Spectrum Commodities Wheat & Cattle Markets Analysis

Futures slip; cash steady; boxed beef slightly lower; cash feeders sharply higher; solid export sales; Cattle-on-Feed estimates.

Kansas City leads wheat higher as drought intensifies in central plains; export sales within estimates; Argentine corn production estimates rising; Australian farmers expected to reduce wheat plantings.

Futures quietly lower; cash steady; boxed beef lower; cash feeders decline; Cattle-on-Feed estimates.

Kansas City leads wheat higher as dry conditions take a toll on hard red winter wheat; corn and beans higher on good crush reports; Australia looking at potential drop in wheat production.

Futures firm; cash steady; boxed beef mixed; cash feeders steady; weekly cash summary; Cattle-on-Feed estimates.

Wheat leads higher on dry western plains; corn and soybeans find stability.

Futures mixed; cash higher; boxed beef higher; cash feeders higher.

Kansas City wheat leads higher on dry conditions; soybeans reverse lower on talk of airlines moving away from sustainable aviation fuel; plantings running ahead of average.

Futures push to new record highs; cash stronger; boxed beef lower for the week; cash feeders sharply higher; Commitment-of-Traders update; JBS workers in Colorado reach agreement.

Grains mostly lower last week; this week looks mixed to start as war leads crude oil higher; western plains missed key rains while most of Northern Hemisphere has adequate moisture; Commitment-of-Traders update; world FOB update.

Futures higher; cash firm; boxed beef mixed on good volume; cash feeders higher; excellent export sales; look for seasonal highs.

Grains mixed following quiet Supply/Demand report; solid export sales; light rains over dry western plains.

Futures firm; cash quiet; boxed beef lower on improving volume; cash feeders lower; concerns over sliding choice boxed beef values.

Grains slipped as crude oil sold off; good rains headed for central and eastern plain, but far western plains only seeing light rain; long range forecasts projecting strong El Nino by mid-summer; southern Russia moisture conditions very good; Argentina increasing corn and soybean production estimates.

Futures lower; cash quiet; boxed beef lower on good volume; cash feeders higher.

Grains pulled lower by sharply lower crude oil prices; weather the other dominant factor and rains still in forecast for the parched plains.

Futures mixed with front month live cattle filling important gap; cash steady with Friday trade; boxed beef higher; cash feeders lower; weekly cash summary.

Grains quietly mixed, waiting for news from war front; export inspections keeping steady pace; weather forecasts calling for good rains across the dry western plains; Russian wheat exports for March sharply above last year.

Futures reversed up as cash soared higher; boxed beef lower on steady volume; cash feeders higher; strong export sales; JBS workers end strike.

Grains struggled to hold gains even as crude soared higher; solid export sales; Australian farmers reportedly reducing wheat acres due to high fertilizer costs; world FOB update.

Futures continue higher, reaching new contract highs in live cattle; cash higher; boxed beef lower; cash feeders lower.

Wheat led grains lower on hopes for war ending, but that sentiment has changed this morning as fighting escalates and crude surges higher; rains still in the forecast for the parched plains.

Futures surge higher again with some live cattle contracts filling major gaps; cash quiet; boxed beef higher; cash feeders higher.

Grains higher after plantings/stocks reports; grains lower this morning on talk of ending the war and forecasts for rain in the plains.

Futures higher; cash firm; boxed beef higher; cash feeders slightly lower; weekly cash summary; seasonal tendencies.

Kansas City wheat loses to Chicago on hints of rain for western plains; plantings and stock reports today expected to drive price action; talk of US leaving Iran war pushes equity futures higher.

Futures surge back to resistance on Friday; cash steady; boxed beef mixed on improving volume; cash feeders lower.

Wheat continued higher while corn and beans weakened after EPA bio-fuel announcement; plantings and stocks reports tomorrow will drive price action; hints of rains again in the southern plains; Iran war still creating major uncertainty in most markets.

Futures firm; cash steady; boxed beef lower on light volume; cash feeders higher; solid export sales; dry conditions expected to slow demand for grazing calves.

Kansas City wheat leads grains complex higher as dry conditions linger; high hopes for bullish news on Ag Appreciation Day; solid export sales; China investigating US trade; shipping costs soaring.

Futures fade after firm open; cash higher; choice boxed beef collapses; cash feeders slightly lower.

Most grain markets see outside day higher; rain forecasts removed from western plains; Iran war looks to extend; plantings estimates.

Futures quiet; cash firm; boxed beef higher; cash feeders higher; seasonal trend warning signs.

Grains mixed on war and weather uncertainty; EPA to allow E-15 waiver for summer; railroad reports show US fertilizer shipments higher than last year but costs also higher; Russia and China halt fertilizer exports.

Futures firm; cash higher; boxed beef mixed; cash feeders lower; weekly cash summary; more analysis of Cattle-on-Feed report.

Grains caught up in broader market volatility and reverse lower; winter wheat crop conditions decline; rains still in the forecast for US southern plains.

Futures firm last week; cash slightly lower; boxed beef mixed on light volume; cash feeders higher; Cattle-on-Feed report shows high placements.

Grains mostly lower for the week, following the volatility of energies and equities; possible war truce send energies sharply lower this morning, dragging grains lower; rains still in the forecast for plains wheat country; Brazil & China reach agreement on soybean shipments; world FOB update.

Futures run into selling pressure; cash quiet; boxed beef lower on light volume; cash feeders higher; disappointing export sales; markets wait for today's Cattle-on-Feed report.

Grains hold gains with corn nearing recent spike highs; rains showing up in US plains forecasts; solid export sales; fuel shortages threaten shipping ability.

Futures quietly mixed; cash quiet; boxed beef lower on very light volume; cash feeders lower; normal seasonal rally struggling.

Wheat led grains higher as hot and dry weather linger in the US plains; March 31 plantings estimate; FED leaves interest rates unchanged and warns of rising inflation.

Futures higher; cash quiet; boxed beef higher on good volume; cash feeders higher; Cattle-on-Feed estimates.

Wheat lower on talk of US importing European wheat and Mexico buying Russian wheat; corn and beans holding as Iran war continues; US looking for other fertilizer sources; Ag Appreciation Day on March 31 expected to see RVO/SRE announcement; record temps headed to US plains.

Futures strongly higher; cash steady; boxed beef higher on light volume; cash feeders lower; weekly cash summary; JBS's Greely packing plant goes on strike.

Grains buckle as soybeans lock limit down as US/China summit delayed, EPA's RVO/SRE announcement delayed and Brazil's soybeans exports back on track; Russia's wheat exports ramping up with better weather; US winter wheat conditions decline.

Futures and cash lower for the week; boxed beef higher on very light volume; average cash feeders lower again; markets at risk from higher energy costs.

Grains running into volatile price action from Mideast war and threatening weather in US plains; large traders piling into grains space; world FOB update.

Futures mixed; cash down from last week; boxed beef higher on average volume; cash feeders lower.

Wheat and corn struggle to hold gains while beans hold out hope for Chinese purchases; Russian oil sanctions lifted but have little effect; strong export sales; Brazil crop report.

Futures lower as cash falls; boxed beef higher on light volume; cash feeders higher; markets reflecting weaker US stock markets.