Spectrum Commodities Wheat & Cattle Markets Analysis

Louise Gartner

Louise Gartner of Spectrum Commodities gives a daily analysis of the wheat and cattle futures and cash markets. She is a 30-year veteran of the commodities markets and owner of Spectrum Commodities, an Introducing Broker located near Cincinnati, OH. Raised on a farm/ranch in eastern Montana, she comes from a background of production agriculture.

  • 7 minutes 13 seconds
    March 31, 2026 - Cattle

    Futures higher; cash firm; boxed beef higher; cash feeders slightly lower; weekly cash summary; seasonal tendencies.

    31 March 2026, 1:13 pm
  • 8 minutes 1 second
    March 31, 2026 - Grains

    Kansas City wheat loses to Chicago on hints of rain for western plains; plantings and stock reports today expected to drive price action; talk of US leaving Iran war pushes equity futures higher.

    31 March 2026, 1:12 pm
  • 5 minutes 10 seconds
    March 30, 2026 - Cattle

    Futures surge back to resistance on Friday; cash steady; boxed beef mixed on improving volume; cash feeders lower.

    30 March 2026, 12:33 pm
  • 12 minutes 20 seconds
    March 30, 2026 - Grains

    Wheat continued higher while corn and beans weakened after EPA bio-fuel announcement; plantings and stocks reports tomorrow will drive price action; hints of rains again in the southern plains; Iran war still creating major uncertainty in most markets.

    30 March 2026, 12:32 pm
  • 7 minutes 38 seconds
    March 27, 2026 - Cattle

    Futures firm; cash steady; boxed beef lower on light volume; cash feeders higher; solid export sales; dry conditions expected to slow demand for grazing calves.

    27 March 2026, 1:14 pm
  • 12 minutes 3 seconds
    March 27, 2026 - Grains

    Kansas City wheat leads grains complex higher as dry conditions linger; high hopes for bullish news on Ag Appreciation Day; solid export sales; China investigating US trade; shipping costs soaring.

    27 March 2026, 1:13 pm
  • 4 minutes 11 seconds
    March 26, 2026 - Cattle

    Futures fade after firm open; cash higher; choice boxed beef collapses; cash feeders slightly lower.

    26 March 2026, 12:40 pm
  • 8 minutes 40 seconds
    March 26, 2026 - Grains

    Most grain markets see outside day higher; rain forecasts removed from western plains; Iran war looks to extend; plantings estimates.

    26 March 2026, 12:39 pm
  • 7 minutes 9 seconds
    March 25, 2026 - Cattle

    Futures quiet; cash firm; boxed beef higher; cash feeders higher; seasonal trend warning signs.

    25 March 2026, 1:36 pm
  • 8 minutes 28 seconds
    March 25, 2026 - Grains

    Grains mixed on war and weather uncertainty; EPA to allow E-15 waiver for summer; railroad reports show US fertilizer shipments higher than last year but costs also higher; Russia and China halt fertilizer exports.

    25 March 2026, 1:35 pm
  • 9 minutes 7 seconds
    March 24, 2026 - Cattle

    Futures firm; cash higher; boxed beef mixed; cash feeders lower; weekly cash summary; more analysis of Cattle-on-Feed report.

    24 March 2026, 12:54 pm
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