DTN Closing Livestock Comment 08/22 15:36
22 Aug 2023
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 08/22 15:36 Dull Tones Dominate Livestock Complex Tuesday It was another ordinary Tuesday with little action developing throughout the day, and the livestock contracts all closing lower. ShayLe Stewart DTN Livestock Analyst GENERAL COMMENTS: It was a mundane Tuesday for the livestock complex as market participants watched temperatures rise while nothing developed in the livestock arena. No cash cattle trade was reported throughout the day, but some interest could begin to develop by Wednesday. Hog prices closed lower on the Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report, down $1.90 with a weighted average price of $89.75 on 3,969 head. December corn is down 3 cents per bushel and December soybean meal is down $1.50. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 180.70 points.