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Live Cattle Oct '17 (LEV17)

120.500s +0.925 (+0.77%) 10/31/17 [CME]
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Overview for Tue, Oct 31st, 2017
Day Low
118.525
Day High
121.000
Open 119.800
Previous Close 119.575 119.575
Volume 198 198
Open Interest 121 121
Stochastic %K 95.42% 95.42%
Weighted Alpha +25.49 +25.49
5-Day Change +6.875 (+6.05%) +6.875 (+6.05%)
52-Week Range 93.800 - 122.850 93.800 - 122.850
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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Posts Gains on Thursday, Despite Boxed Beef Weakness

Live cattle futures posted Thursday gains of $1.12 to $1.60 to close out the week, with August up 75 cents on the week. Cash trade showed sales of $230-232 in the North, with early sales of $222-224 in the South creeping to $225 on Thursday. Feeder cattle futures were up 47 to 75 cents on the Thursday session, with August showing a $1.60 gain on the week. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down $2.27 to $311.83 on July 2. The market will resume trading on Monday. 

Export Sales data showed a total of 11,436 MT of beef sold for shipment in the week ending on 6/26. South Korea was the buyer of 3,400 MT, with 2,800 MT sold to Japan. Actual shipments were 14,825 MT, a 6-week high. Japan was the top destination of 5,100 MT, with 4,200 MT sold to South Korea. 

May beef exports totaled just 228.9 million lbs according to Census data, which was the lowest since 2017 for the month and 3.5% below last month. 

USDA Wholesale Boxed Beef prices were lower in the Thursday PM report,... 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
10/09/17
Expiration Date
10/31/17 (expired)

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Live Cattle Oct '17
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Oct Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jun 24, 2025

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Commercials - Long / Short
110,015 (+2,465)
196,995 (+878)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
190,895 (-3,144)
84,712 (-667)
Producers - Long / Short
54,019 (+1,820)
186,952 (+323)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
50,761 (-274)
4,808 (-364)
Managed Money - Long / Short
156,140 (-2,852)
28,587 (-100)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
34,755 (-292)
56,125 (-567)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
107.400 +12.20%
on 10/03/17
Period Open: 109.100
121.000 -0.41%
on 10/31/17
+11.400 (+10.45%)
since 09/29/17
3-Month
104.200 +15.64%
on 08/31/17
Period Open: 112.425
121.000 -0.41%
on 10/31/17
+8.075 (+7.18%)
since 07/28/17
52-Week
93.800 +28.46%
on 11/07/16
Period Open: 95.325
122.850 -1.91%
on 06/06/17
+25.175 (+26.41%)
since 10/28/16

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 122.483
1st Resistance Point 121.492
Last Price 120.500s
1st Support Level 119.017
2nd Support Level 117.533
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 122.850
Last Price 120.500s
Fibonacci 61.8% 111.753
Fibonacci 50% 108.325
Fibonacci 38.2% 104.897
52-Week Low 93.800

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