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Live Cattle Pit Jun '23 (LCM23)

181.500s +1.750 (+0.97%) 06/30/23 [CME]
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Quote Overview for Fri, Jun 30th, 2023
Day Low
181.500
Day High
181.500
Open 0.000
Previous Close 179.750 179.750
Volume 79 79
Open Interest 75 75
Relative Strength 76.21% 76.21%
Weighted Alpha +25.37 +25.37
5-Day Change +4.000 (+2.25%) +4.000 (+2.25%)
52-Week Range 147.275 - 181.500 147.275 - 181.500
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Live Cattle (Pit) Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Fall Back Lower on Thursday

Live cattle futures fell lower on Thursday, as the bears got a head start to the week-end selling. Contracts were down $2.20 to $3 across the front months on Thursday. Cash trade has been light this week, with light dressed trade at $384-386 in the North, with live action at $243-245. Southern bids have been picked up at $233. The Thursday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 1,188 head offered, with southern bids at $232. Feeder cattle futures closed with $5.175 to $5.60 losses across the front months on Thursday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up another $1.92 to $346.01 on August 13.

USDA Export Sales data showed a total of just 4,282 MT of beef sold in the week ending on August 7, a calendar year low. Japan was the buyer of 3,200 MT, with South Korea next up at 500 MT. Actual shipments were a 4-week low at 11,358 MT. The top destination was Japan at 3,900 MT, with 3,300 MT headed to South Korea.

USDA Wholesale Boxed Beef prices were mixe... 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
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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
Period Open: 168.875
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
Period Open: 161.000
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
Period Open: 148.150
181.500 unch
on 06/30/23
+33.350 (+22.51%)
since 06/30/22

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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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