DTN Chart Technical Points 12/24 16:30 DTN FUTURES 10 12/24/25 SLOW STOCHASTIC
All in all, it was a typical day before Christmas for the livestock contracts, as all three of the markets closed mostly lower. A few more sales were noted in the cash cattle market, but prices held steady with Tuesday's light trade.
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 12/24/25 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG
FARM MARKET NEWS - SOYBEAN AND WHEAT REPORT FOR Wed, December 24 Exchange rate was 1.362 down 0.0023
FARM MARKET NEWS - CORN REPORT FOR Wed, December 24 Exchange rate was 1.362 down 0.0023
March corn closed up 3 1/2 cents and May corn was up 3 1/2 cents. January soybeans closed up 11 3/4 cents and March soybeans were up 12 3/4 cents. March KC wheat closed up 6 cents, March Chicago wheat was up 4 3/4 cents, March MIAX Minneapolis wheat was steady.
The cotton market closed higher today amid holiday position squaring.
With the Christmas holiday less than 24 hours away, the live cattle and lean hog contracts are trading lower into Wednesday's noon hour as traders have merely left the market to trade lower until after the holiday festivities.
Corn futures are 2 to 3 cents higher at midday Wednesday; soybean futures are 9 to 10 cents higher; wheat futures are 2 to 7 cents higher. The U.S. stock market is firmer at midday with the S&P 20 points higher.
Cattle futures continue to shy away from closing the chart gaps above the market. The less aggressive nature of packers keep traders wary of the upside potential of prices through the end of the year. Hogs found sufficient support ahead of the Quarterly Hogs & Pigs report to close steady to higher.
