Grain futures were mixed Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade.
Wheat for Dec. was fell 9.25 cents to 3.9575 a bushel; Dec. corn lost 7.25 cents to 3.4050 a bushel; Dec. oats was up 3.75 cents at $1.8775 a bushel; while Nov. soybeans gained 1.75 cents to $9.5850 a bushel.
Beef mixed and pork was higher on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. October live cattle was off .43 cent at $1.0242 a pound; October feeder cattle rose .37 cent to $1.2782 a pound; while October lean hogs was up 2.15 cents at $.5037 a pound.