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Temp: 48oF Feels Like: 46oF
Humid: 66% Dew Pt: 37oF
Barom: 30.08 Wind Dir: S
Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 6 mph
Sunrise: 5:48 Sunset: 8:17
As reported at WASHINGTON, IA at 5:00 AM
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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 469'4 0'0 466'4 05:32A Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 479'2 483'4 474'2 478'0 -2'6 480'6 05:32A Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 485'4 490'0 480'6 484'4 -2'6 487'2 05:32A Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 501'2 505'2 496'0 500'0 -3'0 503'0 05:32A Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 514'0 518'2 509'2 513'0 -3'0 516'0 05:32A Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 522'0 525'0 516'2 520'2 -2'4 522'6 05:32A Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 525'0 528'2 520'0 523'4 -2'6 526'2 05:32A Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 506'2 508'2 503'0 503'0 -3'4 506'4 05:32A Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 510'0 512'6 505'6 508'4 -3'0 511'4 05:32A Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 1210'2 1210'2 1208'0 1209'2 -6'0 1215'2 05:32A Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1225'4 1227'6 1206'0 1214'0 -15'0 1229'0 05:32A Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1220'4 1222'4 1203'0 1211'0 -12'4 1223'4 05:32A Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1198'6 1204'2 1185'6 1193'6 -9'6 1203'4 05:32A Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1205'0 1209'4 1191'0 1200'0 -7'6 1207'6 05:32A Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1216'0 1220'6 1203'0 1211'2 -8'0 1219'2 05:32A Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1209'4 1216'0 1199'6 1208'0 -7'2 1215'2 05:32A Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1211'4 1217'0 1201'4 1207'4 -8'4 1216'0 05:32A Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1218'0 1220'6 1207'0 1211'4 -9'0 1220'4 05:32A Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 3390 3427 05:32A Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3376 3383 3335 3344 - 41 3385 05:32A Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3314 3316 3269 3280 - 36 3316 05:32A Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3274 3275 3230 3240 - 35 3275 05:32A Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3240 3251 3208 3215 - 35 3250 05:32A Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3272 3288 3241 3250 - 36 3286 05:32A Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3272 3288 3246 3256 - 32 3288 05:32A Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3250 3268 3234 3239 - 29 3268 05:32A Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3241 3255 3235 3241 - 15 3256 05:32A Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 90.750 90.950 90.675 90.900 -0.025 90.900s 05/13 Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 98.675 101.850 98.650 100.875 2.450 100.875s 05/13 Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 103.075 106.300 102.775 105.950 2.925 105.875s 05/13 Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 104.150 106.975 103.675 106.675 2.550 106.525s 05/13 Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 90.525 92.500 90.025 92.450 1.875 92.250s 05/13 Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 83.150 84.700 82.750 84.575 1.375 84.500s 05/13 Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 85.950 87.175 85.650 87.050 1.025 86.950s 05/13 Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 89.925 90.925 89.700 90.800 0.825 90.750s 05/13 Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 26 248.800 253.925 248.050 252.725 5.100 252.800s 05/13 Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 242.100 247.575 240.525 246.250 5.400 246.475s 05/13 Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 234.875 239.400 232.800 238.250 4.725 238.600s 05/13 Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 234.450 238.425 232.375 237.400 4.325 237.775s 05/13 Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 234.575 238.050 232.425 237.125 3.950 237.525s 05/13 Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 233.975 237.275 231.950 236.350 3.650 236.675s 05/13 Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 227.550 230.700 225.825 230.175 3.400 230.225s 05/13 Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 224.625 227.375 223.450 226.925 2.850 226.900s 05/13 Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
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May 26 367.200 368.225 364.775 367.575 1.425 367.325s 05/13 Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 357.775 362.250 351.975 360.475 4.375 360.925s 05/13 Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 354.550 359.400 349.475 357.650 4.100 357.975s 05/13 Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 351.725 356.000 346.700 354.200 3.850 354.575s 05/13 Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 348.100 352.350 343.275 350.725 3.825 351.025s 05/13 Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 341.300 345.700 336.550 344.150 3.950 344.475s 05/13 Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 335.725 340.075 331.900 339.475 3.925 339.650s 05/13 Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 332.000 337.700 332.000 337.700 3.875 337.700s 05/13 Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
@YM - E-MINI DOW JONES $5 - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 26 49850.00 50125.00 49850.00 50106.00 314.00 49792.00 05:32A Chart for @YM6M Options for @YM6M
Sep 26 50198.00 50427.00 50193.00 50414.00 313.00 50101.00 05:32A Chart for @YM6U Options for @YM6U
@ES - E-MINI S&P 500 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 26 7477.50 7496.25 7471.00 7487.25 17.75 7469.50 05:32A Chart for @ES6M Options for @ES6M
Sep 26 7531.50 7555.00 7531.50 7548.50 20.25 7528.25 05:32A Chart for @ES6U Options for @ES6U
@NQ - E-MINI NASDAQ 100 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 26 29537.00 29693.00 29480.50 29535.00 55.75 29479.25 05:32A Chart for @NQ6M Options for @NQ6M
Sep 26 29812.75 29961.75 29770.00 29810.50 62.25 29748.25 05:32A Chart for @NQ6U Options for @NQ6U
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 76.61 75.26 05:32A Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
Jul 26 74.24 74.51 73.82 74.17 -0.15 74.32 05:32A Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 72.76 72.94 72.24 72.60 -0.25 72.85 05:32A Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 71.54 71.84 71.21 71.44 -0.32 71.76 05:32A Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 70.61 70.87 70.25 70.51 -0.26 70.77 05:32A Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 70.11 70.25 69.57 69.88 -0.23 70.11 05:32A Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 69.44 69.71 69.08 69.37 -0.24 69.61 05:32A Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 68.68 69.00 68.47 68.66 -0.26 68.92 05:31A Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
@W - WHEAT - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 668'6 0'0 665'0 05:32A Chart for @W6K Options for @W6K
Jul 26 673'0 688'2 671'6 675'4 0'0 675'4 05:32A Chart for @W6N Options for @W6N
Sep 26 685'6 700'0 684'6 688'6 0'4 688'2 05:32A Chart for @W6U Options for @W6U
Dec 26 705'0 718'0 703'6 707'2 -0'2 707'4 05:32A Chart for @W6Z Options for @W6Z
Mar 27 721'6 732'0 718'4 721'2 -1'4 722'6 05:32A Chart for @W7H Options for @W7H
May 27 727'2 735'6 723'6 727'0 -1'0 728'0 05:32A Chart for @W7K Options for @W7K
Jul 27 716'6 729'0 716'6 720'6 -1'2 722'0 05:32A Chart for @W7N Options for @W7N
Sep 27 725'2 731'2 721'6 721'6 -3'4 725'2 05:32A Chart for @W7U Options for @W7U
Dec 27 735'2 741'0 735'0 736'0 0'6 735'2 05:32A Chart for @W7Z Options for @W7Z
@BTC - BITCOIN FUTURES - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 79565.0 80120.0 78985.0 79730.0 - 15.0 79745.0 05:32A Chart for @BTC6K Options for @BTC6K
Jun 26 79645.0 80440.0 79300.0 80125.0 50.0 80075.0 05:32A Chart for @BTC6M Options for @BTC6M
Jul 26 80335.0 80460.0 Chart for @BTC6N Options for @BTC6N
QGC - GOLD - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 4679.6 4697.7 Chart for QGC6K Options for QGC6K
Jun 26 4696.8 4725.8 4673.2 4701.9 - 4.8 4706.7 05:32A Chart for QGC6M Options for QGC6M
Jul 26 4714.2 4734.9 4691.2 4722.7 - 0.7 4723.4 05:32A Chart for QGC6N Options for QGC6N
QSI - SILVER - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 88.780 88.888 Chart for QSI6K Options for QSI6K
Jun 26 88.040 88.735 86.720 87.225 -1.831 89.056 05:32A Chart for QSI6M Options for QSI6M
Jul 26 88.125 89.165 86.800 87.420 -1.948 89.368 05:32A Chart for QSI6N Options for QSI6N
QCL - CRUDE OIL - NYMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 26 101.02 102.35 99.60 101.05 0.03 101.02 05:32A Chart for QCL6M Options for QCL6M
Jul 26 97.04 98.13 95.48 96.74 -0.07 96.81 05:32A Chart for QCL6N Options for QCL6N
Aug 26 92.61 93.72 91.27 92.22 -0.22 92.44 05:32A Chart for QCL6Q Options for QCL6Q
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Wednesday, May 13, 2026 10:59PM CDT
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