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Live Cattle Feb '21 (LEG21)

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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Rally On Tuesday

Live cattle continued the rally on Tuesday with contracts closing $1.20 to $1.90 higher at the close. Still no deliveries have been scheduled against April futures as of Tuesday. Cash action has been quiet this week, with last week reported @ $182 in the South and Northern action at $293-295 in the beef and $184-185 live. Feeder cattle pushed higher on Tuesday, with gains of 80 cents in April and $2.37 to $2.97 among the rest of the board. The CME Feeder Cattle index was back up 29 cents on April 15 to $241.36. 

USDA’s Wholesale Boxed Beef prices were mixed in the Tuesday afternoon report. Choice was back down $2.86 to $298.02, with Select up $1.30 to $292.64. That narrowed the Chc/Sel spread back down to $5.38. Tuesday’s USDA estimated cattle slaughter was pegged at 124,000, taking the week to date total to 245,000 head. That is down 1,000 head from the previous week and down 5,806 head from the same week last year.

Apr 24 Live Cattle  closed at $181.500, up $1.200,

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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
$2,695/2,450
First Notice Date
02/08/21
Expiration Date
02/26/21 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Live Cattle Feb '21
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Feb Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Apr 9, 2024

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Commercials - Long / Short
103,152 (-929)
145,631 (-11,660)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
100,435 (-15,003)
51,464 (-3,918)
Producers - Long / Short
45,106 (-2,982)
140,137 (-10,151)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
54,739 (+1,758)
2,187 (-1,804)
Managed Money - Long / Short
66,119 (-14,136)
23,983 (+4,352)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
34,316 (-867)
27,481 (-8,270)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
113.050 +0.04%
on 02/26/21
118.400 -4.48%
on 02/09/21
-3.900 (-3.33%)
since 01/26/21
3-Month
110.550 +2.31%
on 12/08/20
118.400 -4.48%
on 02/09/21
-1.075 (-0.94%)
since 11/25/20
52-Week
93.950 +20.38%
on 04/06/20
118.400 -4.48%
on 02/09/21
-4.050 (-3.46%)
since 02/26/20

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LEJ24 : 181.500s (+0.67%)
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GFJ24 : 240.350s (+0.33%)
GFK24 : 240.975s (+1.25%)
GFQ24 : 252.350s (+1.03%)
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HEN24 : 104.025s (+0.27%)
KMK24 : 101.400s (unch)
Cattle Look to Tuesday After Monday Rally

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LEJ24 : 181.500s (+0.67%)
LEM24 : 175.725s (+1.09%)
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GFQ24 : 252.350s (+1.03%)
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HEK24 : 94.725s (+0.42%)
HEN24 : 104.025s (+0.27%)
KMK24 : 101.400s (unch)

Barchart Trading Guide

The Barchart Trading Guide is a Sell Signal with a Weak Signal Strength.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 119.750
2nd Resistance Point 118.400
1st Resistance Point 115.750
Last Price 113.100s
1st Support Level 111.750
2nd Support Level 110.400
3rd Support Level 107.750

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52-Week High 118.400
Last Price 113.100s
Fibonacci 61.8% 109.060
Fibonacci 50% 106.175
Fibonacci 38.2% 103.290
52-Week Low 93.950

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