Grain futures were higher Thursday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Dec delivery was unchanged at $5.4275 a bushel; Dec corn was 7.25 cents higher at $3.85 a bushel; Dec oats were unchanged at $3.38 a bushel; while Jan soybeans gained 15.25 cents to $10.63 a bushel. Beef and pork higher on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dec live cattle was 2.05 cents higher at $1.6980 pound; Jan feeder cattle was 1.53 cents higher at 2.3490 a pound; Dec lean hogs gained 1.33 cents to $.9200 a pound.