AgHost Livestock Close

It was a mixed day for the livestock complex as the cattle contracts closed slightly lower -- but the cash cattle market rallied $7.00 to $10.00 higher. Meanwhile the lean hog complex was also able to find some mild support ahead of the weekend, which helped its contracts close higher too. May corn is down 4 3/4 cents per bushel and May soybean meal is up $3.20. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 32.03 points

From Friday-to-Friday, livestock futures scored the following changes: April live cattle up $3.78, June live cattle up $3.43; March feeder cattle up $4.50, April feeder cattle up $3.78; April lean hogs down $0.50, June lean hogs up $1.18; May corn up $0.06, July corn up $0.04.

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