DTN Closing Livestock Comment 05/18 15:37
   Lower Tones Followed the Livestock Contracts through Monday's Close

   Until traders see improved pork demand and sales in the fed cash cattle
market, steady to somewhat lower trends may remain the theme for the livestock
complex.

ShayLe Stewart
DTN Livestock Analyst

GENERAL COMMENTS:

   The livestock contracts ended the day lower as traders simply weren't
willing to advance the contracts without first seeing greater fundamental
support. Showlists this week are lighter in Texas, but mostly steady in Kansas,
Nebraska and Colorado. July corn is up 21 1/4 cents per bushel and July soybean
meal is up $0.20. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 159.95 points and the
NASDAQ is down 134.41 points.