Market Talk

We find a higher day in livestock, cattle particularly, and a mixed to lower day in the grains and oilseeds on Monday. Arlan Suderman with StoneX joins us to discuss in our Midday Commentary.

Grain and livestock futures were under selling pressure to close out the month of January while metals, stocks and more were down even harder on Friday. Bryan Doherty with Total Farm Marketing joins us to share perspective on the finish to the week and month, thoughts on farmers selling small rallies in the grain trade, an update on a volatile dairy market and more. Find more at https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com.

Friday's futures trade brought some heavy selling pressure in feeder cattle with some spilling over to live cattle ahead of the Cattle Inventory Report release. Joe Kooima with Kooima Kooima Varilek joins us to discuss what he's seeing at month's end, thoughts in lean hogs and some grain market perspective as well. More at https://www.kkvtrading.com.

Markets are mostly lower at midday Friday as we close out the month of January. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist with StoneX, joins us to discuss the new Producer Price Index data along with the new Fed Chair nominee, end of month grain and livestock trade and much more.

It was a mixed day in the markets on Thursday with outside markets like crude oil and metals seeing most of the action. As we wrap up the month of January and see corn and soybeans moving up against resistance, is it time to get defensive with your risk management and marketing? Kristi Van Ahn-Kjeseth with Van Ahn & Company joins us to talk about that and more on today's show. Find more at https://www.vanahnco.com.

Also in Segment One, we listen to our Midday Commentary audio with Arlan Suderman from StoneX who shares thoughts on crude oil, Middle East tensions, the U.S. dollar drop and much more.

We saw the grain markets mostly higher on Wednesday, led by soybeans and wheat, while cattle also had a mostly higher day. Mike Zuzolo with Global Commodity Analytics joins us to discuss the trade action, the latest rate decision by the Federal Reserve, the impact of a lower dollar on commodities and much more. Find more at https://www.globalcommresearch.com.

Also, we hear from Mark Lucas at StoneX to start the show from our Midday Commentary and then we share a conversation between Susan Littlefield and Don Roose from U.S. Commodities to close the show in Segment Four.

It was a quiet day of trade in the markets on Tuesday as grains were mostly lower and the livestock complex was choppy to higher. Tyler Schau with AgMarket.net joins us for a wide ranging conversation as we look at market sentiment, talk cash basis and much more. Find more at https://www.agmarket.net.

We also hear from Susan Littlefield who talks with Mike Castle at StoneX for market perspective to open the show.

It was a strong day for dairy and cattle to start the week while the grain trade was mostly lower to start the week. John Heinberg with Total Farm Marketing joins us to discuss what he's seeing across the markets as we start off the week of trading. More at https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com.

Many part of the U.S. are experiencing frigid temperatures this week, on top of a massive winter storm that brought snow, ice, power outages and more for many across the country (Jesse Allen included). For our Weekly Weather Update with Eric Snodgrass from Nutrien Ag Solutions, Jesse shares a firsthand look at what his backyard looks like and they talk about when this pattern may change and start to thaw folks out. More at https://www.ag-wx.com.

We saw a mostly higher day in grain and livestock futures on Friday as the week of trade felt largely like a week of market consolidation. Scott Varilek with Kooima Kooima Varilek out of Sioux Center, IA joins us to recap this week's trade action including perspective on the cattle complex, winter weather impacts, grain trade, the U.S. dollar index and much more. Find more at https://www.kkvtrading.com.

Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) caused by Mannheimia haemolytica (Mh) is the primary cause of bacterial pneumonia and death for feedlot cattle. In fact, 75% of BRD cases are caused by Mh.1 Protecting cattle from BRD infection is critical to safeguarding both cattle health and operational profitability. Dr. Jeremi Wurtz, an Elanco beef technical consultant, joins us to discuss how producers and feedlot operators can protect cattle from BRD and managing our herd through severe winter weather.

We saw strong weekly export sales numbers on Friday morning while grain and livestock trade is largely in consolidation mode to slightly higher. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to share his perspective in our Midday Commentary for Friday, January 23rd, 2026.

We saw a mixed grain and livestock trade on Thursday as wheat was the upside leader. Bryan Doherty with Total Farm Marketing joins us to discuss potential winter weather impacts on wheat, perspective on the current state of the soybean market, along with a look at cattle and dairy markets as well. Find more online by visiting https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com.

Also, it's a new episode of Cattle Chatter this week with Susan Littlefield and Brad Kooima from Kooima Kooima Varilek. This week on the show, they break down the softer feeder index, weather that may not yet be fully priced in as snow and colder temperatures arrive late this week, and what Friday's Cattle on Feed report could reveal about tighter supplies moving forward. Find more at https://www.kkvtrading.com.