It wasn't a bad week in the markets, especially in the grain trade, but Friday's dull close may have dampened spirits just a bit. Ted Seifried from Zaner Ag Hedge joins us for analysis and perspective on everything from the grain and livestock trade to thoughts on the overall economy heading into the Memorial Day weekend. Find more at https://www.zaner.com.

Also on the show, we discuss the week in the trade, cash basis levels and much more with Bryan Irey from Crossroads Coop. Learn more at https://www.crossroadscoop.com.

BONUS SEGMENT: At the end of the podcast, we recap the newly released Cattle on Feed report with Kyle Bumsted from Allendale who joins us to break down the numbers.

More tariff headlines from President Trump have seemed to play a role in some of our market trade on Friday as traders are also seemingly trying to quietly enter a three-day weekend. Arlan Suderman from StoneX joins us to look at grains, livestock and outside markets in our Midday Commentary.

We saw a mixed session in the grain and oilseed markets on Thursday with more pressure in soybean oil while cattle futures found some good support as we near the upcoming holiday weekend. Bryan Doherty with Total Farm Marketing joins us to discuss this week's action in the markets and share perspective as we look to close out the week. Learn more online at https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com.

Also, it is this week's episode of Cattle Chatter as Farm and Ranch Media's Susan Littlefield is joined by Brad Kooima from Kooima Kooima Varilek (KKV Trading) out of Sioux Center, IA to discuss the action we have seen throughout the cattle trade this week. Learn more online as well by visiting https://www.kkvtrading.com.