AgHost Livestock Close

Livestock contracts fell lower ahead of Friday’s close, as traders weren’t willing to extend their positions into the weekend. No new cash cattle trade developed throughout the day. July corn is up 5 1/2 cents per bushel and July soybean meal is up $0.40. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 152.87 points and the NASDAQ is up 222.13 points.

From Friday to Friday, livestock futures scored the following changes: June live cattle up $7.78, August live cattle up $6.18; May feeder cattle up $10.50, August feeder cattle up $10.40; June lean hogs down $0.63, July lean hogs down $1.53; May corn up $0.13, July Corn up $0.17.