DTN Closing Livestock Comment 01/13 15:55
   Cattle Contracts Close Lower While Hog Contracts Trade Higher

   It was a mostly uneventful day throughout the livestock complex as traders
remained an arm's length from the marketplace and only half-heartedly
participated.

ShayLe Stewart
DTN Livestock Analyst

GENERAL COMMENTS:

   It was a mixed day for the livestock complex, as the cattle contracts closed
mostly lower but the lean hog contracts closed higher. No trade developed in
the cash cattle market, but it's assumed that prices will trade either steady
or somewhat higher again this week. March corn is up 6 cents per bushel and
March soybean meal is up $9.50. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 358.67
points.