Grain mixed, livestock higher

Wheat and soybeans lower, corn and oats higher on the CBOT; beef and pork highr on the CME.

CHICAGO (AP) -- Grain futures were mixed Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Wheat for Mar. was off 7.50 cents to 4.2350 a bushel; Mar. corn rose 1.25 cents at 3.6625 a bushel; Mar. oats gained 1 cent at $2.58 a bushel; while Mar. soybeans fell 4.75 cents to $10.7025 a bushel.

Beef and pork were higher on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. February live cattle was up .75 cent at $1.2102 a pound; January feeder cattle gained .95 cent at $1.3195 a pound; while February lean hogs rose .22 cent at $.6542 a pound.

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