Cash Bids
Name Delivery Start Delivery End Cash Price Futures Change
Quotes are delayed, as of April 27, 2024, 08:00:42 AM CDT or prior.
All grain prices are subject to change at any time.
Cash bids are based on 10-minute delayed futures prices, unless otherwise noted.

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Cash Bids are updated every 10 minutes during the trading session and during the overnight (electronic) session.  Cash bids are approximate, and all final bids will be determined mutually by the seller and Elkhart Grain in person or by phone.

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Futures Quotes
Quotes are delayed, as of April 27, 2024, 08:00:42 AM CDT or prior.

Commentary
Cattle Regain Strength to Round Out Week
Cattle futures are continuing to shrug off the Wednesday overreaction, as contracts are up another 60 cents to $1.52 at midday. Cash trade kicked off on Thursday with a steady/higher note this week, as the South was at $182 in TX and $182-184 in KS on Friday, even to $2...
Corn Settles 1 to 3 Lower on Friday, Still Up 6+ Cents for Week
Corn settled 1 to 3 cents lower on Friday, with nearby May the firmest and May 2025 seeing the biggest day to day net loss. The solid export sales report on Thursday lifted the market for the week, but with all the global uncertainties traders were content to square up...
Cotton Futures Mixed Going into Weekend
Cotton futures settled lower on Friday, by 18 to 39 points. Nearby May is in deliveries, and only one trade was reported for the entire day, at 80.07. Active December was down 33 points and settled just a few ticks off of the intraday low. The outside markets were mixed,...
Soybeans Hesitant to Head Higher on Planting Delays
Soybeans settled 3 ¼ lower to 3 cents higher on Friday, with delivery months out through January 2025 in negative territory and the rest of the 2025 contracts ending the session higher. Nearby May was up 9 cents for the week, or 0.78%. Soymeal dropped $3.90 in the nearby May...
Wheat Rally Continues into Weekend, KC Up 64 ¾ Cents For Week
Wheat bulls continued their assault on the heights (or at least foot hills given the size of the decline in recent months) on Friday. Kansas City HRW continues to lead the way, with gains of 13 ½ to 14 ¼ on Friday and 64 ¾ for the week. Chicago futures...
Hogs Correction Continued on Friday
Lean hogs hit their high for the week on Tuesday and spent the rest of the week fading the early rally. Futures settled $1.00 to $2.525 lower on Friday. USDA’s National Average Base Hog negotiated price was $90.38 in the PM report, up $1.67. Regional prices were not available due...

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