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Live Cattle Pit Jun '23 (LCM23)

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Live Cattle (Pit) Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Post Monday Strength

Live cattle futures closed the Monday session with contracts up $1 to 1.40. Cash trade has yet to see any movement this week, but closed last week with the South coming in at $212-213 and Northern trade up to $217-218. 

Feeder cattle futures closed up 50 cents to $1.275 in the nearbys on Monday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back up $3.83 on April 25, with the average price at $291.71. The weekly OKC feeder cattle auction shows an estimated 5,000 head for sale, which is slightly below the same week last year. Steers were up $5-10 from last week, with heifers $5-13 higher.

Over the weekend USDA Secretary Rollins sent a letter to Mexico’s government threatening to restrict live animal imports into the US if the country doesn’t fully cooperate to stop the spread of New World Screwworm. She is giving them until April 30 to make some requested changes or imports will be restricted. 

USDA’s Monday afternoon National Wholesale Boxed Beef report was higher, as the Chc/Se... Read more

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
06/30/23 (expired)

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Live Cattle Pit Jun '23
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
169.125 +7.32%
on 05/31/23
181.500 unch
on 06/30/23
+12.625 (+7.48%)
since 05/30/23
3-Month
160.225 +13.28%
on 04/04/23
181.500 unch
on 06/30/23
+20.500 (+12.73%)
since 03/30/23
52-Week
147.275 +23.24%
on 07/05/22
181.500 unch
on 06/30/23
+33.350 (+22.51%)
since 06/30/22

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Cattle Post Monday Strength

Live cattle futures closed the Monday session with contracts up $1 to 1.40. Cash trade has yet to see any movement this week, but closed last week with the South coming in at $212-213 and Northern trade...

LEQ25 : 205.325s (+0.60%)
LEJ25 : 215.650s (+0.65%)
LEM25 : 209.600s (+0.65%)
GFK25 : 291.800s (+0.44%)
GFQ25 : 294.950s (+0.22%)
GFU25 : 294.075s (+0.18%)
Hogs Post Mixed Monday Action

Lean hog futures closed with mixed Monday trade, as most nearbys were within 15 cents of unchanged. USDA’s national average base hog negotiated price was reported at $90.14 on Monday afternoon, down...

HEK25 : 92.950s (+0.16%)
HEM25 : 101.000s (-0.15%)
HEN25 : 101.225s (+0.05%)
Shootin' The Bull about higher cash and new world screw worms

Futures responded positively to the new world screw worm headline that came in over the weekend where the US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins sent a letter to the Mexican Government stating that...

Cattle Posting Midday Gains as Imports Threatened

Live cattle futures are trading with $1.17 to $1.625 gains on Monday. Cash trade was slower last week, with the South coming in at $212-213 and Northern trade up to $217-218. Feeder cattle futures are...

LEQ25 : 205.325s (+0.60%)
LEJ25 : 215.650s (+0.65%)
LEM25 : 209.600s (+0.65%)
GFK25 : 291.800s (+0.44%)
GFQ25 : 294.950s (+0.22%)
GFU25 : 294.075s (+0.18%)
Hogs Facing Midday Weakness

Lean hog futures are showing losses of a tick to 67 cents on Monday. USDA’s national average base hog negotiated price was not reported on Monday morning due to low volume, with the 5-day rolling average...

HEK25 : 92.950s (+0.16%)
HEM25 : 101.000s (-0.15%)
HEN25 : 101.225s (+0.05%)
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Cattle Shift Focus to New Week, As USDA Threatens Import Restrictions on Mexico

Live cattle futures closed steady to 75 cents higher on Friday, with June up $4.175 last week. Friday’s preliminary open interest was up 1,908 contracts Cash trade was delayed until Friday, with the...

LEQ25 : 205.325s (+0.60%)
LEJ25 : 215.650s (+0.65%)
LEM25 : 209.600s (+0.65%)
GFK25 : 291.800s (+0.44%)
GFQ25 : 294.950s (+0.22%)
GFU25 : 294.075s (+0.18%)
Hogs Look to New Week After Friday Strength

Lean hog futures ended Friday with contracts 85 cents to $1.25 higher. June was up $3.125 last week to close over $100. Preliminary open interest was up 4,688 contracts on Friday, with most of the increase...

HEK25 : 92.950s (+0.16%)
HEM25 : 101.000s (-0.15%)
HEN25 : 101.225s (+0.05%)
Grains form base while cattle march to new highs

FND for May grains on Wed, April 30th

Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 181.500
2nd Resistance Point 181.500
1st Resistance Point 181.500
Last Price 181.500s
1st Support Level 181.500
2nd Support Level 181.500
3rd Support Level 181.500

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52-Week High 181.500
Last Price 181.500s
Fibonacci 61.8% 168.426
Fibonacci 50% 164.387
Fibonacci 38.2% 160.349
52-Week Low 147.275

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