Grain futures were mostly lower Wednesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Wheat for March delivery was unchanged at $4.54 a bushel; March corn fell .40 cent 3.61 a bushel; March oats was off 5.40 cents at $2.6660 a bushel while January soybeans lost 5.60 cents at $9.9160 a bushel.

Beef was mixed and pork was higher on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

February live cattle was up .10 cent at $1.2410 a pound; January feeder cattle fell 1.92 cents at $1.4618 a pound; February lean hogs rose .47 cent at $.7285 a pound.