Hog futures higher heading into Friday

Hog futures higher heading into Friday

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mixed, and feeders were higher watching corn and watching direct business develop.  February live cattle closed $.25 lower at $155.42 and April lives closed $.02 lower at $159.25.  January feeder cattle closed $.60 higher at $181.07 and March feeder cattle closed $.85 higher at $184.30. 

A light round of direct cash cattle business trade started to develop late in the day on Thursday in the North. 

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