DTN Closing Livestock Comment 12/27 15:52
27 Dec 2024
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 12/27 15:52 Northern Dressed Cattle Traded $2.00 Higher; Southern Live Cattle Traded $1.00 Higher Even though it was a holiday-shortened week the livestock complex didn't squander an opportunity to again advance its markets. ShayLe Stewart DTN Livestock Analyst GENERAL COMMENTS: All in all, it was another supportive day for the livestock complex as the contracts closed higher and cash cattle prices traded higher too. Northern dressed cattle traded $2.00 higher compared to last week and Southern live cattle traded $1.00 higher than last week's weighted average. March corn is up 1/4 cent per bushel and March soybean meal is down $4.40. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 333.59 points.