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Live Cattle Feb '26 (LEG26)

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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Look to Friday Trade Following Cash Strength

Live cattle futures closed the Thursday session with contracts $2.30 to $3.57 higher, following the rallying cash market. There were no new deliveries on Thursday. Cash trade picked up on Thursday with $230 trade across the country reported. Feeder cattle futures were $4.60 to $5.02 higher in the nearbys. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back up $1.44 to $345.47 on December 10. 

Export sales data showed just 3,863 MT of beef sold for 2025 in the week of 11/13, with 2,922 MT for 2026 delivery. Combines sales of 6.785 were the lowest since August. Shipments were a 15-week high at 13,907 MT.

September beef exports totaled 180.25 million lbs according to Census data converted to a carcass basis, which was the lowest total for that month since 2015 and the lowest for any month since February 2016. Imports (not converted to a carcass basis) totaled 139,656.8 MT, which was slightly below the same month last year and a 5% drop from August. 

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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
02/09/26 (59 days)
Expiration Date
02/27/26 (77 days)

Seasonal Chart

Live Cattle Feb '26
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Feb Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Nov 10, 2025

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Commercials - Long / Short
99,549 (+160)
175,691 (-4,928)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
150,842 (-3,956)
60,519 (+3,165)
Producers - Long / Short
41,731 (-425)
161,751 (-2,465)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
54,840 (+1,562)
10,962 (-1,486)
Managed Money - Long / Short
119,428 (-5,299)
18,251 (+1,024)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
31,414 (+1,343)
42,268 (+2,141)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
204.325 +12.90%
on 11/25/25
231.775 -0.47%
on 12/11/25
+5.700 (+2.53%)
since 11/12/25
3-Month
204.325 +12.90%
on 11/25/25
250.175 -7.79%
on 10/16/25
-2.550 (-1.09%)
since 09/12/25
52-Week
186.225 +23.87%
on 12/19/24
250.175 -7.79%
on 10/16/25
+41.875 (+22.18%)
since 12/12/24

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Live cattle futures closed the Thursday session with contracts $2.30 to $3.57 higher, following the rallying cash market. There were no new deliveries on Thursday. Cash trade picked up on Thursday with...

LEJ26 : 230.625 (-0.02%)
LEG26 : 230.775 (-0.08%)
LEZ25 : 230.650 (+0.12%)
GFH26 : 337.650 (-0.01%)
GFF26 : 343.000 (-0.12%)
GFJ26 : 336.525 (-0.01%)
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HEG26 : 84.900 (+0.86%)
HEZ25 : 83.600 (+0.24%)
HEJ26 : 89.825 (+0.67%)
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LEJ26 : 230.625 (-0.02%)
LEG26 : 230.775 (-0.08%)
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GFH26 : 337.650 (-0.01%)
GFF26 : 343.000 (-0.12%)
GFJ26 : 336.525 (-0.01%)
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Barchart Trading Guide

The Barchart Trading Guide is a Buy Signal with a Strong Signal Strength.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 233.792
2nd Resistance Point 232.783
1st Resistance Point 231.867
Last Price 230.525
1st Support Level 229.942
2nd Support Level 228.933
3rd Support Level 228.017

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52-Week High 250.175
Last Price 230.525
Fibonacci 61.8% 225.746
Fibonacci 50% 218.200
Fibonacci 38.2% 210.654
52-Week Low 186.225

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