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Grain mixed, livestock lower

CHICAGO – Grain futures were mixed Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Wheat for Mar delivery was up 4.75 cents to $5.6250 a bushel; Mar corn was 4.25 cents higher at 3.9150 a bushel; Mar oats fell .50 cent to $3.0850 a bushel; while Jan soybeans declined 4 cents to $10.47 a bushel.

Beef and pork were lower on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

Feb live cattle was down 1.35 cents to $1.6967 a pound; Jan feeder cattle was .87 cents lower at $2.3050 a pound; while Feb lean hogs fell .27 cent to $.8955 a pound.