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DTN Closing Livestock Comment 03/25 16:19

25 Mar 2020
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 03/25 16:19 Livestock Contracts Tip Lower All three livestock contracts closed fully lower while positive cash cattle trade developed. By ShayLe Stewart DTN Livestock Analyst GENERAL COMMENTS: Midweek pressure pulled all three livestock contracts lower despite having a strong open to the week's initial trade. Hog prices closed lower on the National Direct Afternoon Hog Report, down $0.19 with a weighted average of $59.02. May corn is up 1 1/4 cents per bushel and May soybean meal is down $10.40. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 495.64 points and NASDAQ is down 33.56 points.