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Futures Spreads and Basis Levels Tell a Lot About a Market
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Posted at Wednesday, August 19, 2026 10:07AM CDT

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Quotes

@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
  High Low Last Chg
Aug 226.025 222.975 222.975 - 1.475
Oct 221.000 216.875 216.950 - 1.700
Dec 221.225 216.775 216.850 - 2.050
Feb 221.600 217.400 217.400 - 2.000
Apr 221.750 218.025 218.125 - 1.825
Jun 214.525 211.275 211.275 - 1.800
Aug 210.375 207.275 207.275 - 1.725
Oct 208.950 206.525 206.525 - 1.850
Dec 209.275 209.275 209.275 - 2.175
Feb 207.000 - 2.175
 
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
  High Low Last Chg
Aug 341.500 336.325 336.400 - 2.375
Sep 335.075 328.525 328.650 - 4.225
Oct 328.125 321.500 321.675 - 4.275
Nov 320.075 313.600 313.750 - 4.550
Jan 311.725 305.050 305.300 - 4.750
Mar 307.250 301.075 301.075 - 4.925
Apr 305.600 301.050 301.050 - 4.875
May 304.600 300.000 300.000 - 4.575
Aug 303.800 300.100 300.100 - 4.825
 
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
  High Low Last Chg
Oct 81.925 80.900 81.500 0.775
Dec 71.750 70.900 71.425 0.500
Feb 74.525 73.850 74.225 0.250
Apr 79.850 79.200 79.675 0.225
May 83.725 83.700 83.700 0.250
Jun 92.625 92.000 92.575 0.275
Jul 94.150 93.475 94.100 0.375
Aug 93.650 92.975 93.650 0.450
Oct 79.150 78.700 78.975 0.125
Dec 71.500 0.200
Feb 75.000 0.200
 
@C - CORN - CBOT
  High Low Last Chg
Sep 474'2 472'2 473'0 0'0
Dec 499'4 497'4 498'0 0'0
Mar 515'0 513'0 513'4 -0'2
May 521'4 519'6 520'0 -0'6
Jul 523'6 522'2 523'0 0'0
Sep 504'2 502'4 502'4 0'2
Dec 508'4 506'2 506'2 -0'2
Mar 518'2 517'2 517'2 0'0
May 523'6 521'2 523'6 1'0
Jul 525'6 0'6
Sep 493'0 0'0
Dec 497'2 497'0 497'2 0'0
Jul 511'0 0'0
Dec 496'0 0'0
 
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
  High Low Last Chg
Sep 1224'4 1220'6 1223'4 1'2
Nov 1240'0 1235'4 1238'6 1'4
Jan 1254'2 1250'0 1253'2 2'0
Mar 1258'0 1254'2 1257'2 1'6
May 1261'6 1258'6 1261'0 1'4
Jul 1264'2 1260'6 1263'6 1'0
Aug 1246'0 1244'4 1245'2 0'4
Sep 1204'4 -0'4
Nov 1193'6 1192'2 1193'6 0'0
Jan 1204'2 0'0
Mar 1204'4 0'0
May 1172'4 0'0
Jul 1209'0 0'0
Aug 1196'6 0'0
Sep 1175'0 0'0
Nov 1174'4 0'0
Jul 1191'2 0'0
Nov 1130'0 0'0
 
@W - WHEAT - CBOT
  High Low Last Chg
Sep 680'0 676'0 676'2 -4'0
Dec 697'2 693'4 693'6 -3'6
Mar 714'4 711'0 711'4 -3'2
May 722'0 718'4 719'0 -3'4
Jul 721'0 718'2 718'2 -3'2
Sep 727'4 -0'4
Dec 738'2 738'0 738'2 -1'4
Mar 747'4 0'0
May 734'6 0'0
Jul 711'0 0'0
Sep 720'0 0'0
Dec 740'0 740'0 740'0 -2'6
Mar 753'4 0'0
May 744'0 0'0
Jul 726'0 0'0

 
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