Soybeans Rise as Wheat and Livestock Retreat Thursday

Thursday, October 22, 2026 — Closing Markets

Soybeans were the bright spot in an otherwise softer close Thursday. Corn and both wheat markets lost ground, while cattle and hog futures also finished lower.

Grain Markets

• December corn settled at $4.60 1/2 per bushel, down 2 3/4 cents.
• November soybeans settled at $12.53 per bushel, up 7 3/4 cents.
• December Chicago wheat settled at $6.24 3/4 per bushel, down 3 1/2 cents.
• December Kansas City hard red winter wheat settled at $6.65 3/4 per bushel, down 7 1/4 cents.

Livestock Markets

• October live cattle settled at $229.75 per hundredweight, down 67 1/2 cents.
• October feeder cattle settled at $346.10 per hundredweight, down $1.725.
• December lean hogs settled at $65.55 per hundredweight, down 17 1/2 cents.

Soybeans held onto gains while corn and wheat faded into the close. In livestock, cattle contracts moved lower as traders squared positions ahead of Friday’s Cattle on Feed report, and lean hogs ended modestly lower.

Market data: final Barchart settlements for October 22, 2026.