Beef Rally Into Weekend

This is Matt Rice with the Ag Information Network and today’s Market Line Report for Monday. Dec. Live Cattle rally to finish the week, as choice cuts move higher following a stronger cash market. Let’s go to Oliver Sloup with the CME Group to hear more.

Chicago Soft Red Winter Wheat prices for Dec. closed the day Dn 10, to finish at 5-68 ¼. Dec. Corn was Dn 5 ½, to finish the day at 4-92. Kansas City Hard Red Winter Wheat prices for Dec. were Dn 16 ¾, to settle at 6-73 ¾.

Portland prices for Club Wheat with 10 ½ % Protein were Unch – Up 10, ranging from 6-95 to 7-40. Soft White Wheat with 10 ½ % Protein prices for Dec. were Unch, ranging from 7-03 ¾ to 7-53 ¾. Hard Red Winter Wheat with 11 ½ percent Protein prices for Dec. were Dn 16 ¾, ranging from 7-03 ¾ to 7-53 ¾. DNS wheat with 14 % protein, prices for Dec. were Dn 11, ranging from 7-75 ½ to 8-15 ½.

Live Cattle for Dec. were Up $1.30, closing at 186.67 ½. Nov. Feeder Cattle were Up $.57 ½, to finish the day at 250.87 ½. Nov. Class III milk was Up $.08, to settle at 17.36.