DTN Closing Livestock Comment 01/22 16:15
   What Will Monday Bring?

   Livestock contracts closed the week with strong gains and head into next
week hoping that same support will be available.

ShayLe Stewart
DTN Livestock Analyst

   GENERAL COMMENTS:

   If you thought you were going to be able to skip into the weekend,
happy-go-lucky, without a care in the world from the massive gains livestock
futures made this past week think again friend! Good analysts make sure to give
credit where credit is due but don't turn a blind eye to what's lurking around
the corner. With both live and feeder cattle futures able to trade with
expanded limits come Monday morning, there could be some volatility with the
new week, unfortunately. Hog prices closed higher on the National Direct
Afternoon Hog Report, up $0.56 with a weighted average of $55.46 on 4,960 head.
March corn is down 23 3/4 cents per bushel and March soybean meal is down
$16.60. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 179.03 points and NASDAQ is up
12.14 points.