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Live Cattle Feb '28 (LEG28)

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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Facing Tuesday Losses

Live cattle futures are showing Wednesday 87 cent to $1.70 front month losses. Cash trade has been picked up in the north this week at $345 dressed, steady on the week, with live sales at $218. The Wednesday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 1,7000 head offered, with live bids at $218-218.50 and dressed at $340. Feeder cattle futures are slipping from the early Wednesday gains with midday losses of 40 cents to $1.60. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down another 17 cents on August 31 to $329.14.

Wholesale Boxed Beef prices were mixed in the Wednesday morning report, with the Chc/Sel widening to $24.41. Choice boxes were up $2.30 at $382.05, with Select $2.81 lower to $357.64. USDA estimated the Tuesday Federally inspected cattle slaughter at 106,000 head, with the weekly total at 207,000 head. That is up 2,000 head from the previous week.

Oct 26 Live Cattle  closed at $210.375, down $1.700,

Dec 26 Live Cattle  closed at $212.125, down $1.250,... 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
$3,520/3,200
First Notice Date
02/07/28 (523 days)
Expiration Date
02/29/28 (545 days)

Seasonal Chart

Live Cattle Feb '28
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Feb Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Aug 25, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
106,003 (-875)
134,578 (-2,702)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
96,536 (+2,472)
60,690 (+6,210)
Producers - Long / Short
34,908 (-2,331)
129,240 (-2,661)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
69,969 (+1,186)
4,212 (-311)
Managed Money - Long / Short
84,341 (+2,471)
24,612 (+5,709)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
12,195 (+1)
36,078 (+501)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
205.000 +1.13%
on 08/21/26
214.050 -3.14%
on 08/11/26
-4.550 (-2.15%)
since 07/31/26

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Cattle Facing Tuesday Losses

Live cattle futures are showing Wednesday 87 cent to $1.70 front month losses. Cash trade has been picked up in the north this week at $345 dressed, steady on the week, with live sales at $218. The Wednesday...

LEG27 : 214.000 (-0.43%)
LEZ26 : 212.025 (-0.63%)
LEV26 : 210.225 (-0.87%)
GFV26 : 314.525 (-0.28%)
GFU26 : 319.325 (-0.32%)
GFX26 : 308.375 (-0.05%)
Hogs See Mixed Tuesday Action as Traders Look to Wednesday

Lean hog futures posted mixed Tuesday trade, with contracts down a tick to 25 cents and deferreds steady to 25 cents higher. Open interest was up 2,185 contracts on Tuesday. USDA’s national base hog...

HEZ26 : 74.375 (+0.51%)
HEV26 : 83.925 (+0.33%)
HEG27 : 76.775 (+0.66%)
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LEG27 : 214.000 (-0.43%)
LEZ26 : 212.025 (-0.63%)
LEV26 : 210.225 (-0.87%)
GFV26 : 314.525 (-0.28%)
GFU26 : 319.325 (-0.32%)
GFX26 : 308.375 (-0.05%)
Hogs Close Mixed on Tuesday

Lean hog futures posted mixed Tuesday trade, with contracts down a tick to 25 cents and deferreds steady to 25 cents higher. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $91.63 on Tuesday afternoon,...

HEZ26 : 74.375 (+0.51%)
HEV26 : 83.925 (+0.33%)
HEG27 : 76.775 (+0.66%)
Cattle Fall Lower on Tuesday

Live cattle futures posted 60 cent to $1.55 losses on the day. Last week’s cash trade was mostly $220-222 late across the country. Nothing has been reported for this week. Feeder cattle futures were...

LEG27 : 214.000 (-0.43%)
LEZ26 : 212.025 (-0.63%)
LEV26 : 210.225 (-0.87%)
GFV26 : 314.525 (-0.28%)
GFU26 : 319.325 (-0.32%)
GFX26 : 308.375 (-0.05%)
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Fats and Oils

Fats and Oils - 2026-09-01

RSX26 : 826.00 (-1.89%)
KGV26 : 0.9001s (-1.84%)
ZCZ26 : 544-6 (-0.23%)
ZSDAUS-BIW.CM : 4,506,573 (unch)
XSX26 : 4,165 (+0.75%)
CTZ26 : 88.97 (-2.82%)
KOX26 : 4,984 (+0.52%)
XUF27 : 3,389 (+0.39%)
XTX26 : 4,985 (-0.54%)
XVX26 : 2,295 (-0.04%)
XXF27 : 9,215 (+0.88%)
ZSBAUS.CM : -0.5785 (-2.63%)

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 212.033
2nd Resistance Point 211.092
1st Resistance Point 210.158
Last Price 207.575
1st Support Level 208.283
2nd Support Level 207.342
3rd Support Level 206.408

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52-Week High 227.400
Fibonacci 61.8% 218.843
Fibonacci 50% 216.200
Fibonacci 38.2% 213.557
Last Price 207.575
52-Week Low 205.000

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