DTN Ag Host Midday Livestock

The livestock contracts are trading fully higher at midday Wednesday as the hog complex is pleased to see a slight uptick in demand, and the cattle contracts are happy to have heard positive news from Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins in an interview she did on Tuesday. No new cash cattle trade has developed. March corn is up 7 cents per bushel and January soybean meal is up $0.40. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 429.10 points and the NASDAQ is up 218.05 points.