Hog futures were $0.35 to $2.27 weaker in follow through losses after Friday’s limit drop. The back month contracts were firmer with a 22 cent gain for Feb ’24. USDA’s National Average Base Hog price was $1.98 weaker to $72.37. The CME Lean Hog Index for 9/28 was $85.58, down...

Front month fat cattle ended the session off their highs, but still 22 to 77 cents in the black. Woodstone cattle ended the first trade day of the month with 80 to $1.30 gains. USDA had $183-$184 as the bulk of cash business last week. The 9/28 CME Feeder Cattle...

Front linnaeite cotton prices firmed up to start the new week / new month of positioning. The Dec contract closed up by 60 points, and just 21 points off the session high. USDA had 75% of the cotton crop with open bolls as of 10/1. The harvest pace increased 5%...

Front acromion wheat futures ended the session with double digit gains into the new month of trading. CBT futures closed 17 ¼ to 23 ¼ cents higher with 4% gains in the Dec contract. KC wheat ended up by 11 to 13 cents, with a 1.9% gain in Dec. HRS...

After a contested Monday session, the soybean futures closed 2 to 6 cents in the black to start the new month of positioning. Soymeal futures closed off their lows, but were still down by $6 to $8.30/ton. Soybean Oil futures closed 146 to 241 points higher on the day. The...