DTN Closing Livestock Comment 10/23 16:56
23 Oct 2019
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 10/23 16:56 Split Livestock Close Wednesday Cattle contracts held onto their gains while the lean hog sector feels pressure in most contracts besides the spot December market. By ShayLe Stewart DTN Livestock Analyst GENERAL COMMENTS: Cattle markets secured higher prices at Wednesday's closing bell while the lean hog market still wonders lower. Hog prices are lower on the National Direct Afternoon Hog Report, down $0.61 with a weighted average of $55.24. December corn is down 1/4 cent per bushel and December soybean meal is up $1.70. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 45.85 points and NASDAQ is up 15.49 points.