Cattle Slide as Wheat Firms Wednesday

Closing Markets for Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026

• December corn settled at $5.34 1/4, down 1 1/2 cents.
• November soybeans settled at $13.20 1/2, up 1 3/4 cents.
• December Chicago wheat settled at $7.30 3/4, up 2 1/4 cents.
• December Kansas City hard red winter wheat settled at $7.99 1/2, up 3 1/4 cents.
• October live cattle settled at $218.450, down $2.250.
• October feeder cattle settled at $329.650, down $4.200.
• October lean hogs settled at $78.675, down 40 cents.

Corn finished lower, while soybeans and both wheat markets recovered from midday weakness to close with modest gains.

Livestock ended under pressure. Cattle extended their pullback as cash trade remained slow to develop, and lean hogs slipped as the national cash hog price weakened.

Settlements verified from free delayed Barchart data for Sept. 16, 2026. Futures prices are subject to exchange corrections.