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Quotes are delayed, as of September 18, 2021, 11:27:24 PM CDT or prior.
Local Weather
Watonga, Oklahoma (73772)
Current Conditions
Clear
Temperature
75°F
Dew Point
60°F
Pressure
30.04 in. Hg
Humidity
61%
Wind
6 mph
From
Southeast
Forecast
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Saturday
92°
64°
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Sunday
93°
68°
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Monday
94°
72°
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Tuesday
79°
61°
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Wednesday
82°
53°
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Commentary
- Cotton Prices Slip into Weekend Break
- Cotton futures trading led the board lower this week, with Turnaround Tuesday’s close as the only up day. The 9 to 21 point losses on Friday left futures 78 to 117 points lower from Friday to Friday. The inverse from December to March tightened by 3 points during the week...
- Cattle Close Near the Lows
- Live cattle futures ended the Friday session with triple digit losses for Dec – April. October and June contracts were each 80 cents lower on the day. USDA reported cash trade from $123 - $126 this week, though the bulk of TX sales were $124 with $123 - $124 in...
- Hogs Closed Higher on Friday
- After printing midday losses, lean hog futures rallied back to end the Friday session with $0.25 to $0.97 gains. December hog futures traded with a $2.70 range. USDA’s National Average Afternoon Base hog price was another 16 cents weaker on Friday to $81.48. The CME Lean Hog Index for 9/15...
- Soybeans Close with Double Digit Losses
- Soybeans ended the session with Friday losses of 7 1/4 to 12 cents. November was the weakest on the day, adding to carry. From Friday to Friday Nov beans were 2 1/2 cents weaker. Soymeal futures ended the last trade day of the week $1.70 to $2 lower. Front month...
- Corn Red Going into Weekend
- After Friday trading wrapped up, front month corn futures settled a penny to 3 1/2 cents lower. December corn futures were 2 1/4 cents lower, limiting the weekly gain to 9 3/4 cents from Friday to Friday. USDA reported the weekly average corn oil prices between 54.83 c/lb and 55.5...
- Wheat Markets Closed Red
- After 3 days of gains, front month wheat futures slid into the weekend with givebacks. CBT futures ended 3 to 4 3/4 cents lower on the board. Friday HRW futures closed with 5 to 7 1/2 cent losses. Spring wheat futures ended the session 5 1/4 to 6 cents in...
