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Grains

Posted 10:36 -- March corn is up 1 3/4 cents per bushel, January soybeans are up 3 3/4 cents, March KC wheat is down 1/4 cent, March Chicago wheat is down 2 cents and MIAX March Minneapolis wheat is up 0.0250 cents. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 321.97 points. The U.S. Dollar Index is down 0.140 and January crude oil is up $0.79 per barrel. December gold is up $38.30 per ounce. At midmorning, corn and beans are a bit firmer in quiet trade, with wheat mixed in two-sided trade. Bean oil is sharply higher while meal is lower.

Posted 08:31 -- March corn is up 1 1/2 cents per bushel, January soybeans are up 2 cents, March KC wheat is up 1 1/4 cents, March Chicago wheat is up 1/4 cent and MIAX March Minneapolis wheat is up 0.0150 cents. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 109.35 points. The U.S. Dollar Index is up 0.080 and January crude oil is up $0.35 per barrel. December gold is up $29.80 per ounce. Corn and soybeans are slightly higher while wheat is mixed to start the holiday-shortened end to the week. USDA: Private exporters sold 312,000 mt (11.4 mb) of soybeans to China for 2025-26 and 273,988 mt (10.7 mb) of corn for delivery to unknown destinations for 2025-26.

Livestock

OMAHA (DTN) -- February live cattle are up $5.48 at $218.4, January feeder cattle are up $9.25 at $324.375, February lean hogs are down $0.05 at $81.325, March corn is up 1 3/4 cents per bushel and January soybean meal is down $2.60. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 263.46 points and NASDAQ is up 96.99 points. There's some light cash cattle trade developing in the South at $220, which is $5.00 higher than the trade that developed earlier in the week, but still $2.00 to $4.00 lower than last week's weighted average. Some more clean-up trade could develop Friday afternoon, but largely it's likely the bulk of this week's trade is done with.

Posted 08:37 -- February live cattle are up $1.78 at $214.7, January feeder cattle are up $3.20 at $318.325, February lean hogs are up $0.70 at $82.075, March corn is up 3/4 cent per bushel and January soybean meal is down $1.00. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 96.73 points and NASDAQ is up 88.56 points. The cash cattle market is quiet at Friday's start, as no bids or asking prices have been renewed at this point. Some more clean up trade could develop but it's likely that the bulk of this week's trade is done with.

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