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DTN Closing Livestock Comment 03/05 15:55

5 Mar 2025
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 03/05 15:55 Traders Help Push the Livestock Contracts Higher through Wednesday's Close Heading into Thursday's market, be on the lookout for the day's export sales report and any more developments in the cash cattle market. ShayLe Stewart DTN Livestock Analyst GENERAL COMMENTS: It was a much better day for the livestock complex as all three markets were able to close higher. A few more sales were noted in the South from $195 to $197, but no consensus has been determined as to what the week's weighted average price is going to be. May corn is up 4 1/4 cents per bushel and May soybean meal is up $6.30. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 485.60 points.