DTN Closing Livestock Comment 08/17 15:30
17 Aug 2023
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 08/17 15:30 Cattle Tense Up Ahead of Friday's Cattle on Feed Report Heading into Friday's market, traders and cattlemen alike will be anxious to see the latest Cattle on Feed report. ShayLe Stewart DTN Livestock Analyst GENERAL COMMENTS: It was a gloomy day for the cattle complex as traders virtually left the market to fend for itself, but the hog complex did catch a break and was able to close higher after being worked lower earlier this week. Hog prices closed lower on the Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report, down $0.44 with a weighted average price of $93.01 on 1,689 head. December corn is up 4 1/4 cents per bushel and December soybean meal is down $1.90. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 291.84 points.