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Closing Market Comment
Wheat Leads Markets Once Again To Close Week On High Note
DTN Basis Comments
7/17/2026 | 1:16 PM CDT
DTN Quick Takes
Periodic updates on the grains, livestock futures markets.
Grains
7/17/2026 | 12:48 PM CDT
OMAHA (DTN) — Posted 12:44 — December corn is up 3 cents per bushel, November soybeans are up 7 3/4 cents, September KC wheat is up 12 cents, September Chicago wheat is up 5 1/2 cents and September Minneapolis wheat is up 5 3/4. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 232.62 points. The U.S. Dollar Index is up 0.020 and August crude oil is up $3.53 per barrel. August gold is up $22.60 per ounce. Heading into the Friday close, wheat and soybean oil continue to show big gains, with corn and soy also higher. After China picked up close to a half-million metric tons of beans this a.m., rumor has them buying another 3-5 cargoes more today. Russia is hitting Ukraine shipping ports, impacting exports. In the U.S., heat and dryness continues to plague corn and soy yields. Funds have been sizable buyers of bean oil futures.
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7/17/2026 | 11:30 AM CDT
OMAHA (DTN) — Posted 11:28 — August live cattle are down $1.85 at $225.225, August feeder cattle are down $0.23 at $346.375, August lean hogs are up $1.25 at $101.525, December corn is up 2 1/2 cents per bushel and December soybean meal is down $2.90. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 139.98 points and the NASDAQ is down 293.71 points. No new cash cattle trade has developed and it’s looking like the bulk of this week’s cash cattle is done with. The lean hog contracts are continuing to rally as consumer demand is strong.
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USDA Ripley, WV Livestock Auction 02/22 18:00
USDA Greenville, TN Weighted Average 02/22 10:00
USDA JC_LS176 02/21 23:00
USDA Georgia Goat Sale 02/21 22:00
USDA Collierville, TN Livestock 02/21 21:00
USDA Sommerset, KY Livestock 02/21 19:00
USDA Crossville, TN Weighted Average 02/21 16:00
USDA Erickson/Spalding Wtd Avg 02/21 16:00
USDA Campbellsville, KY Sat Livestock 02/21 15:00
USDA Siler City, NC Friday Weighted Average 02/20 22:00
USDA Ft Pierre SD Wtd Av 02/20 22:00
USDA SV_LS750 02/20 21:00
USDA Belen, NM Fdr Cattle Wtd Avg 02/20 19:00
USDA Dunlap, IA Weighted Average 02/20 16:20
USDA Bowling Green, MO Wtd Avg 02/20 16:05
USDA Nat’l Weekly Lamb Carcass Report 02/20 15:55
USDA Dir Slaughter Cattle Formulated PM 02/20 15:50
USDA Carcass Price Equivalent Index 02/20 15:31
USDA Nat’l Weekly Sheep Review 02/20 15:31
USDA Weekly Lamb Pelt Prices 02/20 15:31
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The Week Ahead
7/17/2026 | 8:13 AM CDT
Monday, July 20
Ag Reports: Export Inspections 10:00 a.m., Crop Progress 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday, July 21
No Ag Reports Scheduled
Wednesday, July 22
Ag Reports: Broiler Hatchery 2:00 p.m., Milk Production
Thursday, July 23
Ag Reports: Weekly Export Sales and Shipments 7:30 a.m., Slaughter Weekly 2:00 p.m., Livestock Slaughter 2:00 p.m.
Friday, July 24
Ag Reports: Cattle on Feed 2:00 p.m., Cold Storage 2:00 p.m., CFTC Commitments of Traders 2:30 p.m.
***All times listed are Central***
This information compiled by Kim Ruberti, DTN associate editor. She can be reached at kim.ruberti@dtn.com