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5-day Forecast for Washington, IA
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Condition		 Rain Rain Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Clear
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Temp
L/H (°F)		 46/54 34/47 30/52 36/61 38/68
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L/H (°F)		 41/54 34/44 30/52 31/61 35/68
Dew Point
(°F)		 46 36 33 39 42
Humidity
(%)		 84 64 66 71 65
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DTN Weekly Average DDG Price Slightly Higher Again
DTN Early Word Grains 11/05 05:54
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DTN Midday Livestock Comments 11/04 12:01
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CME Feeder Cattle Index 11/04
Weekly Beef Export Sales 10/29 07:35
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Local Conditions
Washington, IA
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Temp: 52oF Feels Like: 52oF
Humid: 100% Dew Pt: 52oF
Barom: 29.79 Wind Dir: W
Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 12 mph
Sunrise: 6:43 Sunset: 4:57
As reported at WASHINGTON, IA at 10:00 AM
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DTN Weather Summary
Small Batches of Showers Thursday
Bryce Anderson (Bio) – DTN Meteorologist

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High: 54°F
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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 445'4 447'6 441'0 441'4 -2'6 444'2 10:45A Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 459'4 461'6 455'6 456'4 -1'6 458'2 10:46A Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 467'6 470'0 464'2 464'4 -2'0 466'4 10:45A Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 474'6 477'2 471'6 472'0 -1'4 473'4 10:45A Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 472'2 474'2 469'2 469'4 -1'2 470'6 10:45A Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 486'2 488'6 484'2 484'4 -1'0 485'4 10:45A Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
Mar 28 499'0 501'4 498'4 498'6 -0'2 499'0 10:45A Chart for @C8H Options for @C8H
May 28 507'2 509'6 506'0 507'0 0'4 506'4 10:45A Chart for @C8K Options for @C8K
Jul 28 512'2 512'4 509'2 509'4 -0'4 510'0 10:45A Chart for @C8N Options for @C8N
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 1197'6 1200'4 1192'0 1192'0 -1'2 1193'2 10:44A Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1202'2 1210'0 1198'2 1199'4 -2'6 1202'2 10:46A Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1210'0 1216'6 1206'0 1207'0 -3'2 1210'2 10:46A Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1219'2 1226'0 1215'2 1216'0 -3'6 1219'6 10:45A Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1227'2 1233'4 1222'6 1224'0 -3'0 1227'0 10:45A Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
Aug 27 1215'6 1221'0 1210'6 1212'6 -2'2 1215'0 10:45A Chart for @S7Q Options for @S7Q
Sep 27 1191'0 1195'0 1185'4 1187'0 -2'4 1189'4 10:45A Chart for @S7U Options for @S7U
Nov 27 1187'6 1193'6 1184'4 1185'2 -3'0 1188'2 10:45A Chart for @S7X Options for @S7X
Jan 28 1198'6 1205'2 1197'4 1199'0 -0'6 1199'6 10:45A Chart for @S8F Options for @S8F
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 3186 3219 3172 3180 - 6 3186 10:45A Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3185 3217 3181 3188 3 3185 10:45A Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3192 3225 3192 3208 16 3192 10:45A Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3222 3256 3219 3241 22 3219 10:45A Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
Jul 27 3261 3301 3261 3287 26 3261 10:45A Chart for @SM7N Options for @SM7N
Aug 27 3265 3301 3263 3289 26 3263 10:45A Chart for @SM7Q Options for @SM7Q
Sep 27 3258 3294 3257 3283 26 3257 10:46A Chart for @SM7U Options for @SM7U
Oct 27 3252 3278 3243 3269 29 3240 10:46A Chart for @SM7V Options for @SM7V
Dec 27 3274 3310 3274 3300 26 3274 10:46A Chart for @SM7Z Options for @SM7Z
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 56.800 56.825 55.100 55.825 -1.725 57.550 10:45A Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 61.625 61.650 59.525 60.200 -2.100 62.300 10:45A Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 67.750 67.800 65.750 66.400 -1.925 68.325 10:45A Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 74.550 74.550 72.600 72.600 -2.350 74.950 10:45A Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 83.525 83.525 81.600 82.275 -1.650 83.925 10:45A Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 86.750 86.775 84.900 85.550 -1.600 87.150 10:45A Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 87.700 87.725 85.950 86.500 -1.600 88.100 10:45A Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 76.925 76.975 75.675 76.075 -1.275 77.350 10:45A Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
Dec 27 70.400 70.400 69.350 69.350 -1.600 70.950 10:45A Chart for @HE7Z Options for @HE7Z
Feb 28 73.325 73.325 73.100 73.100 -1.300 74.400 10:46A Chart for @HE8G Options for @HE8G
Apr 28 80.000 -1.350 78.050s 10:46A Chart for @HE8J Options for @HE8J
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 217.775 217.825 214.200 214.300 - 3.700 218.000 10:45A Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 220.750 220.750 217.525 217.575 - 3.250 220.825 10:45A Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 223.200 223.200 220.100 220.125 - 3.075 223.200 10:46A Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 217.900 217.900 215.100 215.100 - 3.000 218.100 10:46A Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 214.300 214.300 211.375 211.375 - 3.025 214.400 10:46A Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
Oct 27 212.075 212.075 209.400 209.425 - 2.925 212.350 10:46A Chart for @LE7V Options for @LE7V
Dec 27 212.525 212.525 209.450 209.475 - 3.050 212.525 10:46A Chart for @LE7Z Options for @LE7Z
Feb 28 211.625 211.900 209.475 209.500 - 3.075 212.575 10:46A Chart for @LE8G Options for @LE8G
Apr 28 211.625 211.625 209.775 209.775 - 3.050 212.825 10:46A Chart for @LE8J Options for @LE8J
Jun 28 210.250 - 1.075 207.750s 10:45A Chart for @LE8M Options for @LE8M
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 332.000 332.000 326.300 326.575 - 5.450 332.025 10:45A Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 325.750 325.900 319.400 319.425 - 6.300 325.725 10:45A Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 320.700 320.825 314.575 314.625 - 6.225 320.850 10:45A Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 319.200 319.225 313.350 313.350 - 6.050 319.400 10:45A Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 317.075 317.075 311.575 311.575 - 5.800 317.375 10:45A Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
Aug 27 317.925 318.000 312.700 312.700 - 5.700 318.400 10:45A Chart for @GF7Q Options for @GF7Q
Sep 27 314.600 315.500 311.625 311.675 - 4.500 316.175 10:45A Chart for @GF7U Options for @GF7U
Oct 27 312.500 312.500 311.500 311.500 - 1.700 313.200 10:45A Chart for @GF7V Options for @GF7V
Nov 27 310.450 - 2.775 310.450s 10:45A Chart for @GF7X Options for @GF7X
@YM - E-MINI DOW JONES $5 - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 53586.00 53913.00 52094.00 52212.00 -1291.00 53503.00 10:46A Chart for @YM6Z Options for @YM6Z
Mar 27 54025.00 54375.00 52559.00 52660.00 -1316.00 53976.00 10:46A Chart for @YM7H Options for @YM7H
@ES - E-MINI S&P 500 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 7737.25 7738.75 7421.00 7473.75 -246.75 7720.50 10:46A Chart for @ES6Z Options for @ES6Z
Mar 27 7805.00 7813.50 7491.50 7544.50 -250.75 7795.25 10:46A Chart for @ES7H Options for @ES7H
@NQ - E-MINI NASDAQ 100 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 28663.00 28668.50 26732.00 27160.00 -1406.75 28566.75 10:46A Chart for @NQ6Z Options for @NQ6Z
Mar 27 28930.25 28930.25 27028.00 27453.50 -1431.25 28884.75 10:46A Chart for @NQ7H Options for @NQ7H
@QM - E-MINI CRUDE OIL - NYMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 88.275 90.875 86.400 90.000 1.875 88.125 10:46A Chart for @QM6Z Options for @QM6Z
Jan 27 87.350 89.500 85.400 88.725 1.625 87.100 10:46A Chart for @QM7F Options for @QM7F
Feb 27 85.800 87.600 84.425 87.600 1.850 85.750 10:46A Chart for @QM7G Options for @QM7G
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 63.60 63.71 62.38 62.44 -1.09 63.53 10:46A Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 63.75 63.89 62.59 62.62 -1.12 63.74 10:46A Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 64.22 64.39 63.09 63.11 -1.11 64.22 10:46A Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 64.71 64.74 63.54 63.54 -1.08 64.62 10:46A Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
Jul 27 64.90 64.91 63.73 63.73 -1.06 64.79 10:46A Chart for @BO7N Options for @BO7N
Aug 27 64.36 64.36 63.55 63.56 -1.01 64.57 10:46A Chart for @BO7Q Options for @BO7Q
Sep 27 64.16 64.18 63.29 63.31 -0.98 64.29 10:46A Chart for @BO7U Options for @BO7U
Oct 27 63.99 63.99 62.99 62.99 -0.96 63.95 10:46A Chart for @BO7V Options for @BO7V
@W - WHEAT - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 599'2 606'4 596'0 602'2 3'6 598'4 10:45A Chart for @W6Z Options for @W6Z
Mar 27 610'2 617'2 607'6 613'4 4'0 609'4 10:45A Chart for @W7H Options for @W7H
May 27 615'2 621'6 613'0 618'2 3'2 615'0 10:45A Chart for @W7K Options for @W7K
Jul 27 623'0 626'4 618'4 623'0 2'6 620'2 10:45A Chart for @W7N Options for @W7N
Sep 27 634'4 637'0 630'0 633'6 1'6 632'0 10:45A Chart for @W7U Options for @W7U
Dec 27 649'2 652'6 646'2 649'4 1'2 648'2 10:46A Chart for @W7Z Options for @W7Z
Mar 28 663'2 664'4 659'2 663'4 1'4 662'0 10:46A Chart for @W8H Options for @W8H
May 28 666'4 0'0 666'6 10:45A Chart for @W8K Options for @W8K
Jul 28 661'6 0'0 657'2 10:45A Chart for @W8N Options for @W8N
@BTC - BITCOIN FUTURES - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 80625.0 81185.0 75645.0 76560.0 -3775.0 80335.0 10:46A Chart for @BTC6X Options for @BTC6X
Dec 26 81160.0 81450.0 75970.0 77040.0 -3635.0 80675.0 10:46A Chart for @BTC6Z Options for @BTC6Z
Jan 27 77005.0 77760.0 76420.0 77005.0 -4100.0 81105.0 10:46A Chart for @BTC7F Options for @BTC7F
QGC - GOLD - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 4114.0 4134.0 4085.4 4114.0 52.9 4061.1 10:46A Chart for QGC6X Options for QGC6X
Dec 26 4075.4 4155.8 4067.0 4126.1 53.1 4073.0 10:46A Chart for QGC6Z Options for QGC6Z
Jan 27 4092.9 4166.9 4092.9 4143.0 51.8 4091.2 10:46A Chart for QGC7F Options for QGC7F
QSI - SILVER - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 52.475 52.950 51.905 52.180 0.060 52.120 10:46A Chart for QSI6X Options for QSI6X
Dec 26 52.325 53.495 51.615 52.620 0.338 52.282 10:46A Chart for QSI6Z Options for QSI6Z
Jan 27 52.735 53.670 52.075 52.845 0.321 52.524 10:46A Chart for QSI7F Options for QSI7F
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