Midday Movers

Here's what's moving the markets so far today.

Prices as of 10:00 AM CT (about 10 min delayed) · change vs. yesterday's close

• Corn (Dec): $4.68¾/bu, down 5½¢ (-1.16%)
  • Why: No single news story drove corn lower today. Soybeans (-0.61%) and wheat (-0.61%) were lower too, so the selling was across the grain market. It's trading near the low of the day. Traders are also waiting on the USDA Crop Progress at 3:00pm CT.
  • Today's range: 4.67¾–4.74 · Week: down 14¼¢ (-2.95%)
• Soybeans (Nov): $12.53½/bu, down 7¾¢ (-0.61%)
  • Why: Coffee and soybean prices moved in opposite directions last week. Corn (-1.16%) and wheat (-0.61%) were lower too, so the selling was across the grain market. It's trading near the low of the day. Traders are also waiting on the USDA Crop Progress at 3:00pm CT.
  • Today's range: 12.51¾–12.65 · Week: down 34¼¢ (-2.66%)
• Wheat (Dec): $6.56½/bu, down 4¢ (-0.61%)
  • Why: No single news story drove wheat lower today. Corn (-1.16%) was lower too, so the selling was across the grain market. It's trading near the low of the day. Traders are also waiting on the USDA Crop Progress at 3:00pm CT.
  • Today's range: 6.54½–6.66½ · Week: down 15¾¢ (-2.34%)
• Live Cattle (Dec): $227.80/cwt, down $0.55 (-0.24%)
  • Why: No single news story drove live cattle lower today. Feeder cattle (-0.24%) were lower too, so the selling was across the livestock market.
  • Today's range: 227.225–228.425 · Week: up $1.20 (+0.53%)
• Feeder Cattle (Jan): $337.45/cwt, down $0.825 (-0.24%)
  • Why: No single news story drove feeder cattle lower today. Live cattle (-0.24%) were lower too, so the selling was across the livestock market.
  • Today's range: 335.90–338.45 · Week: up $1.70 (+0.51%)
• Lean Hogs (Dec): $67.225/cwt, up $0.30 (+0.45%)
  • Why: No single news story drove hogs higher today. It went against live cattle (-0.24%), which were lower.
  • Today's range: 66.675–67.70 · Week: down $1.15 (-1.68%)
• Crude Oil (Dec): $97.69/bbl, down $1.33 (-1.34%)
  • Why: Oil futures: Brent lower as Russian waiver offsets Mideast tensions. Diesel (-0.30%) was lower too, so the selling was across the energy market.
  • Today's range: 96.73–99.24 · Week: up $4.83 (+5.20%)
• Heating Oil (Dec): $4.7089/gal, down 1.43¢ (-0.30%)
  • Why: Heating Oil Falls on Prospects for More Russian Fuel. Crude oil (-1.34%) was lower too, so the selling was across the energy market. It's trading near the high of the day.
  • Today's range: 4.5680–4.7376 · Week: up 12.21¢ (+2.66%)
• Natural Gas (Nov): $3.078/MMBtu, down $0.038 (-1.22%)
  • Why: Natural Gas News: Mild Forecast and TCO Repair Pressure November Futures.
  • Today's range: 3.029–3.211 · Week: down $0.089 (-2.81%)
• Gold (Dec): $4,166.60/oz, down $14.50 (-0.35%)
  • Why: No single news story drove gold lower today. It's trading near the low of the day.
  • Today's range: 4,162.00–4,211.20 · Week: down $24.00 (-0.57%)
• Silver (Dec): $57.27/oz, down $0.035 (-0.06%)
  • Why: No single news story drove silver lower today. Gold (-0.35%) was lower too, so the selling was across the metals market.
  • Today's range: 56.90–58.01 · Week: down $3.245 (-5.36%)
• Copper (Dec): $6.5405/lb, down 3.3¢ (-0.50%)
  • Why: Copper Bulls on the Ropes: Trump's Tariffs Still Missing in Action as Macquarie Warns of a Slide Back to $10,000 a Ton. It's trading near the low of the day.
  • Today's range: 6.5285–6.6315 · Week: down 20.65¢ (-3.06%)

Yesterday's official settlements

The 2:00 report goes out before the exchange posts settlements. Today's changes are figured from these official numbers.

• Soybeans (Nov) settled at $12.61¼/bu (Fri), not the $12.60½/bu last trade in that day's 2:00 report.
• Wheat (Dec) settled at $6.60½/bu (Fri), not the $6.59¾/bu last trade in that day's 2:00 report.
• Live Cattle (Dec) settled at $228.35/cwt (Fri), not the $228.45/cwt last trade in that day's 2:00 report.
• Feeder Cattle (Jan) settled at $338.275/cwt (Fri), not the $342.075/cwt last trade in that day's 2:00 report.
• Lean Hogs (Dec) settled at $66.925/cwt (Fri), not the $66.875/cwt last trade in that day's 2:00 report.
• Crude Oil (Dec) settled at $99.02/bbl (Fri), not the $101.70/bbl last trade in that day's 2:00 report.
• Heating Oil (Dec) settled at $4.7232/gal (Fri), not the $4.9058/gal last trade in that day's 2:00 report.
• Gold (Dec) settled at $4,181.10/oz (Fri), not the $4,177.10/oz last trade in that day's 2:00 report.
• Silver (Dec) settled at $57.305/oz (Fri), not the $57.095/oz last trade in that day's 2:00 report.
• Copper (Dec) settled at $6.5735/lb (Fri), not the $6.5610/lb last trade in that day's 2:00 report.

On deck

• Today: USDA Crop Progress, 3:00pm CT

Informational only — not investment, trading or financial advice. Prices may be delayed.