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5-day Forecast for Washington, IA
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Temp
L/H (°F)		 59/69 49/58 45/57 41/53 35/56
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Like
L/H (°F)		 59/69 44/58 39/57 38/53 35/56
Dew Point
(°F)		 63 51 45 39 38
Humidity
(%)		 87 74 77 66 67
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Speed
(mph)		 13 14 10 8 6
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DTN Weekly Average DDG Price Slightly Higher Again
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DTN Cattle Prices/Trends 11/03 11:48
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Local Conditions
Washington, IA
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Temp: 68oF Feels Like: 69oF
Humid: 100% Dew Pt: 68oF
Barom: 29.71 Wind Dir: S
Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 17 mph
Sunrise: 6:40 Sunset: 4:59
As reported at WASHINGTON, IA at 12:00 PM
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DTN Weather Summary
System Continues Through Central US Tuesday
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Local Forecast
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High: 69°F
Low: 59°F
Precip: 80%		 High: 58°F
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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 448'0 448'4 441'2 443'0 -5'2 448'2 12:14P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 461'6 462'4 455'4 457'0 -5'0 462'0 12:14P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 470'4 471'0 464'4 465'4 -5'2 470'6 12:13P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 477'2 477'4 471'6 473'0 -4'2 477'2 12:13P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 474'2 474'4 468'6 469'6 -4'4 474'2 12:13P Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 489'0 489'2 483'6 484'4 -4'4 489'0 12:13P Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
Mar 28 502'2 502'2 498'0 498'4 -4'2 502'6 12:13P Chart for @C8H Options for @C8H
May 28 508'4 508'4 506'0 506'6 -3'4 510'2 12:13P Chart for @C8K Options for @C8K
Jul 28 513'0 513'0 508'4 509'4 -4'2 513'6 12:13P Chart for @C8N Options for @C8N
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 1205'4 1210'0 1198'4 1203'0 -1'6 1204'6 12:13P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1217'0 1223'0 1209'6 1212'4 -4'2 1216'6 12:14P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1226'4 1231'2 1218'0 1219'6 -6'6 1226'4 12:13P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1238'2 1241'2 1227'4 1228'4 -8'4 1237'0 12:13P Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1246'2 1249'6 1235'6 1236'4 -9'0 1245'4 12:13P Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
Aug 27 1232'6 1235'6 1222'0 1222'4 -9'6 1232'2 12:13P Chart for @S7Q Options for @S7Q
Sep 27 1204'6 1207'2 1194'4 1195'4 -8'6 1204'2 12:13P Chart for @S7U Options for @S7U
Nov 27 1200'6 1202'4 1191'0 1191'4 -9'0 1200'4 12:13P Chart for @S7X Options for @S7X
Jan 28 1211'4 1214'0 1203'2 1203'2 -8'6 1212'0 12:13P Chart for @S8F Options for @S8F
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 3203 3207 3152 3178 - 18 3196 12:13P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3206 3206 3156 3175 - 25 3200 12:13P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3223 3223 3171 3183 - 33 3216 12:13P Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3262 3262 3211 3216 - 42 3258 12:13P Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
Jul 27 3315 3315 3262 3264 - 46 3310 12:13P Chart for @SM7N Options for @SM7N
Aug 27 3313 3313 3262 3262 - 50 3312 12:13P Chart for @SM7Q Options for @SM7Q
Sep 27 3305 3305 3252 3252 - 51 3303 12:13P Chart for @SM7U Options for @SM7U
Oct 27 3281 3281 3230 3232 - 50 3282 12:13P Chart for @SM7V Options for @SM7V
Dec 27 3310 3311 3260 3260 - 52 3312 12:14P Chart for @SM7Z Options for @SM7Z
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 58.400 59.200 57.425 58.300 0.125 58.175 12:13P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 64.225 64.275 63.150 63.400 -0.475 63.875 12:13P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 69.750 70.025 69.075 69.300 -0.350 69.650 12:13P Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 76.950 76.950 76.150 76.200 -0.350 76.550 12:13P Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 85.975 86.450 85.375 85.575 -0.400 85.975 12:13P Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 89.225 89.825 88.725 88.900 -0.400 89.300 12:13P Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 90.200 90.775 89.950 90.150 -0.225 90.375 12:14P Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 80.400 80.400 79.650 79.850 -0.700 80.550 12:14P Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
Dec 27 73.725 73.775 72.975 73.000 -0.725 73.725 12:14P Chart for @HE7Z Options for @HE7Z
Feb 28 76.500 76.500 76.500 76.500 0.800 76.950s 12:14P Chart for @HE8G Options for @HE8G
Apr 28 80.000 0.800 80.600s 12:14P Chart for @HE8J Options for @HE8J
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 219.700 220.550 218.100 218.825 - 0.875 219.700 12:13P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 223.225 224.300 221.700 222.225 - 1.300 223.525 12:13P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 226.000 226.700 224.025 224.400 - 1.750 226.150 12:13P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 221.250 221.775 218.900 219.425 - 1.900 221.325 12:13P Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 217.925 218.275 215.300 215.750 - 2.175 217.925 12:13P Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
Oct 27 215.650 216.125 213.225 213.650 - 2.125 215.775 12:14P Chart for @LE7V Options for @LE7V
Dec 27 215.250 216.050 213.500 213.650 - 2.100 215.750 12:14P Chart for @LE7Z Options for @LE7Z
Feb 28 215.350 215.950 213.825 213.875 - 1.875 215.750 12:14P Chart for @LE8G Options for @LE8G
Apr 28 215.400 215.400 214.100 214.150 - 1.775 215.925 12:14P Chart for @LE8J Options for @LE8J
Jun 28 210.250 210.250 210.250 210.250 - 0.550 210.800 12:14P Chart for @LE8M Options for @LE8M
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 337.325 338.900 334.125 334.775 - 3.650 338.425 12:13P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 332.050 333.375 327.825 328.525 - 4.150 332.675 12:13P Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 327.500 329.100 323.500 324.200 - 4.100 328.300 12:13P Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 325.625 327.375 322.150 323.200 - 3.325 326.525 12:13P Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 323.600 324.925 319.975 321.150 - 2.950 324.100 12:13P Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
Aug 27 323.475 325.000 320.500 320.775 - 3.500 324.275 12:13P Chart for @GF7Q Options for @GF7Q
Sep 27 321.625 322.000 318.200 319.125 - 2.700 321.825 12:13P Chart for @GF7U Options for @GF7U
Oct 27 318.375 319.075 315.250 315.250 - 3.550 318.800 12:13P Chart for @GF7V Options for @GF7V
Nov 27 316.200 0.850 316.200s 12:13P Chart for @GF7X Options for @GF7X
@YM - E-MINI DOW JONES $5 - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 52156.00 52186.00 51631.00 51989.00 - 144.00 52133.00 12:15P Chart for @YM6Z Options for @YM6Z
Mar 27 52576.00 52589.00 52100.00 52359.00 - 232.00 52591.00 12:15P Chart for @YM7H Options for @YM7H
@ES - E-MINI S&P 500 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 7584.00 7621.25 7546.00 7620.00 45.50 7574.50 12:15P Chart for @ES6Z Options for @ES6Z
Mar 27 7654.25 7694.25 7621.75 7694.25 46.25 7648.00 12:15P Chart for @ES7H Options for @ES7H
@NQ - E-MINI NASDAQ 100 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 28201.00 28443.50 28038.25 28417.25 289.75 28127.50 12:15P Chart for @NQ6Z Options for @NQ6Z
Mar 27 28508.00 28750.00 28374.50 28723.50 282.00 28441.50 12:15P Chart for @NQ7H Options for @NQ7H
@QM - E-MINI CRUDE OIL - NYMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 96.550 98.825 93.600 96.100 -0.350 96.450 12:15P Chart for @QM6Z Options for @QM6Z
Jan 27 94.800 97.075 92.475 94.750 -0.050 94.800 12:15P Chart for @QM7F Options for @QM7F
Feb 27 93.250 94.900 91.775 92.825 -0.175 93.000 12:15P Chart for @QM7G Options for @QM7G
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 65.12 65.45 64.51 65.00 -0.08 65.08 12:13P Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 65.40 65.68 64.75 65.17 -0.13 65.30 12:13P Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 65.84 66.11 65.21 65.59 -0.15 65.74 12:13P Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 66.23 66.51 65.60 65.95 -0.18 66.13 12:13P Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
Jul 27 66.36 66.62 65.74 66.06 -0.20 66.26 12:13P Chart for @BO7N Options for @BO7N
Aug 27 66.07 66.25 65.46 65.77 -0.20 65.97 12:13P Chart for @BO7Q Options for @BO7Q
Sep 27 65.75 65.92 65.14 65.47 -0.17 65.64 12:13P Chart for @BO7U Options for @BO7U
Oct 27 65.37 65.39 64.78 65.08 -0.19 65.27 12:13P Chart for @BO7V Options for @BO7V
@W - WHEAT - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 606'0 608'4 596'4 600'0 -6'4 606'4 12:13P Chart for @W6Z Options for @W6Z
Mar 27 619'0 621'2 609'2 611'2 -8'2 619'4 12:13P Chart for @W7H Options for @W7H
May 27 625'0 626'6 615'2 617'2 -8'0 625'2 12:13P Chart for @W7K Options for @W7K
Jul 27 630'0 632'2 621'2 623'2 -7'6 631'0 12:13P Chart for @W7N Options for @W7N
Sep 27 642'2 643'0 632'2 634'0 -7'6 641'6 12:13P Chart for @W7U Options for @W7U
Dec 27 657'4 658'2 648'4 650'2 -7'6 658'0 12:13P Chart for @W7Z Options for @W7Z
Mar 28 671'2 671'2 661'6 667'0 -4'2 671'2 12:13P Chart for @W8H Options for @W8H
May 28 675'4 0'0 675'4 12:13P Chart for @W8K Options for @W8K
Jul 28 665'2 0'0 664'0 12:13P Chart for @W8N Options for @W8N
@BTC - BITCOIN FUTURES - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 76920.0 78060.0 76450.0 77890.0 1050.0 76840.0 12:15P Chart for @BTC6X Options for @BTC6X
Dec 26 77450.0 78370.0 77055.0 78370.0 1200.0 77170.0 12:15P Chart for @BTC6Z Options for @BTC6Z
Jan 27 77690.0 77585.0 Chart for @BTC7F Options for @BTC7F
QGC - GOLD - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 3920.0 3960.0 3896.3 3944.5 - 12.4 3956.9 12:15P Chart for QGC6X Options for QGC6X
Dec 26 3960.5 3981.7 3904.1 3943.8 - 25.8 3969.6 12:15P Chart for QGC6Z Options for QGC6Z
Jan 27 3976.0 3993.2 3929.8 3961.4 - 25.9 3987.3 12:15P Chart for QGC7F Options for QGC7F
QSI - SILVER - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 48.580 49.995 48.550 49.995 -0.725 50.720 12:15P Chart for QSI6X Options for QSI6X
Dec 26 50.745 50.915 48.620 49.785 -1.103 50.888 12:15P Chart for QSI6Z Options for QSI6Z
Jan 27 50.900 51.000 48.900 49.970 -1.157 51.127 12:15P Chart for QSI7F Options for QSI7F
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