USDA Loan Deficiency Payments  Corn: 6 cents. Soybeans: 94 cents.

St. Joseph livestock

St. Joseph, Mo. Â Quotations for Monday:

Estimated Receipts: 200. Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 4.00 lower. April live cattle dropped .75 Friday making for ten straight days of losses. Feedyards lost 3.00-3.50 last week with cattle trading at mostly 71.00 live. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Attendance and receipts light this morning as roads are in extremely icy conditions.

Nonferrous metals

New York  Spot nonferrous metal prices Monday:

Aluminum – 62.9 cents per lb., London Metal Exch. Mon.

Zinc – 43.51-44.01 cents lb., delivered.

Gold – $298.86 troy oz., Handy & Harman (only daily quote).

Silver – $4.600 Handy & Harman (only daily quote).