Grains higher, livestock mixed
Posted August 14, 2018 7:00 am
Wheat for Sept. rose 8.25 cents at 5.4175 a bushel; Sept. corn was up 5.75 cents at 3.6225 a bushel; Sept. oats gained 2.25 cents at $2.6025 bushel; while Aug. soybeans increased 8.25 cents at $8.6175 a bushel.
Beef was higher and pork lower on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Aug. live cattle was up .77 cent at $1.0797 a pound; Aug. feeder cattle rose .27 cent at 1.4892 a pound; while Aug. lean hogs fell .47 cent at $.5505 a pound.