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Live Cattle Pit Dec '15 (LCZ15)

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Live Cattle (Pit) Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Fall Lower on Monday

Barchart - Mon Jun 8, 4:52PM CDT

Live cattle futures were down $2.65 to $4.925 at the Monday close. Cash trade was mainly $256-258 last week, with the early week action thus far compiling showlists. Feeder cattle futures were down $2.37 to $3.52 at the close. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up another $5.63 on June 5 to $367.01. The weekly OKC feeder cattle auction has an estimated 4,540 head sold today, with the action steady to $5 higher on feeder steers to up $10, as heifers were $2-8 higher. Calves were $10-20 lower on steers and down $2-8 for heifers.

The weekly NASS Crop Progress report showed the US pasture rating at 31% gd/ex, up 1% from the week prior. The Brugler500 index was up 6 points to 278.

There were two more cases of New World Screwworm reported in the US this morning, one in La Salle county, TX and another in a goat in Gillespie County, TX. There was also a case dog in that resides in a home in Lea County, NM that was reportedly recently in Mexico.

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Contract Specifications

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

12/01/15

Expiration Date

12/31/15 (expired)

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Live Cattle Pit Dec '15

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Price Performance

Period	Period Low	Period High	Performance
1-Month	116.975 +16.09% on 12/17/15	135.800 unch on 12/31/15	+5.750 (+4.42%) since 11/30/15
3-Month	116.975 +16.09% on 12/17/15	143.750 -5.53% on 10/22/15	+4.875 (+3.72%) since 09/30/15
52-Week	116.975 +16.09% on 12/17/15	157.250 -13.64% on 01/05/15	-18.750 (-12.13%) since 12/30/14

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Symbol	Latest	Change
LCZ15	135.800s	+2.800
Live Cattle Pit Dec '15
LEQ26	236.725s	-4.925
Live Cattle
GFQ26	350.700s	-3.200
Feeder Cattle
HEN26	97.375s	-1.425
Lean Hogs
DLN26	17.06	+0.22
Class III Milk
DFM26	199.0000s	+0.0250
Nonfat Dry Milk
BDN26	178.0000s	+1.5000
Butter Cash-Settled
BJN26	1.6590	+0.0320
Cheese Cash-Settled

Live Cattle (Pit) Related ETFs

Symbol	Latest	3M %Chg
LCZ15	135.800s	+3.72%
Live Cattle Pit Dec '15
DBA	26.33	-1.42%
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3rd Resistance Point	N/A
2nd Resistance Point	135.933
1st Resistance Point	135.867
Last Price	135.800s
1st Support Level	135.667
2nd Support Level	135.533
3rd Support Level	N/A

52-Week High	157.250
Fibonacci 61.8%	141.865
Fibonacci 50%	137.113
Last Price	135.800s
Fibonacci 38.2%	132.360
52-Week Low	116.975

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