BC-Merc Early

| January 16, 2020 8:05 AM

CHICAGO (AP) — Early trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Thu:

OpenHighLowLastChg.	CATTLE	40,000 lbs.; cents per lb.	Feb	126.92	126.92	125.62	125.75	—.85	Apr	127.80	127.80	126.30	126.37	—1.13	Jun	119.47	119.57	118.30	118.45	—.97	Aug	117.30	117.30	115.97	116.12	—1.00	Oct	119.35	119.35	118.17	118.27	—1.00	Dec	121.97	122.00	121.07	121.17	—.80	Feb	123.65	123.65	122.92	123.00	—.65	Est. sales 23,362.	Wed.'s sales 69,130	Wed.'s open int 397,314,	up 2,879	FEEDER CATTLE	50,000 lbs.; cents per lb.	Jan	145.67	145.70	144.60	144.80	—.62	Mar	145.40	145.40	144.00	144.37	—.80	Apr	148.27	148.27	146.92	147.17	—1.03	May	149.95	149.95	148.55	148.80	—1.02	Aug	155.32	155.32	154.17	154.37	—.95	Sep	156.05	156.22	155.45	155.67	—.78	Oct	156.90	156.90	155.85	155.87	—.95	Nov	157.00	157.00	155.85	156.00	—.92	Est. sales 3,985.	Wed.'s sales 13,781	Wed.'s open int 54,477	HOGS,LEAN	40,000 lbs.; cents per lb.	Feb	67.67	68.17	66.52	66.75	—1.12	Apr	74.82	75.05	73.25	73.52	—1.45	May	81.00	81.00	80.00	80.05	—1.42	Jun	87.27	87.50	85.85	86.12	—1.38	Jul	87.50	88.00	86.47	86.65	—1.32	Aug	86.60	87.02	85.57	85.80	—1.22	Oct	75.00	75.35	73.97	74.20	—1.20	Dec	69.27	69.40	68.02	68.30	—1.10	Feb	72.25	72.27	71.02	71.02	—1.25	Apr	75.20	75.22	75.17	75.22	—.03	Est. sales 21,064.	Wed.'s sales 55,668	Wed.'s open int 298,514,	up 2,740	PORK BELLIES	40,000 lbs.; cents per lb.	No open contracts.