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Live Cattle Feb '25 (LEG25)

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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Rallying on Monday

Live cattle futures are in rally mode, up $3.20 to $3.70 at midday. Cash trade settled in last week at $238-240 live across the country and $375-378 dressed. Feeder cattle futures are up $7 to $8.125 in the front months at midday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back up $4.00 to $370.69 on January 29. Monday’s OKC feeder cattle auction showed 2,800 head for sale, with early demand noted as good. 

The annual Cattle Inventory report from USDA showed all cattle and calves down 0.37% from last year at 86.155 million head. Beef cows were tallied at 27.607 million head, down 1.02%, with replacement heifers up 0.89% yr/yr at 4.714 million head. 

Commitment of Traders data showed managed money adding 4,208 contracts to their net long position in the week ending on Tuesday, taking it to 105,685 contracts in live cattle futures and options. In feeder cattle futures and options, specs added 546 contracts to their net long at 16,629 contracts by January 27. 

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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
$3,630/3,300
First Notice Date
02/10/25
Expiration Date
02/28/25 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Live Cattle Feb '25
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Feb Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jan 27, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
109,330 (-154)
186,856 (-100)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
147,788 (+786)
58,810 (+1,157)
Producers - Long / Short
44,771 (+1,232)
177,608 (-490)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
61,904 (-1,533)
6,593 (+243)
Managed Money - Long / Short
121,299 (+3,323)
16,900 (+395)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
26,489 (-2,537)
41,910 (+762)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
194.175 +1.83%
on 02/28/25
209.350 -5.55%
on 01/29/25
-10.825 (-5.19%)
since 01/28/25
3-Month
185.900 +6.36%
on 12/09/24
209.350 -5.55%
on 01/29/25
+9.125 (+4.84%)
since 11/27/24
52-Week
174.125 +13.55%
on 08/21/24
209.350 -5.55%
on 01/29/25
+6.250 (+3.26%)
since 02/28/24

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GFJ26 : 364.175s (+1.65%)
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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 205.833
2nd Resistance Point 202.792
1st Resistance Point 200.258
Last Price 197.725s
1st Support Level 194.683
2nd Support Level 191.642
3rd Support Level 189.108

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52-Week High 209.350
Last Price 197.725s
Fibonacci 61.8% 195.894
Fibonacci 50% 191.738
Fibonacci 38.2% 187.581
52-Week Low 174.125

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