Iowa City, IA | The Morning Nightjar

Iowa City, IA

I-80 Corridor | Eastern IA

I-80US-218US-6

Weather

(sun)

43°F

Clear

Wind8.00mph

Precip (24h)0.00in

* Sunrise4:43 AM

* Sunset7:29 PM

Updated 10:06 PM CT

Fuel Prices

Diesel4.46/gal-0.03

Unleaded2.76/gal-0.03

DEF2.09/gal--

Updated 07:00 PM CT

Road Conditions

I-80

clear

US-218

clear

US-6

clear

Grain Markets

Corn4.85/bu-0.05

Wheat5.50/bu-0.06

Soybeans10.25/bu-0.10

Updated 07:00 PM CT

Livestock Markets

Futures

Live Cattle182.30/cwt-0.64

Feeder Cattle243.20/cwt-0.96

Lean Hogs79.94/cwt-0.48

Pork Cutout92.28/cwt-0.32

Cash Markets

Boxed Beef Choice390.27/cwt

Boxed Beef Select385.00/cwt

Choice-Select Spread5.27$

Corn-Feed Ratio6.88

Updated 07:00 PM CT

Regional Cattle Prices (I-35 Corridor)

Region	Steers $/cwt	Heifers $/cwt	Head Count	States
Colorado	$250.95	$376.10	2,046	CO
Iowa-MN	—	—	27,018	IAMN
Kansas	$239.79	$381.41	3,646	KS
Nebraska	$251.55	$210.00	7,791	NE
TX-OK-NM	$219.60	$389.27	1,819	TXOKNM

Source: USDA MPR Datamart • Direct Slaughter Cattle WeeklyReport: 2026-01-12

Markets & Metals

S&P 500

5,956

-22 (-0.8%)

Nasdaq

19,212

-44 (-0.8%)

Gold /oz

$2,652.4

-13.2 (-0.6%)

Silver /oz

$30.59

-0.44 (-1.2%)

Copper /MT

$4.16

-0.04 (-0.8%)

Aluminum /MT

$2,554.5

-17.6 (-0.8%)

National market data • Updated daily

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