DTN Ag Host Midday Livestock

The livestock complex is again trading mixed into Thursday’s noon hour as traders hope that more fundamental support is going to develop. Still no cash cattle trade has developed, but trade could begin at any point now. March corn is up 3/4 cent per bushel and March soybean meal is up $0.40. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 279.50 points and the NASDAQ is down 139.52 points.

Thursday’s export report shared that beef net sales of 10,600 for 2026, which began Jan. 1, were primarily for South Korea (4,400 mt), Mexico (1,600 mt) and Taiwan (1,500 mt). Pork net sales of 27,700 mt for 2026 were primarily for Mexico (12,800 mt), Japan (8,700 mt) and South Korea (2,300 mt).