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Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: May 18, 2026

Jul. corn $4.77, up 21 and 1/4 cents
Jul. soybeans $12.13, up 36 cents
Jul. soybean meal $334.50, up 20 cents
Jul. soybean oil 75.63, up 175 points
Jul. Chicago wheat $6.64 and 1/2, up 28 and 3/4 cents
Jun. live cattle $253.37, down 52 cents
Aug. feeder cattle $358.85, down $2.60
Jun. lean hogs $98.52, down 22 cents
Jun. Class III milk closed at $16.89, down 13 cents
Jun. crude oil closed at $106.14, up 72 cents
Jul. cotton closed at 83.70, up 309 points
Jul. rice closed at $12.81 and 1/2, up 24 and 1/2 cents
Jun. gold closed at $4,561.60, down 30 cents
Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 49,686.12 up 159.95 points