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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 224.525 222.300 223.425 - 0.075
Oct 219.325 216.150 218.050 0.775
Dec 219.675 216.025 218.150 1.125
Feb 220.125 216.525 218.725 1.100
Apr 220.500 217.000 219.350 1.025
Jun 213.650 210.175 212.625 1.100
Aug 209.600 206.175 208.625 1.025
Oct 208.050 205.525 207.450 0.825
Dec 208.700 207.975 208.075 0.975
Feb 207.975 207.975 207.975 0.875
 
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
  High Low Last Chg
Aug 337.500 334.400 335.425 - 1.550
Sep 330.700 325.775 329.000 - 0.200
Oct 324.425 318.675 322.825 0.650
Nov 316.500 310.475 314.925 0.800
Jan 307.950 302.000 306.625 0.925
Mar 304.100 298.250 302.875 1.375
Apr 304.025 298.200 303.000 1.475
May 303.325 299.000 302.675 1.900
Aug 303.325 299.000 302.475 2.125
 
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
  High Low Last Chg
Oct 81.275 80.100 80.325 -1.275
Dec 71.250 70.625 70.775 -0.675
Feb 74.300 73.750 73.850 -0.425
Apr 79.775 79.275 79.400 -0.250
May 84.150 83.975 84.150 0.075
Jun 92.750 92.250 92.550
Jul 94.400 93.975 94.125 0.125
Aug 94.000 93.550 93.775 0.175
Oct 79.050 78.725 78.725 -0.250
Dec 72.100 72.100 72.100 0.400
Feb 75.400 0.400
 
@C - CORN - CBOT
  High Low Last Chg
Sep 481'2 472'2 477'4 5'6
Dec 506'2 497'2 502'4 5'4
Mar 520'6 512'6 517'0 4'4
May 527'0 519'4 523'4 4'0
Jul 529'0 522'2 525'2 3'4
Sep 506'4 502'4 503'4 2'2
Dec 509'4 506'2 506'4 1'0
Mar 520'0 516'6 517'2 0'2
May 525'2 521'2 523'2 0'2
Jul 527'6 525'6 526'4 0'4
Sep 493'0 -4'4
Dec 497'6 490'6 492'2 -4'6
Jul 510'0 510'0 510'0 -4'0
Dec 497'2 493'6 493'6 -5'0
 
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
  High Low Last Chg
Sep 1228'2 1218'4 1220'4 -1'4
Nov 1244'4 1234'4 1236'0 -0'6
Jan 1259'0 1249'0 1250'4 0'2
Mar 1263'2 1253'4 1256'0 1'6
May 1267'2 1258'0 1260'4 2'4
Jul 1270'0 1260'6 1263'2 1'4
Aug 1250'4 1242'6 1245'2 1'6
Sep 1209'4 1204'4 1205'6 1'4
Nov 1197'4 1191'4 1193'4 0'4
Jan 1204'4 1204'4 1204'4 0'2
Mar 1202'2 1201'0 1201'0 0'0
May 1203'0 1203'0 1203'0 -0'4
Jul 1208'0 1203'4 1207'0 -0'6
Aug 1196'0 -0'6
Sep 1172'0 -3'0
Nov 1174'4 -0'6
Jul 1190'4 -0'6
Nov 1153'6 1153'6 1153'6 -0'6
 
@W - WHEAT - CBOT
  High Low Last Chg
Sep 691'2 675'6 682'2 2'4
Dec 708'6 693'0 699'4 2'4
Mar 725'6 710'6 716'6 2'4
May 732'4 718'4 724'2 2'2
Jul 730'6 717'6 722'2 1'4
Sep 736'2 724'2 728'2 1'0
Dec 746'6 736'4 740'4 0'2
Mar 752'0 744'0 744'0 -0'4
May 752'4 743'0 743'0 -0'4
Jul 733'4 726'2 728'0 0'0
Sep 720'0 0'2
Dec 746'2 740'0 746'0 0'0
Mar 753'4 0'0
May 744'0 0'0
Jul 726'0 0'0

 
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