DTN Ag Host Midday Livestock

The livestock complex is trading mixed into Thursday’s noon hour as the complex continues to see the cattle contracts dip lower, but the lean hog contracts are trading higher. Some light cash cattle trade has developed in the North at $358, which is $4.00 higher than last week’s weighted average. March corn is up 3 1/2 cents per bushel and January soybean meal is up $1.20. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 105.57 points and the NASDAQ is up 308.15 points.