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MEATBOARD: Boxed Beef Choice: $304.78 (+3.56); Pork Carcass: $111.91 (+0.73); Chicken Breast: $203.02 (+8.74) (Wed pm) Cash Prices

CME LIVESTOCK: Live Cattle: $114.425 (+1.40); Feeder Cattle: $145.225 (+2.05) Hogs: $114.425 (+0.875); Milk: $19.68 (-0.10) US Cattle Report by National Beef Wire

CME GRAINS: Corn: $7.5325 (+8.50); Soybeans: $15.82 (+5.00); Wheat: $7.5575 (+18.75) US Cattle Report by National Beef Wire

STOCK UPDATE: Dow 30: 34,230.34 (+97.31); Nasdaq: 13,582.42 (-51.08); S&P 500: 4,167.59 (+2.93) Market Update

This Week In Petroleum: U.S. average regular gasoline and diesel prices increase (VIEW REPORT) Market Update

Short Range Weather Forecast: Showers and Thunderstorms in the East Today; Watching Weekend Weather in the Central U.S. (View Report) Weather

Gas prices up 2 cents this week to $2.89, up $1.10 from last year (VIEW REPORT) Cash Prices

Diesel prices up 2 cents this week to $3.14, up 74 cents from last year (VIEW REPORT) Cash Prices

Boveta Nutrition Studies Show Increased Milk Yield and Improved Feed Efficiency AgToday

SCHWIETERMAN CATTLE: Our showlist was up 2% from the week before and 12% higher than a year ago. There was 4,500 head reported sold on Monday, with most of the sales listed at $118 (VIEW REPORT) US Cattle Report by National Beef Wire

SCHWIETERMAN FEEDER CATTLE: Cash index levels fell to 132.63 as the live auctions and direct trade continue to struggle with the higher feed costs (VIEW REPORT) US Cattle Report by National Beef Wire

Live Cattle Trends: Short Term: Down; Long Term: Down US Cattle Report by National Beef Wire

Feeder Cattle Trends: Short Term: Down; Long Term: Down US Cattle Report by National Beef Wire

SCHWIETERMAN CORN: A new contract high today would put the bulls at ease and keep the market on track for catching up with the May contract (VIEW REPORT) NBW Market Commmentary

SCHWIETERMAN SOYBEANS: Failure of the July soybeans to make a new contract high yesterday suggests that we are going to see a longer period of consolidation. It is looking like we are going to have to get to the May supply and demand report before seeing new contract highs Soybeans

Corn Trends: Short Term: Up; Long Term: Up Corn

Wheat Trends: Short Term: Up; Long Term: Up Market Update

Soybeans Trends: Short Term: Up; Long Term: Up Market Update

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TODAY'S WEATHER: Punishing early-season drought continues to grip portions of the northern Plains, stressing winter wheat and hampering the emergence and establishment of spring-sown small grains (VIEW REPORT) Market Update