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Grains mixed, livestock higher.

\CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were mixed Tuesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for May delivery was off .6 cent at $5.564 a bushel; May corn lost 3 cents at $3.402 a bushel; May oats rose 3.6 cents at $2.686 a bushel; while May soybeans gained 1 cent at 8.7620 a bushel.

Beef and pork higher on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

Apr. live cattle rose 4.5 cents at $1.0615 a pound; Mar. feeder cattle was up 2.98 cents at $1.2820 a pound; Apr. lean hogs gained 1.98 cents at .6655 a pound.

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