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Live Cattle Oct '24 (LEV24)

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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Gains Extending on Tuesday

Live cattle futures are holding higher on Tuesday with contracts up 55 to 70 cents at midday. Cash trade has yet to see any movement this week but closed last week with the South coming in at $212-213 and Northern trade up to $217-218. 

Feeder cattle futures are rallying on Tuesday, with gains of $1.55 to $2.37. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back up $3.83 on April 25, with the average price at $293.71. The weekly OKC feeder cattle auction had 4,921 head for sale, with steers up $5-10 from last week and heifers $5-13 higher.

USDA’s National Wholesale Boxed Beef report was mixed on Tuesday morning, as the Chc/Sel widened to $21.39. Choice boxes were $3.42 higher at $346.19/cwt, with Select down 31 cents to $324.81. Federally inspected cattle slaughter was estimated at 104,000 head for Monday. That is 1,000 head below the Monday prior and down 5,648 head from the same week last year.

Apr 25 Live Cattle  are at $216.300, up $0.650,

Jun 25 Live Cattle  are at $2... Read more

Contract Specifications

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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
$3,025/2,750
First Notice Date
10/07/24
Expiration Date
10/31/24 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Live Cattle Oct '24
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Oct Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Apr 22, 2025

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Commercials - Long / Short
103,109 (-1,169)
181,522 (+2,493)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
159,752 (+14,442)
60,746 (+7,021)
Producers - Long / Short
49,421 (-1,968)
177,992 (+1,579)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
51,416 (-217)
1,258 (-102)
Managed Money - Long / Short
128,352 (+13,043)
12,999 (+954)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
31,400 (+1,399)
47,747 (+6,067)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
183.600 +5.12%
on 10/01/24
193.000 unch
on 10/31/24
+9.225 (+5.02%)
since 09/30/24
3-Month
173.725 +11.10%
on 08/21/24
193.000 unch
on 10/31/24
+5.550 (+2.96%)
since 07/30/24
52-Week
168.500 +14.54%
on 12/07/23
193.000 unch
on 10/31/24
+9.425 (+5.13%)
since 10/30/23

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LEQ25 : 205.675s (+0.17%)
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LEM25 : 210.200s (+0.29%)
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LEJ25 : 216.350s (+0.32%)
LEM25 : 210.200s (+0.29%)
GFK25 : 294.025s (+0.76%)
GFQ25 : 296.900s (+0.66%)
GFU25 : 295.600s (+0.52%)
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Barchart Trading Guide

The Barchart Trading Guide is a Buy Signal with a Soft Signal Strength.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 203.700
2nd Resistance Point 198.350
1st Resistance Point 195.675
Last Price 193.000s
1st Support Level 187.650
2nd Support Level 182.300
3rd Support Level 179.625

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52-Week High 193.000
Last Price 193.000s
Fibonacci 61.8% 183.641
Fibonacci 50% 180.750
Fibonacci 38.2% 177.859
52-Week Low 168.500

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