DTN Closing Livestock Comments         05/21 15:24
   Livestock Futures Close Mostly Higher

   Live cattle futures closed the day up 97 to 130. Feeder cattle futures
closed mostly 190 to 207 higher. Lean hog futures closed up 12 to 52.

By Rick Kment
DTN Analyst



GENERAL COMMENTS:

   According to the closing report, the Iowa hog base closed $1.75 higher
compared with the Prior Day settlement ($82.00-93.00, weighted average $92.09).
Corn futures closed mixed, down 7 3/4 to 9 1/2 in the old crop contracts,
steady to fractionally higher in the new crop.