DTN Closing Livestock Comment 10/03 16:15
3 Oct 2019
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 10/03 16:15 Gains Found in the Closing Hours Cattle and corn contracts closed higher while the lean hog market closed mixed. By ShayLe Stewart DTN Livestock Analyst GENERAL COMMENTS: All in all, Thursdays close treated the livestock complex well. Live cattle, feeder cattle and corn contracts all closed higher, and parts of the lean hog market did too. Hog prices are down $0.16 Thursday afternoon on the National Direct Afternoon Hog Report, with a weighted average of $49.99. December corn is up 1 cent per bushel and December soybean meal is down $2.70. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 122.42 points and NASDAQ is up 87.01 points.