near Cincinnati, OH. Raised on a farm/ranch in eastern Montana, she com…

Futures quiet; cash lower; boxed beef mixed on light volume; cash feeders lower; solid export sales; Cattle-on-Feed estimates; producers bracing for major winter storm across the southeast US.

Wheat firms up ahead of major cold weather in US and Russia; US congress fails to include year-round E15 in Appropriations bill; excellent export sales for all major grains; Argentina crop update.

Futures firm; cash weaker; boxed beef higher on light volume; cash feeders higher; Cattle-on-Feed estimates.

Corn and wheat end lower after higher start; soybeans hold gains; wheat not concerned about cold in US; Argentine dryness gaining more attention.

Futures stable; cash quiet; boxed beef mixed; cash feeders steady; weekly cash summary.

Grains choppy on risk off attitude from financial markets; weather concerns supporting wheat; Brazil's soy harvest sees slow start; world grain update.

Futures break on New World Screwworm rumor; cash steady/firm; boxed beef higher; cash feeders slip.

Grains stabilize after bearish crop reports; concerns over potential escalating trade war with EU; dryness in Argentina increasing crop stress.

Futures higher, led by feeders; cash steady; boxed beef higher on good volume; cash feeders higher.

Grains trying to hold supports after major selling following crop reports; biofuel blending mandates expected by early March; Argentina crop update.

Futures weaker; cash steady; boxed beef slightly higher; cash feeders higher; solid export sales.

Grains stabilize after sharp sell-off; CONAB's soybean production estimate below private and USDA estimates; export sales report shows mixed results.

Futures soar higher; cash firm; boxed beef mixed; cash feeders higher; December retail beef prices steady with November.

Correction on winter wheat plantings; grains getting a breather after bearish reports.

Futures, fed cash, boxed beef, cash feeders all higher; boxed beef spread goes negative; tepid feeder response to sharply lower corn.

Futures mixed for the week; cash higher; boxed beef mixed; cash feeders slip late week.

Grains firming into today's crop reports; political unrest in Iran threatens major grain imports; concerns over US FED independence pressures US dollar, potentially helping grains exports.

Futures bounce; cash steady/higher; boxed beef higher; cash feeders sharply higher.

Grains quiet heading into Monday's reports; EU preparing to join South American trade bloc; markets bracing for US Supreme Court tariff decision.

Futures pull back; fed cash firm; boxed beef mixed; cash feeders firm; solid export sales.

Grains move higher on position adjusting ahead of index fund rebalancing and Monday's crop reports; report estimates summary; winter wheat condition update; weak export sales for wheat and corn.

Futures pushing higher; cash higher; boxed beef lower; cash feeders sharply higher; weekly cash summary; more reports of New World Screwworm.

Grains mixed as the market adjusts to index fund rebalancing and slowing export sales; Supply/Demand, Quarterly Stocks and Winter Wheat Plantings reports on Monday; markets waiting for Supreme Court decision on export tariffs.

Futures quietly higher; cash steady; boxed beef lower; cash feeders higher.

Soybeans lead grains lower on heavy deliveries; China wheat cancellations show up in export sales report; USDA announces acreage payments for Bridge Program.

Futures push into resistance levels; cash quiet; boxed beef lower on good volume; cash feeders higher; weekly cash summary; November slaughter summary.

Grains slip before First Notice Day; Brazil soy production estimates increasing; Argentina wheat harvest near complete; regular trading hours today.

Futures quiet; cash steady; boxed beef mixed on good volume; cash feeders sharply lower in quiet holiday trade.

Grains give up recent gains; China buys more US soybeans; market monitoring growing dryness in southern Argentina.

Futures quiet; cash firm; boxed beef continues lower; cash feeders quiet.

Wheat leads higher but record world grain supplies expected to keep prices in check.

Futures quietly lower on Wednesday; cash steady; boxed beef lower; cash feeders quiet.

Grains higher on Wednesday; wheat seeing a shift in fundamentals.

Futures lower; cash steady; boxed beef sharply lower; cash feeders sharply higher; Cold Storage report.

Kansas City wheat leads higher; Ukraine infrastructure damage slowing exports; record temps in US plains threatens winter wheat.

Futures higher; cash steady; boxed beef higher on light volume; cash feeders lower; weekly cash summary.

Grains push higher on Black Sea war escalation and Chinese soybean purchases; export sales report for Dec 11; Argentine feed wheat price below US corn.

Futures surge higher; cash steady/higher; boxed beef higher on low volume; cash feeders higher; Cattle-on-Feed shows placements well below expectations; strong export sales.

Grains mixed for the week; record temps in the US central plains threatening to start wheat growing; Black Sea war escalation supporting wheat; Brazil's soybean production estimate rising again as early harvest begins; export sales reports catching up.

Futures lower; cash steady; boxed beef mixed on light volume; cash feeders higher; Cattle-on-Feed estimates.

Kansas City and Minneapolis wheat lead corn higher, soybeans continue to drift lower; good weather in South America supporting healthy crops.

Futures stalling; cash firm; boxed beef lower; cash feeders choppy.

Grains mixed after testing key supports; strong export sales; Ukraine struggling with exports; Commitment of Traders update.

Futures firm; cash quiet; boxed beef mixed; cash feeders higher; USDA lowers feeder cattle cash price projections.

Grains continue lower on China wheat cancellation rumors (confirmed this morning); basis mixed across the US.

Futures hold firm; cash steady; boxed beef higher; cash feeders lower.

Grains continue to drift lower, led by wheat; strong export inspections; China begins loading from their new port in Argentina.

Futures recover half of the sell-off; cash stronger for the week; boxed beef mixed; cash feeders higher, strong export sales.

Grains leaking lower despite China business; good rains for South American crops.