DTN Closing Livestock Comment 09/06 15:51
6 Sep 2016
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 09/06 15:51 Livestock Futures Close Lower on Tuesday Live cattle futures were 67 to 157 lower. Feeder cattle contracts were down 187 to 437. Lean hog futures were down 22 to 182, with the exception of July 2017 which was up 5. By Rick Kment DTN Analyst GENERAL COMMENTS: Cash cattle trade was at a complete standstill Tuesday. The National hog base closed $0.38 lower compared with the Prior Day settlement ($52.00-$60.00, weighted average $57.81). Corn futures closed up 1/4 cent in the September contract and unchanged in the December.