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Live Cattle Jun '26 (LEM26)

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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Posting Gains at Midday

Barchart - 1 hour ago

Live cattle futures are trading with 50 to 75 cents higher action on Monday. Cash trade settled in late with $235-236 sales in the North and $235 in the South. Feeder cattle futures are posting 80 cent to $1.55 midday gains. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up another $1.37 to $362.06 on March 19. The weekly OKC feeder cattle auction has an estimated 5,500 head for sale.

Cattle on Feed data from Friday afternoon showed a total of 1.611 million head of feeders placed in lots over 1,000 head during February, a 3.67% increase yr/yr. Marketings totaled 1.522 million head, down 7.8% vs. last year. That took the March 1 on feed inventory to 11.549 million head, a 0.24% drop yr/yr and compares to a 1.86% decline on Feb 1.

Commitment of Traders data shows managed money in live cattle futures and options trimming 2,417 contracts from their net long position as of 3/17, taking it to 106,615 contracts. In feeder cattle futures and options, specs cut back 137 contracts to a net long... Read more

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

$3,630/3,300

First Notice Date

06/08/26 (77 days)

Expiration Date

06/30/26 (99 days)

Seasonal Chart

Live Cattle Jun '26

Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Jun Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Mar 17, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short

106,026 (-727)

171,297 (-3,502)

Non-Commercials - Long / Short

133,030 (-3,791)

54,868 (-542)

Producers - Long / Short

40,397 (-1,294)

164,354 (-3,721)

Swap Dealers - Long / Short

64,215 (+412)

5,529 (+64)

Managed Money - Long / Short

117,445 (-3,065)

14,302 (-298)

Other Reportables - Long / Short

15,585 (-726)

40,566 (-244)

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Price Performance

Period	Period Low	Period High	Performance
1-Month	224.225 +4.67% on 03/09/26	238.075 -1.42% on 02/25/26	-0.750 (-0.32%) since 02/23/26
3-Month	222.375 +5.54% on 12/24/25	239.575 -2.03% on 02/19/26	+10.575 (+4.72%) since 12/23/25
52-Week	185.425 +26.57% on 04/07/25	244.475 -4.00% on 10/16/25	+40.950 (+21.14%) since 03/21/25

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Cattle Look to React to Friday’s Cattle on Feed Report Barchart - Mon Mar 23, 7:36AM CDT

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Cattle Bounce Higher Ahead of Cattle on Feed Report Barchart - Fri Mar 20, 5:04PM CDT

Live cattle futures were rallying into the close, with gains of 77 cents to $1.72 on the day, as April was $3.15 higher this week. Cash trade settled in late with $235-236 sales in the North and $235 in...

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Hogs Face Pressure on Friday Barchart - Fri Mar 20, 5:04PM CDT

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Cattle Markets Rebound Sharply in Front of Cattle on Feed Walsh Trading - Fri Mar 20, 4:43PM CDT

Markets erase Thursday's decline in front of Cattle on Feed.

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Symbol	Latest	Change
LEM26	234.700	+1.275
Live Cattle
GFK26	348.225	+1.850
Feeder Cattle
HEM26	104.375	-0.100
Lean Hogs
KMJ26	103.400	unch
Pork Cutout
DLJ26	17.34	+0.10
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3rd Resistance Point	237.817
2nd Resistance Point	236.108
1st Resistance Point	234.767
Last Price	234.700
1st Support Level	231.717
2nd Support Level	230.008
3rd Support Level	228.667

52-Week High	244.475
Last Price	234.700
Fibonacci 61.8%	221.918
Fibonacci 50%	214.950
Fibonacci 38.2%	207.982
52-Week Low	185.425

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