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Live Cattle Oct '26 (LEV26)

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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Gains Extend to Tuesday

Live cattle futures saw higher trade on Tuesday, with contracts up $2.10 to $2.40. Cash trade settled in last week at $238-240 live across the country and $375-378 dressed. Early action this week has been quiet with most compiling showlists. Feeder cattle futures posted gains of $1.57 to $2.05 on Tuesday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up another $3.82 to $374.41 on January 30. Monday’s OKC feeder cattle auction showed 2,624 head sold, with sales up $4-12 for feeder steers and $3-8 higher on feeder heifers, with calves reported steady. 

USDA did report a case of new world screwworm in an imported horse from Argentina late last week, though the animal has remained in quarantine. 

Wholesale Boxed Beef prices were mixed in the Tuesday PM report, with the Chc/Sel spread at $3.48. Choice boxes were up $2.50 to $370.71, while Select was $2.32 higher at $367.23. USDA reported federally inspected cattle slaughter at 115,000 head for Tuesday, with the weekly total at 223,000 hea... 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
$3,630/3,300
First Notice Date
10/05/26 (243 days)
Expiration Date
10/30/26 (268 days)

Seasonal Chart

Live Cattle Oct '26
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Oct Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jan 27, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
109,330 (-154)
186,856 (-100)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
147,788 (+786)
58,810 (+1,157)
Producers - Long / Short
44,771 (+1,232)
177,608 (-490)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
61,904 (-1,533)
6,593 (+243)
Managed Money - Long / Short
121,299 (+3,323)
16,900 (+395)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
26,489 (-2,537)
41,910 (+762)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
225.100 +3.55%
on 01/16/26
233.200 -0.04%
on 02/03/26
+6.825 (+3.02%)
since 01/02/26
3-Month
196.750 +18.48%
on 11/25/25
233.200 -0.04%
on 02/03/26
+16.425 (+7.58%)
since 11/03/25

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Hogs Extend Higher on Tuesday

Lean hog futures closed with Monday gains of 80 cents to $1.55 in the front months. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $86.37 on Tuesday afternoon, up $4.15 from the Monday report. The CME...

HEJ26 : 98.150s (+1.58%)
HEG26 : 88.550s (+0.91%)
HEK26 : 101.925s (+1.29%)
Cattle Gains Extend to Tuesday

Live cattle futures saw higher trade on Tuesday, with contracts up $2.10 to $2.40. Cash trade settled in last week at $238-240 live across the country and $375-378 dressed. Early action this week has been...

LEM26 : 236.625s (+1.01%)
LEJ26 : 241.625s (+0.88%)
LEG26 : 240.325s (+0.90%)
GFJ26 : 365.875s (+0.47%)
GFH26 : 367.925s (+0.43%)
GFK26 : 362.400s (+0.57%)
Chart of the Day - April Live Cattle

Cattle prices are breaking out of the recent trading range

LEJ26 : 241.625s (+0.88%)
Hogs Extending Higher on Tuesday

Lean hog futures are up 80 cents to $1.60 in the front months. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $86.27 on Tuesday morning, up $4.05 from the Monday afternoon total. The CME Lean Hog Index...

HEJ26 : 98.150s (+1.58%)
HEG26 : 88.550s (+0.91%)
HEK26 : 101.925s (+1.29%)
Cattle Gains Extending to Tuesday

Live cattle futures are showing $1.32 to $1.87 in the nearby contracts. Cash trade settled in last week at $238-240 live across the country and $375-378 dressed. Early action this week has been quiet with...

LEM26 : 236.625s (+1.01%)
LEJ26 : 241.625s (+0.88%)
LEG26 : 240.325s (+0.90%)
GFJ26 : 365.875s (+0.47%)
GFH26 : 367.925s (+0.43%)
GFK26 : 362.400s (+0.57%)
Cattle Look to Tuesday After Monday Rally

Live cattle futures were in rally mode, up $2.30 to $2.75 across the nearbys on Monday. Open interest showed new buying, up 2,855 contracts. Cash trade settled in last week at $238-240 live across the...

LEM26 : 236.625s (+1.01%)
LEJ26 : 241.625s (+0.88%)
LEG26 : 240.325s (+0.90%)
GFJ26 : 365.875s (+0.47%)
GFH26 : 367.925s (+0.43%)
GFK26 : 362.400s (+0.57%)
Hogs Post Monday Gains

Lean hog futures posted gains of $1.47 to $1.75 across most contracts on Monday, with front month February up 50 cents. Preliminary open interest was up 4,317 contracts on Monday. USDA’s national base...

HEJ26 : 98.150s (+1.58%)
HEG26 : 88.550s (+0.91%)
HEK26 : 101.925s (+1.29%)
Hogs Bounce Back

Hogs retest resistance

Shootin' the Bull about something out of the blue

With the on feed and inventory reports behind us, and them telling us what we already knew, there isn't a great deal to anticipate, but something from out of the blue, to change prices by much.

Fats and Oils

Fats and Oils - 2026-02-02

RSH26 : 648.60 (-0.11%)
KGH26 : 0.6231s (-0.57%)
ZCH26 : 428-6 (+0.06%)
ZSDAUS-BIW.CM : 4,506,573 (unch)
XSK26 : 3,481s (-0.94%)
CTH26 : 62.26 (-0.08%)
KOJ26 : 4,220 (+0.12%)
XUK26 : 2,736s (-0.73%)
XTK26 : 4,406s (+0.75%)
XVH26 : 2,265s (unch)
XXK26 : 8,106s (-0.83%)
ZSBAUS.CM : -0.6525 (-1.05%)

Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 236.400
2nd Resistance Point 234.800
1st Resistance Point 233.950
Last Price 233.100s
1st Support Level 231.500
2nd Support Level 229.900
3rd Support Level 229.050

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52-Week High 240.150
Last Price 233.100s
Fibonacci 61.8% 222.206
Fibonacci 50% 216.663
Fibonacci 38.2% 211.119
52-Week Low 193.175

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