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5-day Forecast for Washington, IA
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Temp
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L/H (°F)		 34/44 30/52 33/62 35/68 36/63
Dew Point
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Humidity
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DTN Market News
DTN Weekly Average DDG Price Slightly Higher Again
DTN Early Word Grains 11/06 05:43
DTN Midday Grain Comments 11/05 10:52
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DTN Midday Livestock Comments 11/05 11:54
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 11/05 15:08
DTN Chart Technical Points 11/05 16:30
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DTN Cattle Prices/Trends 11/06 08:33
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CME Feeder Cattle Index 11/05
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DTN Livestock Stats at a Glance 11/05 14:25
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Local Conditions
Washington, IA
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Temp: 41oF Feels Like: 35oF
Humid: 76% Dew Pt: 34oF
Barom: 30.26 Wind Dir: NNW
Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 10 mph
Sunrise: 6:44 Sunset: 4:56
As reported at WASHINGTON, IA at 10:00 AM
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DTN Weather Summary
Eastern Showers Friday
Bryce Anderson (Bio) – DTN Meteorologist

Showers for the Great Lakes and East Coast, as colder air brings the first frosts and freezes to the Southern Corn Belt. » More DTN Weather Commentary
Posted at 5:33AM Fri Nov 6, 2026 CST

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Local Forecast
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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 440'2 441'6 438'4 441'2 1'2 440'0 10:31A Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 454'6 456'2 452'4 455'2 0'6 454'4 10:30A Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 463'4 464'6 461'0 463'2 0'0 463'2 10:29A Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 470'6 472'0 468'2 470'4 -0'2 470'6 10:29A Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 468'6 470'0 467'0 468'4 0'0 468'4 10:30A Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 483'4 485'6 482'2 483'6 0'2 483'4 10:29A Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
Mar 28 498'4 498'6 496'0 497'0 -0'4 497'4 10:30A Chart for @C8H Options for @C8H
May 28 505'4 505'4 504'0 504'4 -0'2 504'6 10:30A Chart for @C8K Options for @C8K
Jul 28 508'6 509'6 507'2 507'6 -0'2 508'0 10:30A Chart for @C8N Options for @C8N
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 1182'6 1183'6 1178'0 1179'0 -2'0 1181'0 10:29A Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1189'0 1194'0 1184'0 1189'4 1'2 1188'2 10:31A Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1197'4 1201'2 1190'6 1195'6 -0'4 1196'2 10:31A Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1207'0 1210'4 1199'6 1203'4 -2'6 1206'2 10:29A Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1215'0 1218'2 1207'4 1211'0 -3'4 1214'4 10:30A Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
Aug 27 1205'6 1207'6 1197'2 1200'2 -4'6 1205'0 10:30A Chart for @S7Q Options for @S7Q
Sep 27 1183'2 1184'6 1174'2 1177'0 -5'6 1182'6 10:30A Chart for @S7U Options for @S7U
Nov 27 1182'4 1183'2 1173'2 1175'6 -6'0 1181'6 10:30A Chart for @S7X Options for @S7X
Jan 28 1194'2 1195'0 1185'6 1188'0 -5'4 1193'4 10:30A Chart for @S8F Options for @S8F
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 3175 3207 3165 3168 - 4 3172 10:30A Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3181 3210 3169 3174 - 3 3177 10:30A Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3196 3227 3189 3196 1 3195 10:30A Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3234 3256 3223 3231 1 3230 10:30A Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
Jul 27 3278 3297 3267 3275 - 1 3276 10:30A Chart for @SM7N Options for @SM7N
Aug 27 3282 3298 3272 3280 3280 10:30A Chart for @SM7Q Options for @SM7Q
Sep 27 3277 3290 3269 3274 - 1 3275 10:30A Chart for @SM7U Options for @SM7U
Oct 27 3263 3276 3255 3260 - 2 3262 10:30A Chart for @SM7V Options for @SM7V
Dec 27 3296 3309 3287 3292 - 4 3296 10:30A Chart for @SM7Z Options for @SM7Z
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 55.050 55.125 53.250 53.275 -1.825 55.100 10:30A Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 60.100 60.125 59.025 59.075 -1.100 60.175 10:30A Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 67.175 67.225 66.225 66.600 -0.525 67.125 10:30A Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 73.575 73.575 73.175 73.550 -0.425 73.975 10:30A Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 83.100 83.175 82.075 82.675 -0.375 83.050 10:30A Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 86.325 86.325 85.350 85.800 -0.450 86.250 10:30A Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 87.375 87.375 86.350 86.750 -0.450 87.200 10:30A Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 76.725 76.775 76.050 76.400 -0.125 76.525 10:30A Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
Dec 27 69.900 70.025 69.225 69.725 69.725 10:30A Chart for @HE7Z Options for @HE7Z
Feb 28 73.325 73.325 73.100 73.100 -1.225 73.175s 10:30A Chart for @HE8G Options for @HE8G
Apr 28 80.000 -1.225 76.825s 10:30A Chart for @HE8J Options for @HE8J
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 214.600 214.600 210.850 211.175 - 3.225 214.400 10:30A Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 217.875 217.900 214.000 214.225 - 3.400 217.625 10:30A Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 220.650 220.650 216.550 216.825 - 3.600 220.425 10:30A Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 215.850 215.850 212.050 212.300 - 3.400 215.700 10:30A Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 211.825 211.825 208.250 208.425 - 3.525 211.950 10:30A Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
Oct 27 208.800 208.800 206.200 206.500 - 3.375 209.875 10:30A Chart for @LE7V Options for @LE7V
Dec 27 208.450 208.800 206.225 206.350 - 3.550 209.900 10:30A Chart for @LE7Z Options for @LE7Z
Feb 28 208.900 208.975 206.400 206.550 - 3.350 209.900 10:30A Chart for @LE8G Options for @LE8G
Apr 28 211.625 211.625 208.625 208.625 - 3.025 209.800s 10:30A Chart for @LE8J Options for @LE8J
Jun 28 210.250 - 3.025 204.725s 10:30A Chart for @LE8M Options for @LE8M
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 324.025 324.025 316.500 316.500 - 8.550 325.050 10:29A Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 320.350 320.350 312.150 312.300 - 8.025 320.325 10:29A Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 315.275 315.525 307.725 307.925 - 8.000 315.925 10:29A Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 313.775 314.225 306.650 306.825 - 7.925 314.750 10:29A Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 311.925 312.025 305.175 305.450 - 7.700 313.150 10:29A Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
Aug 27 313.425 313.425 306.875 307.800 - 6.800 314.600 10:29A Chart for @GF7Q Options for @GF7Q
Sep 27 308.550 308.550 305.225 305.225 - 7.175 312.400 10:29A Chart for @GF7U Options for @GF7U
Oct 27 302.775 302.775 302.775 302.775 - 7.500 310.275 10:29A Chart for @GF7V Options for @GF7V
Nov 27 307.250 307.250 307.250 307.250 - 3.200 307.250s 10:29A Chart for @GF7X Options for @GF7X
@YM - E-MINI DOW JONES $5 - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 51365.00 51754.00 50891.00 51644.00 29.00 51615.00 10:30A Chart for @YM6Z Options for @YM6Z
Mar 27 51856.00 52197.00 51370.00 52065.00 - 3.00 52068.00 10:30A Chart for @YM7H Options for @YM7H
@ES - E-MINI S&P 500 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 7359.00 7469.00 7322.25 7447.00 64.00 7383.00 10:30A Chart for @ES6Z Options for @ES6Z
Mar 27 7428.00 7539.25 7393.50 7516.25 63.50 7452.75 10:30A Chart for @ES7H Options for @ES7H
@NQ - E-MINI NASDAQ 100 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 26640.25 27425.00 26366.50 27265.75 513.75 26752.00 10:30A Chart for @NQ6Z Options for @NQ6Z
Mar 27 26884.50 27721.50 26665.25 27553.75 509.00 27044.75 10:30A Chart for @NQ7H Options for @NQ7H
@QM - E-MINI CRUDE OIL - NYMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 91.100 92.500 89.075 90.525 90.525 10:30A Chart for @QM6Z Options for @QM6Z
Jan 27 89.700 91.000 87.850 89.150 -0.050 89.200 10:30A Chart for @QM7F Options for @QM7F
Feb 27 88.250 88.850 86.175 87.325 -0.075 87.400 10:30A Chart for @QM7G Options for @QM7G
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 62.55 62.56 61.34 61.93 -0.31 62.24 10:30A Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 62.72 62.74 61.53 62.07 -0.35 62.42 10:30A Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 63.20 63.21 62.01 62.59 -0.31 62.90 10:30A Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 63.68 63.68 62.48 63.06 -0.30 63.36 10:30A Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
Jul 27 63.92 63.92 62.70 63.28 -0.30 63.58 10:30A Chart for @BO7N Options for @BO7N
Aug 27 63.49 63.49 62.54 63.13 -0.28 63.41 10:30A Chart for @BO7Q Options for @BO7Q
Sep 27 63.17 63.17 62.33 62.99 -0.20 63.19 10:30A Chart for @BO7U Options for @BO7U
Oct 27 62.97 62.97 62.03 62.40 -0.48 62.88 10:30A Chart for @BO7V Options for @BO7V
@W - WHEAT - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 600'0 602'2 585'0 595'2 -4'0 599'2 10:29A Chart for @W6Z Options for @W6Z
Mar 27 610'0 612'2 596'2 606'0 -3'6 609'6 10:30A Chart for @W7H Options for @W7H
May 27 615'2 616'6 601'6 611'0 -3'4 614'4 10:30A Chart for @W7K Options for @W7K
Jul 27 619'6 621'6 608'4 616'6 -3'2 620'0 10:29A Chart for @W7N Options for @W7N
Sep 27 630'6 633'2 621'0 627'6 -3'2 631'0 10:30A Chart for @W7U Options for @W7U
Dec 27 645'4 647'6 638'2 644'2 -2'6 647'0 10:30A Chart for @W7Z Options for @W7Z
Mar 28 657'4 661'2 653'2 657'2 -3'2 660'4 10:30A Chart for @W8H Options for @W8H
May 28 662'4 663'6 659'4 663'6 -1'4 665'2 10:30A Chart for @W8K Options for @W8K
Jul 28 650'6 658'0 650'6 658'0 2'2 655'6 10:30A Chart for @W8N Options for @W8N
@BTC - BITCOIN FUTURES - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 75870.0 76525.0 74875.0 75895.0 - 355.0 76250.0 10:30A Chart for @BTC6X Options for @BTC6X
Dec 26 75695.0 76720.0 75170.0 75895.0 - 670.0 76565.0 10:30A Chart for @BTC6Z Options for @BTC6Z
Jan 27 76925.0 77065.0 75660.0 76765.0 - 205.0 76970.0 10:30A Chart for @BTC7F Options for @BTC7F
QGC - GOLD - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 4065.1 4078.8 4037.6 4043.1 - 59.4 4102.5 10:30A Chart for QGC6X Options for QGC6X
Dec 26 4098.5 4116.2 4035.1 4072.4 - 41.1 4113.5 10:30A Chart for QGC6Z Options for QGC6Z
Jan 27 4105.1 4121.3 4056.1 4089.6 - 42.0 4131.6 10:30A Chart for QGC7F Options for QGC7F
QSI - SILVER - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 51.670 52.233 Chart for QSI6X Options for QSI6X
Dec 26 51.725 52.375 51.200 52.085 -0.291 52.376 10:30A Chart for QSI6Z Options for QSI6Z
Jan 27 51.580 52.500 51.465 52.030 -0.584 52.614 10:30A Chart for QSI7F Options for QSI7F
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