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.

A mixed to higher day is being seen across grain and livestock trade at midday Thursday while word out of Washington D.C. is that E-15 language is not included in government funding legislation. We touch on that and more with Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX.

Soybeans and soybean oil saw good strength to the upside on Wednesday while the overall 2026 acreage debate seems to be ramping up amid other conversations in agriculture. Mike Zuzolo with Global Commodity Analytics joins us for today's wide-ranging conversation on the grain, livestock and outside markets. More at https://www.globalcommresearch.com.

Soybeans are the star of Wednesday's trade as the world watches comments from President Trump in Davos regarding Greenland. We get perspective on that and more in today's Midday Commentary with Arlan Suderman from StoneX.

Plenty of outside market volatility was seen on Tuesday amid the geopolitical headlines running wild the last several days. Meanwhile, it was a quieter day in grains and livestock to start the short trading week. Matt Bennett from AgMarket.net joins us to discuss what he is hearing from farmers, managing our risk moving towards spring planting and more. Find more online at https://www.agmarket.net.

We wrap the show in Segment Four with a look at what could be a wild week ahead for weather as Eric Snodgrass joins us for our Weekly Weather Update. More at https://www.ag-wx.com.

Markets are closed on Monday for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. We recap Friday's tough day in the cattle markets to start the show with part of our conversation with Joe Kooima from KKV Trading. Then, we listen back to our recent conversation on nitrogen with David Chaffin from Ever.Ag. Learn more online at https://www.ever.ag/nitrogen.