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Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: August 18, 2026

Sep. corn $4.63 and 1/4, down 1 and 3/4 cents
Sep. soybeans $12.00 and 3/4, down 1/4 cent
Sep. soybean meal $313.00, up 90 cents
Sep. soybean oil 69.69, down 175 points
Sep. Chicago wheat $6.64 and 1/2, down 10 and 1/4 cents
Oct. live cattle $218.92, up 15 cents
Sep. feeder cattle $333.35, up 40 cents
Oct. lean hogs $80.72, down $1.00
Sep. Class III milk closed at $17.31, up 5 cents
Sep. crude oil closed at $84.93, up 43 cents
Dec. cotton closed at 85.41, down 7 points
Sep. rice closed at $14.24 and 1/2, up 7 cents
Dec. gold closed at $4,404.60, down $69.10
Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 53,343.40, down 116.38 points