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Live Cattle Pit Feb '25 (LCG25)

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Live Cattle (Pit) Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Rallying on Wednesday

Live cattle futures are up $1.75 to $2.75 so far on Wednesday.  Cash trade has been quiet so far this week. The Wednesday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 1,456 head offered and bids at $244-245. Feeder cattle futures are in rally mode, up $3.17 to $4.30 at midday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down 39 cents to $375.41 on February 23.

Cold Storage data from Tuesday afternoon showed a total of 434.9 million lbs of beef stocks as of January 31, down 4.44% from last year but slightly above the previous month. 

Wholesale Boxed Beef prices were higher in the Wednesday morning report, with the Chc/Sel spread widening to $12.59. Choice boxes were up $1.92 to $379.35, while Select was 75 cents higher to $366.76. USDA estimated Tuesday’s federally inspected cattle slaughter at 111,000 head, taking the weekly total to 217,000 head. That is 15,000 head above last week and 1,682 head larger than the same week last year. 

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Contract Specifications

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Contract
Live Cattle [Pit]
Contract Size
40,000 pounds
Tick Size
0.00025 per pound ($10.00 per contract)
Trading Hours
8:30a.m. - 1:02p.m. CST
Exchange
CME
Point Value
$400
Expiration Date
03/25/24 (expired)

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Live Cattle Pit Feb '25
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Pit Contracts
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
190.475 unch
on 03/25/24
194.300 -1.97%
on 03/13/24
-1.850 (-0.96%)
since 02/23/24
3-Month
183.275 +3.93%
on 12/28/23
194.300 -1.97%
on 03/13/24
+8.200 (+4.50%)
since 12/22/23

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Cold Storage

Cold Storage - 2026-02-24

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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 190.475
2nd Resistance Point 190.475
1st Resistance Point 190.475
Last Price 190.475s
1st Support Level 190.475
2nd Support Level 190.475
3rd Support Level 190.475

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52-Week High 199.500
Last Price 190.475s
Fibonacci 61.8% 190.399
Fibonacci 50% 187.587
Fibonacci 38.2% 184.776
52-Week Low 175.675

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