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Live Cattle Apr '20 (LEJ20)

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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Fall on Tuesday as Beef Slide Continues
Barchart - Tue Jul 14, 4:48PM CDT

Live cattle futures faced continued weakness on Tuesday, with contracts down $1.60 to $3.30 at the close. Cash trade has yet to get kicked off this week, with a few northern bids of $380 dressed vs. sales of 390-393 last week. Live action last week was $247-248 across the country. Feeder cattle futures were $5.50 to $6.35 lower across most contracts at Tuesday’s close. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back up $2.10 on July 13 to $370.32. 

Wholesale Boxed Beef prices were mixed in the Tuesday PM report, with the Chc/Sel spread at $9.54. Choice boxes were down $1.66 at $373.95, with Select 76 cents lower to $365.87. USDA’s Federally inspected cattle slaughter for Tuesday was at 111,000 head, with the week to date total at 216,000 head. That is up 6,000 head from the previous week but 14,541 head below the same week last year.

Aug 26 Live Cattle  closed at $231.425, down $3.300,

Oct 26 Live Cattle  closed at $227.650, down $2.975,

Dec 26 Live Cattle  closed 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
$3,520/3,200
First Notice Date
04/06/20
Expiration Date
04/30/20 (expired)

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Live Cattle Apr '20
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Apr Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jul 7, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
96,239 (+2,891)
167,132 (-3,723)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
138,662 (-4,979)
56,994 (+1,214)
Producers - Long / Short
28,426 (+1,784)
157,831 (-3,660)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
65,567 (+251)
7,055 (-919)
Managed Money - Long / Short
124,854 (-3,759)
9,946 (+773)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
13,808 (-1,220)
47,048 (+441)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
81.450 +10.50%
on 04/24/20
102.200 -11.94%
on 03/31/20
-9.200 (-9.27%)
since 03/30/20
3-Month
81.450 +10.50%
on 04/24/20
121.800 -26.11%
on 02/04/20
-30.200 (-25.12%)
since 01/30/20
52-Week
81.450 +10.50%
on 04/24/20
128.550 -29.99%
on 12/16/19
-30.600 (-25.37%)
since 04/30/19

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Lean hog futures were mixed on Tuesday, with contracts up 35 cent to 40 cents lower. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $98.56 on Tuesday afternoon, down 22 cents from the day prior. The...

HEQ26 : 98.450s (+0.36%)
HEN26 : 95.100s (+0.34%)
HEV26 : 84.375s (+0.12%)
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Cattle Fall on Tuesday as Beef Slide Continues Barchart - Tue Jul 14, 4:48PM CDT

Live cattle futures faced continued weakness on Tuesday, with contracts down $1.60 to $3.30 at the close. Cash trade has yet to get kicked off this week, with a few northern bids of $380 dressed vs. sales...

LEZ26 : 227.300s (-1.35%)
LEV26 : 227.650s (-1.29%)
LEQ26 : 231.425s (-1.41%)
GFU26 : 344.850s (-1.70%)
GFQ26 : 348.800s (-1.57%)
GFV26 : 340.525s (-1.82%)
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Educational and Actionable information using Fibonacci and W.D. Gann analysis.

LEQ26 : 231.425s (-1.41%)
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Cattle Falling on Tuesday Barchart - Tue Jul 14, 12:13PM CDT

Live cattle futures are trading with $2.25 to $2.90 losses so far at midday. Cash trade was at $247-248 across the country last week, a $7-8 drop from the week prior. Feeder cattle futures are up $4.85...

LEZ26 : 227.300s (-1.35%)
LEV26 : 227.650s (-1.29%)
LEQ26 : 231.425s (-1.41%)
GFU26 : 344.850s (-1.70%)
GFQ26 : 348.800s (-1.57%)
GFV26 : 340.525s (-1.82%)
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Hogs Trading Mostly Lower on Tuesday Barchart - Tue Jul 14, 12:13PM CDT

Lean hog futures are showing 20 cent gains in soon to expire July, with other contracts own 35 to 65 cents. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $96.87 on Tuesday morning. The CME Lean Hog...

HEQ26 : 98.450s (+0.36%)
HEN26 : 95.100s (+0.34%)
HEV26 : 84.375s (+0.12%)
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Cattle Look to Tuesday as Beef Falls on Monday Barchart - Tue Jul 14, 7:29AM CDT

Live cattle futures closed with contracts down 47 cents to 12 cents higher. Open interest was up 1,794 contracts on Monday. Cash trade was at $247-248 across the country, a $7-8 drop from last week. Feeder...

LEZ26 : 227.300s (-1.35%)
LEV26 : 227.650s (-1.29%)
LEQ26 : 231.425s (-1.41%)
GFU26 : 344.850s (-1.70%)
GFQ26 : 348.800s (-1.57%)
GFV26 : 340.525s (-1.82%)
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Hogs Look to Tuesday Trade Barchart - Tue Jul 14, 7:29AM CDT

Lean hog futures closed the Monday session with contracts down 80 cents to $1.20 on the day. Open interest was down 1,868 contracts on Monday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $98.78 on...

HEQ26 : 98.450s (+0.36%)
HEN26 : 95.100s (+0.34%)
HEV26 : 84.375s (+0.12%)
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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 93.867
1st Resistance Point 91.933
Last Price 90.000s
1st Support Level 86.533
2nd Support Level 83.067
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 128.550
Fibonacci 61.8% 110.558
Fibonacci 50% 105.000
Fibonacci 38.2% 99.442
Last Price 90.000s
52-Week Low 81.450

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