DTN Closing Livestock Comment 09/19 15:34
19 Sep 2016
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 09/19 15:34 Livestock Futures Close Mixed to Mostly Lower Monday Live cattle futures closed mixed on Monday, down 70 to up 15. Feeder cattle contracts closed lower, down 5 to 117. Lean hog futures closed lower, down 55 to 177. By Rick Kment DTN Analyst GENERAL COMMENTS: Cash cattle trade was quiet Monday. According to the closing report, the national hog base is 0.38 lower compared with the Prior Day settlement ($50.00-55.001, weighted average $53.25). Corn futures closed basically steady, up 1/4 cent in the December, March and May contracts.