DTN Closing Livestock Comment 08/13 15:24
   A Lack of Support Sends the Livestock Contracts Lower

   Some more cash cattle trade was noted throughout the day in Nebraska -- but
otherwise the cash market has been slow to trade and so packer demand will need
to increase on Friday, especially in the Southern plains.

ShayLe Stewart
DTN Livestock Analyst

GENERAL COMMENTS:

   The livestock complex had a tough day where support was hard to come and so
the contracts drifted lower. Some more trade was noted in Nebraska -- but
otherwise the cash market was quiet. December corn is down 8 3/4 cents per
bushel and December soybean meal is down $1.10. The Dow Jones Industrial
Average is up 69.72 points and the NASDAQ is up 214.54 points.