Feeders Rally as Corn Falls Friday

Friday, October 23, 2026 — Closing Markets

Feeder cattle posted the strongest move into the weekend while corn remained under pressure. Soybeans gained, the wheat markets split, and the livestock complex finished higher.

Grain Markets

• December corn settled at $4.56 per bushel, down 4 1/2 cents.
• November soybeans settled at $12.56 1/2 per bushel, up 3 1/2 cents.
• December Chicago wheat settled at $6.25 per bushel, up 1/4 cent.
• December Kansas City hard red winter wheat settled at $6.64 1/2 per bushel, down 1 1/4 cents.

Livestock Markets

• October live cattle settled at $229.875 per hundredweight, up 12 1/2 cents.
• October feeder cattle settled at $348.325 per hundredweight, up $2.225.
• December lean hogs settled at $65.575 per hundredweight, up 2 1/2 cents.

Corn extended its decline into Friday’s close while soybeans added modest gains. Chicago wheat was nearly unchanged, Kansas City wheat slipped, and feeder cattle supplied the clearest strength in livestock.

Market data: final Barchart settlements for October 23, 2026.