DTN Closing Livestock Comment 04/06 16:19
6 Apr 2020
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 04/06 16:19 Contracts Close Higher Monday All three livestock contracts were able to push through closing and close out Monday fully higher. By ShayLe Stewart DTN Livestock Analyst GENERAL COMMENTS: Livestock contracts were able to keep support through Monday's closing as all three sectors closed higher. The pressure now sifts to Tuesday as cattlemen pray that the market will be able to keep its momentum. Hog prices closed lower on the National Direct Afternoon Hog Report, down $1.70 with a weighted average of $42.88. May corn is down 3 cents per bushel and May soybean meal is down $6.20. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 1,627.46 points and NASDAQ is up 540.16 points.