Grains mostly lower, livestock higher

March 4, 2026Updated: March 4, 2026
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CHICAGO (AP) _ Grain futures were mostly lower Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Mar. corn lost 1.75 cents at $4.32 a bushel. Mar. wheat rose by 2.75 cents at $5.69 a bushel. Mar. oats was down 10.25 cents at $3.15 a bushel. Mar. soybeans was off 3 cents at $11.54 a bushel.

Beef was higher and pork was higher on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

Apr. live cattle was up 3.53 cents at $2.39 a pound. Mar. feeder cattle gained 6.07 cents at $3.64 a pound. Apr. hogs was up 1.28 cents at $.97 a pound.

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