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Live Cattle Oct '12 (LEV12)

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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Fall Lower on Monday

Barchart - Mon Jun 8, 4:52PM CDT

Live cattle futures were down $2.65 to $4.925 at the Monday close. Cash trade was mainly $256-258 last week, with the early week action thus far compiling showlists. Feeder cattle futures were down $2.37 to $3.52 at the close. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up another $5.63 on June 5 to $367.01. The weekly OKC feeder cattle auction has an estimated 4,540 head sold today, with the action steady to $5 higher on feeder steers to up $10, as heifers were $2-8 higher. Calves were $10-20 lower on steers and down $2-8 for heifers.

The weekly NASS Crop Progress report showed the US pasture rating at 31% gd/ex, up 1% from the week prior. The Brugler500 index was up 6 points to 278.

There were two more cases of New World Screwworm reported in the US this morning, one in La Salle county, TX and another in a goat in Gillespie County, TX. There was also a case dog in that resides in a home in Lea County, NM that was reportedly recently in Mexico.

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Contract Specifications

Contract

Live Cattle

Contract Size

40,000 pounds

Tick Size

0.00025 per pound ($10.00 per contract)

Trading Hours

8:30a.m. - 1:05p.m. (Settles 1:00p.m.) CST

Exchange

CME

Point Value

$400

Margin/Maintenance

$3,300/3,000

First Notice Date

10/08/12

Expiration Date

10/31/12 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Live Cattle Oct '12

Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Oct Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jun 2, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short

101,534 (-4,659)

168,200 (-13,326)

Non-Commercials - Long / Short

147,268 (-4,510)

61,746 (-3,196)

Producers - Long / Short

34,678 (-4,217)

156,925 (-12,677)

Swap Dealers - Long / Short

65,270 (-561)

9,689 (-768)

Managed Money - Long / Short

129,374 (-6,440)

13,267 (-2,005)

Other Reportables - Long / Short

17,894 (+1,930)

48,479 (-1,191)

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Price Performance

Period	Period Low	Period High	Performance
1-Month	121.700 +4.15% on 10/01/12	126.750 unch on 10/31/12	+4.675 (+3.83%) since 09/28/12
3-Month	121.525 +4.30% on 09/26/12	128.775 -1.57% on 09/13/12	+0.925 (+0.74%) since 07/30/12
52-Week	119.500 +6.07% on 04/27/12	135.000 -6.11% on 03/01/12	-0.725 (-0.57%) since 10/28/11

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More news for this symbol

Symbol	Latest	Change
LEV12	126.750s	+0.850
Live Cattle Oct '12
LEQ26	236.725s	-4.925
Live Cattle
GFQ26	350.700s	-3.200
Feeder Cattle
HEN26	97.375s	-1.425
Lean Hogs
DLN26	16.95	+0.11
Class III Milk
DFM26	199.0000s	+0.0250
Nonfat Dry Milk
BDN26	178.0000s	+1.5000
Butter Cash-Settled
BJN26	1.6590	+0.0320
Cheese Cash-Settled

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Symbol	Latest	3M %Chg
LEV12	126.750s	+0.74%
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3rd Resistance Point	N/A
2nd Resistance Point	127.600
1st Resistance Point	127.175
Last Price	126.750s
1st Support Level	125.900
2nd Support Level	125.050
3rd Support Level	N/A

52-Week High	135.000
Fibonacci 61.8%	129.079
Fibonacci 50%	127.250
Last Price	126.750s
Fibonacci 38.2%	125.421
52-Week Low	119.500

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