DTN Closing Livestock Comment 12/23 16:00
23 Dec 2019
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 12/23 16:00 Livestock Contracts Close With a Lower Undertone Although some contracts were able to close higher, all in all the livestock complex closed Monday with a lower undertone. By ShayLe Stewart DTN Livestock Analyst GENERAL COMMENTS: Hang in there folks, the holidays are always tough to watch the market, but at least in a little over a week we will be welcoming the New Year and all that it has to offer. Hog prices are higher on the National Direct Afternoon Hog Report, up $0.47 with a weighted average of $48.31. March corn is up 1 cent per bushel and January soybean meal is up $3.50. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 96.44 points and NASDAQ is up 20.69 points.