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Live Cattle Pit Aug '13 (LCQ13)

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Live Cattle (Pit) Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Settled Mixed Ahead of the USDA CoF Release

Live cattle futures were cautiously 12 cents lower to 17 cents higher at the Friday settlement, awaiting the USDA Cattle on Feed report after the close. Cash trade was the week saw action at $187 in the south, with trade in the north mainly at $192, with some coming in at $193.50. Feeder cattle were weaker, down $.67 to $1.22 and higher corn and lower LC were not a bullish combination for the walking inputs. The CME Feeder Cattle index was up another $1.33 on May 23 to $250.14. 

Cattle on Feed data from Friday showed April placements down 5.8% at 1.656 million head, as April Marketings were up 10.12% to 1.872 million head. That tool the May 1 on feed inventory to 11.554 million head, now down 0.86% from last year. Cold Storage data was also released showing 430.683 million lbs of beef in stocks at the end of April. That was a drop of 0.88% from the previous month and 4.73% below a year ago (vs. the 9.06% yr/yr drop in the month prior).

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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
Margin/Maintenance
$1,320/1,200
First Notice Date
08/05/13
Expiration Date
08/30/13 (expired)

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Live Cattle Pit Aug '13
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
120.450 +1.87%
on 08/02/13
124.800 -1.68%
on 08/16/13
+1.050 (+0.86%)
since 07/30/13
3-Month
118.050 +3.94%
on 06/17/13
124.800 -1.68%
on 08/16/13
+3.650 (+3.07%)
since 05/30/13
52-Week
117.900 +4.07%
on 05/20/13
133.050 -7.78%
on 08/31/12
-9.300 (-7.05%)
since 08/28/12

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LEM24 : 183.700s (+0.10%)
LEQ24 : 181.125s (+0.03%)
LEV24 : 183.950s (-0.07%)
GFQ24 : 260.225s (-0.47%)
GFU24 : 261.750s (-0.37%)
GFV24 : 262.550s (-0.29%)

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 124.100
1st Resistance Point 123.400
Last Price 122.700s
1st Support Level 122.350
2nd Support Level 122.000
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 133.050
Fibonacci 61.8% 127.263
Fibonacci 50% 125.475
Fibonacci 38.2% 123.687
Last Price 122.700s
52-Week Low 117.900

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