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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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@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
  High Low Last Chg
Aug 223.650 222.300 222.950 - 0.475
Oct 217.750 216.150 217.000 - 0.225
Dec 217.600 216.025 217.125 - 0.025
Feb 218.300 216.525 217.475 - 0.325
Apr 218.825 217.000 217.925 - 0.550
Jun 211.925 210.175 211.450 - 0.250
Aug 207.700 206.175 207.100 - 0.625
Oct 205.950 205.525 205.950 - 0.575
Dec 209.275 209.275 209.275 - 2.175
Feb 207.000 - 2.175
 
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
  High Low Last Chg
Aug 337.500 334.400 334.550 - 2.300
Sep 329.675 325.775 326.700 - 2.425
Oct 322.575 318.675 319.875 - 2.175
Nov 314.475 310.475 312.000 - 2.075
Jan 305.750 302.000 303.425 - 2.000
Mar 301.825 298.250 299.725 - 1.625
Apr 301.100 298.200 299.125 - 1.975
May 300.250 299.000 299.000 - 1.225
Aug 300.250 299.800 299.800 - 0.400
 
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
  High Low Last Chg
Oct 81.275 80.675 80.700 -0.800
Dec 71.250 70.900 71.050 -0.375
Feb 74.300 73.925 74.200 -0.050
Apr 79.775 79.400 79.675 0.050
May 83.975 83.975 83.975 0.050
Jun 92.750 92.250 92.750 0.250
Jul 94.275 94.000 94.275 0.250
Aug 93.775 93.550 93.775 0.200
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 480'0 472'2 479'2 6'2
Dec 505'2 497'2 504'2 6'2
Mar 520'0 512'6 519'0 5'2
May 526'2 519'4 525'2 4'4
Jul 528'2 522'2 527'4 4'4
Sep 505'4 502'4 504'6 2'4
Dec 509'4 506'2 507'6 1'2
Mar 520'0 517'2 518'6 1'4
May 524'2 521'2 524'0 1'2
Jul 527'2 526'0 526'2 1'2
Sep 493'0 0'0
Dec 497'6 496'4 496'6 -0'4
Jul 511'0 0'0
Dec 496'0 0'0
 
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
  High Low Last Chg
Sep 1228'2 1218'6 1220'4 -1'6
Nov 1244'4 1234'4 1236'4 -0'6
Jan 1259'0 1249'0 1251'2 0'0
Mar 1263'2 1253'4 1257'0 1'4
May 1267'2 1258'0 1262'4 3'0
Jul 1270'0 1260'6 1265'4 2'6
Aug 1250'0 1242'6 1246'0 1'2
Sep 1208'0 1204'4 1205'4 0'4
Nov 1197'4 1191'4 1193'4 -0'2
Jan 1204'2 0'0
Mar 1201'0 1201'0 1201'0 -0'4
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 1153'6 1153'6 1153'6 -1'2
 
@W - WHEAT - CBOT
  High Low Last Chg
Sep 691'2 675'6 689'4 9'2
Dec 708'6 693'0 707'0 9'4
Mar 725'6 710'6 724'0 9'2
May 732'4 718'4 731'2 8'6
Jul 730'6 717'6 729'2 7'6
Sep 736'2 724'2 735'2 7'2
Dec 746'6 737'6 746'6 7'0
Mar 752'0 750'0 752'0 5'0
May 752'4 752'4 752'4 7'4
Jul 733'4 726'2 733'4 7'2
Sep 720'0 0'0
Dec 745'4 740'0 745'0 2'2
Mar 753'4 0'0
May 744'0 0'0
Jul 726'0 0'0

 
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