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Live Cattle Feb '20 (LEG20)

112.700s +0.075 (+0.07%) 02/28/20 [CME]
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Quote Overview for Fri, Feb 28th, 2020
Day Low
110.500
Day High
113.400
Open 111.000
Previous Close 112.625 112.625
Volume 124 124
Open Interest 122 122
Stochastic %K 15.19% 15.19%
Weighted Alpha -8.71 -8.71
5-Day Change -7.025 (-5.87%) -7.025 (-5.87%)
52-Week Range 105.125 - 127.900 105.125 - 127.900
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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Collapse on Friday, with Feeders Down the Limit

Live cattle futures fell $5.70 to $6.25 across the front months on Friday, with August holding onto $2.42 gains this week. Due to the limit losses in the feeders, live cattle will have expanded limits of $10.75 on Monday. There were no deliveries issued for August live cattle on Friday, with the oldest long still dated December 11. Cash trade was light this week with $245 northern action reported, steady to $2 lower wk/wk. The South was listed at $235, steady. The Friday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed BidTheGrid™ sales of $240.50-245 on 220 of the 600 head offered. ‘

Feeder cattle futures posted limit losses nearly across the board on Friday, likely ignited by some profit taking ahead of the weekend and extending to the limit into the close. August was still $4.82 higher this week. Limits will be expanded to $13.75 on Monday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up another 24 cents to $337.21 on August 7.

CFTC data showed a total of 2,944 contracts were tri... Read more

Contract Specifications

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Contract
Live Cattle
Contract Size
40,000 pounds
Tick Size
0.00025 per pound ($10.00 per contract)
Trading Hours
8:30a.m. - 1:05p.m. (Settles 1:00p.m.) CST
Exchange
CME
Point Value
$400
Margin/Maintenance
$3,190/2,900
First Notice Date
02/10/20
Expiration Date
02/28/20 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Live Cattle Feb '20
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Feb Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Aug 5, 2025

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Commercials - Long / Short
111,147 (-2,983)
194,876 (-3,239)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
185,524 (-12,626)
79,149 (-12,371)
Producers - Long / Short
55,550 (-3,191)
188,428 (-1,407)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
53,510 (-389)
4,361 (-2,429)
Managed Money - Long / Short
153,399 (-4,774)
31,932 (-1,295)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
32,125 (-7,852)
47,217 (-11,076)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
110.250 +2.22%
on 02/27/20
Period Open: 122.150
122.725 -8.17%
on 02/04/20
-9.450 (-7.74%)
since 01/28/20
3-Month
110.250 +2.22%
on 02/27/20
Period Open: 126.700
127.900 -11.88%
on 12/16/19
-14.000 (-11.05%)
since 11/27/19
52-Week
105.125 +7.21%
on 09/09/19
Period Open: 120.500
127.900 -11.88%
on 12/16/19
-7.800 (-6.47%)
since 02/28/19

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 115.100
1st Resistance Point 113.900
Last Price 112.700s
1st Support Level 111.000
2nd Support Level 109.300
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 127.900
Fibonacci 61.8% 119.200
Fibonacci 50% 116.512
Fibonacci 38.2% 113.825
Last Price 112.700s
52-Week Low 105.125

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