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Live Cattle Dec '24 (LEZ24)

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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Fading Lower Ahead of USDA Data

Live cattle futures are trading with midday losses of 97 cents to $1.90. The Thursday Fed Cattle online auction showed no sales on the 1,466 head offered, with bids at $254. Cash trade has been slow this week. Feeder cattle futures are down 50 cents to $1.25 so far at Thursday’s midday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up 2 cents on June 16 to $364.02. The market will round out the week today, with Friday off in observance of Juneteenth.

USDA will release Cattle on Feed data later today, as traders are looking for May placements to be down 5.5% from a year ago. Marketings are seen down 10.6% compared to 2025. June 1 on feed is expected to total 2.5% larger than the same period last year.

The weekly Export Sales report showed 10,449 MT of beef sold for 2026 in the week ending on June 11, nearly half of what was reported for last week. Shipments were pegged at 13,022 MT, back down from the week prior.

Wholesale Boxed Beef prices were lower in the Thursday AM report, w... 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
12/09/24
Expiration Date
12/31/24 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jun 9, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
99,064 (-2,470)
170,702 (+2,502)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
137,031 (-10,237)
54,545 (-7,201)
Producers - Long / Short
33,366 (-1,312)
162,195 (+5,270)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
64,895 (-375)
7,704 (-1,985)
Managed Money - Long / Short
120,206 (-9,168)
11,134 (-2,133)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
16,825 (-1,069)
43,411 (-5,068)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
186.900 +3.72%
on 12/05/24
194.500 -0.33%
on 12/31/24
+5.875 (+3.13%)
since 11/29/24
3-Month
182.600 +6.16%
on 11/15/24
194.500 -0.33%
on 12/31/24
+9.050 (+4.90%)
since 09/30/24
52-Week
173.175 +11.94%
on 08/21/24
194.500 -0.33%
on 12/31/24
+13.175 (+7.29%)
since 12/29/23

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GFQ26 : 366.575 (-0.23%)
GFV26 : 361.775 (-0.30%)
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LEV26 : 239.875 (-0.82%)
LEQ26 : 246.650 (-0.88%)
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GFU26 : 364.650 (-0.27%)
GFQ26 : 366.575 (-0.23%)
GFV26 : 361.775 (-0.30%)

Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 195.267
2nd Resistance Point 194.883
1st Resistance Point 194.367
Last Price 193.850s
1st Support Level 193.467
2nd Support Level 193.083
3rd Support Level 192.567

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52-Week High 194.500
Last Price 193.850s
Fibonacci 61.8% 186.354
Fibonacci 50% 183.837
Fibonacci 38.2% 181.321
52-Week Low 173.175

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