AgHost Livestock Close

The livestock complex closed mixed, with the lean hog contracts closing a touch stronger, while the cattle contracts fell lower. The biggest news of the day, however, was the fact that some cash cattle trade developed in the North at $358, which is $4.00 higher than last week’s weighted average. March corn is up 4 cents per bushel and January soybean meal is up $0.20. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 65.88 points and the NASDAQ is up 313.04 points.