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Livestock — USDA reports
Herd size, placements and supply Cattle on Feed Cattle on feed, placements and marketings in feedlots of 1,000+ head.
Cattle (inventory) Total cattle and calves, beef cows and replacement heifers.
Hogs and Pigs Hog inventory, breeding herd and farrowing intentions.
Livestock Slaughter Head slaughtered and average dressed weights.
Cold Storage Beef, pork and poultry held in storage at month end.
Livestock — cash trade
Mandatory price reporting 5-Area Weekly Direct Slaughter Cattle (LM_CT150) Weighted average fed cattle prices and volume across the five feeding areas.
Boxed Beef Cutout, PM (LM_XB403) Choice and Select cutout values and primal prices.
National Daily Slaughtered Swine (LM_HG201) Prior-day negotiated and formula hog prices.
National Feeder & Stocker Cattle Summary Auction, direct and video feeder cattle prices nationwide.
CME Feeder Cattle & Lean Hog Indexes The cash indexes that feeder cattle and lean hog futures settle to.
Grains & oilseeds
Supply, demand and crop condition Crop Production Yield and production forecasts for corn, soybeans, wheat and more.
Crop Progress Planting, development, harvest and condition ratings by state.
Grain Stocks On-farm and off-farm stocks of corn, soybeans and wheat.
Prospective Plantings Farmers’ intended acres for the coming season.
U.S. Export Sales New sales and shipments to foreign buyers by commodity.
Grains Inspected for Export (WA_GR101) Bushels inspected for export at U.S. ports.
Open interest, volume & positions
Who’s in the market and how much Ag Daily Volume & Open Interest Volume and open interest for grain and livestock futures and options.
Exchange Volume & Open Interest Exchange-wide volume and open interest, all products.
CME Daily Bulletin Official settlements, volume and open interest by contract month.
COT — Disaggregated, Agriculture Positions of producers, swap dealers, managed money and others in ag futures.
COT — Legacy, CME (cattle & hogs) Commercial and non-commercial positions in CME contracts.
COT — Legacy, CBOT (corn, beans & wheat) Commercial and non-commercial positions in CBOT contracts.
COT — Legacy, MIAX (Minneapolis wheat) Commercial and non-commercial positions in hard red spring wheat.
All Commitments of Traders reports The CFTC’s full COT index, including options-combined reports.
Energy & metals
Crude oil, gold, silver and platinum EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report U.S. crude oil and fuel inventories, production and refinery runs.
Energy Daily Volume & Open Interest Volume and open interest for crude oil and other energy contracts.
Metals Daily Volume & Open Interest Volume and open interest for gold, silver, platinum and base metals.
COT — Legacy, NYMEX (crude oil & platinum) Commercial and non-commercial positions in NYMEX contracts.
COT — Legacy, COMEX (gold & silver) Commercial and non-commercial positions in COMEX contracts.
Calendars & weather
Know what’s coming NASS Report Calendar Release dates and times for every USDA NASS report.
U.S. Drought Monitor Current drought conditions by region.
6–10 Day Outlook Temperature and precipitation outlook for the next 6 to 10 days.
Futures quotes & settlements
Exchange product pages with quotes, settlements, volume and contract specs. Minneapolis wheat trades on MIAX Futures; the rest on CME Group.
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