DTN Closing Livestock Comment 10/02 15:55
   Traders Run Livestock Contracts Sharply Higher

   Asking prices have been noted in the South at $187, but are still
unestablished in the North.

ShayLe Stewart
DTN Livestock Analyst

GENERAL COMMENTS:

   The livestock complex was aggressively supported by traders throughout the
day as traders rushed into the commodity markets with a vengeance. Still no
cash cattle trade has developed, but packer interest should improve by
Thursday. December corn is up 3 1/2 cents per bushel and December soybean meal
is down $7.10. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 39.55 points.