Mason City, IA | The Morning Nightjar

Mason City, IA

US-65 Corridor | North Central IA

US-65US-18I-35

Weather

(sun)

33°F

Clear

Wind13.00mph

Precip (24h)0.00in

* Sunrise4:44 AM

* Sunset7:41 PM

Updated 07:13 PM CT

Fuel Prices

Diesel4.39/gal-0.02

Unleaded2.80/gal-0.02

DEF2.11/gal--

Updated 07:00 PM CT

Road Conditions

US-65

clear

US-18

clear

I-35

clear

Grain Markets

Corn4.85/bu-0.03

Wheat5.50/bu-0.04

Soybeans10.25/bu-0.07

Updated 07:00 PM CT

Livestock Markets

Futures

Live Cattle183.30/cwt-0.44

Feeder Cattle244.70/cwt-0.66

Lean Hogs80.74/cwt-0.33

Pork Cutout92.88/cwt-0.22

Cash Markets

Boxed Beef Choice391.47/cwt

Boxed Beef Select383.18/cwt

Choice-Select Spread8.29$

Corn-Feed Ratio6.98

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

5,956.2

-21.9 (-0.79%)

Nasdaq

19,212.4

-43.8 (-0.79%)

Gold /oz

$2,652.48

-13.14 (-0.59%)

Silver /oz

$30.59

-0.44 (-1.19%)

Copper /MT

$4.16

-0.04 (-0.79%)

Aluminum /MT

$2,554.65

-17.52 (-0.79%)

National market data • Updated daily

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