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Grains lower, livestock higher

Wheat for May was dropped 12.25 cents at 6.1250 a bushel; May corn was off 6.75 cents at 5.4650 a bushel, May oats fell 7.25 cents at $3.7425 a bushel; while May soybeans declined 18.50 cents at $14.1425 a bushel.

Beef and pork were higher on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Apr. live cattle rose .43 cent at $1.1955 a pound; Mar. feeder cattle was up .38 cent at $1.3615 a pound; while Apr. lean hogs gained 1.90 cents at $.9967 a pound.