AgHost Livestock Close

It was a mostly fruitful day for the livestock complex as the majority of the contracts closed higher. No new cash cattle trade developed throughout the day. December corn is up 2 3/4 cents per bushel and December soybean meal is up $1.90. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 617.08 points and NASDAQ is up 157.01 points.

Thursday’s export report shared that October live cattle are down $0.13 at $231.025, October feeder cattle are down $0.60 at $349.8, October lean hogs are up $0.20 at $97.025, December corn is up 1 1/2 cents per bushel and December soybean meal is up $2.20. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 162.65 points and the NASDAQ is up 93.54 points.

Beef net sales of 12,100 mt for 2025 were down 27% from the previous week but up 8% from the prior 4-week average. The three largest buyers were Japan (3,400 mt), South Korea (2,400 mt) and Hong Kong (1,900 mt). Pork net sales of 17,300 mt for 2025 were down 27% the previous week and 35% from the prior 4-week average. The three largest buyers were China (8,200 mt), Mexico (4,700 mt) and Honduras (1,500 mt).