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Live Cattle Pit Aug '23 (LCQ23)

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Live Cattle (Pit) Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Bulls Take a Break on Thursday

Live cattle futures closed the Thursday session with most contracts down a tick to $1.425. This morning’s Central Stockyards Fed Cattle Exchange online auction saw no sale on the 1,614 head offered, with bids of $184-184 via the BidTheGrid™ method. Feeder cattle futures were down 42 to 75 cents in the nearby contracts, with the rest up 22 to 72 cents. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down 96 cents at $248.25 on October 21. 

USDA reported export sales of 22,542 MT for beef in the week of 9/26, a 7-week high. South Korea was the largest buyer of 7,900 MT, with China in for 6,200 MT.  Export shipments were a calendar year high of 17,739 MT. Much of  that was sent to South Korea (4,100 MT), Japan (4,000 MT), and China (2,900 MT).

USDA wholesale Boxed Beef prices were lower in the Thursday PM report. Choice boxes were by a penny to $299.80/cwt, with Select 64 cents lower @ $283.29. The Chc/Select spread widened to $16.51. USDA estimated Thursday’s federally inspected cattle sl... 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
08/31/23 (expired)

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Live Cattle Pit Aug '23
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
177.950 +1.00%
on 08/22/23
181.100 -0.76%
on 08/10/23
+1.675 (+0.94%)
since 07/31/23
3-Month
169.700 +5.91%
on 06/20/23
181.325 -0.88%
on 07/19/23
+12.050 (+7.19%)
since 05/31/23
52-Week
150.100 +19.74%
on 09/28/22
181.325 -0.88%
on 07/19/23
+26.600 (+17.37%)
since 08/26/22

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 179.725
2nd Resistance Point 179.725
1st Resistance Point 179.725
Last Price 179.725s
1st Support Level 179.725
2nd Support Level 179.725
3rd Support Level 179.725

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52-Week High 181.325
Last Price 179.725s
Fibonacci 61.8% 169.397
Fibonacci 50% 165.712
Fibonacci 38.2% 162.028
52-Week Low 150.100

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