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Live Cattle Apr '24 (LEJ24)

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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Fall Lower on Tuesday

Live cattle futures settled with front month April up 17 cents and other contracts down 50 cents to $1.22. There were no deliveries issued for April on Tuesday. Cash trade has yet to get kicked off this week, with sales at $245-246 last week. Feeder cattle futures were down $3 to $3.77 in the front months on Tuesday.  The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back up 4 cents to $364.59 on April 4. 

The Tuesday APHIS update on New World Screwworm showed 40 active cases in Mexico’s bordering state of Tamaulipas, with 2 active cases in Neuvo Leon.

Wholesale Boxed Beef prices were lower in the Tuesday afternoon report, with the Chc/Sel at an inverted $3.59. Choice boxes were down $5.30 to $382.74, while Select was $2.04 lower at $386.33. USDA estimated federally inspected cattle slaughter for Tuesday at 113,000 head, with the weekly total at 211,000. That was down 6,000 head from last week on a revision to Monday and 15,921 head below the same week last year.  

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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
04/08/24
Expiration Date
04/30/24 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Live Cattle Apr '24
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Apr Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Mar 31, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
102,496 (-1,592)
180,030 (+6,744)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
145,655 (+9,502)
53,395 (-611)
Producers - Long / Short
38,111 (-3,160)
171,829 (+5,699)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
62,975 (+1,795)
6,791 (+1,272)
Managed Money - Long / Short
130,907 (+8,788)
11,354 (-3,172)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
14,748 (+714)
42,041 (+2,561)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
176.500 +4.82%
on 04/12/24
186.000 -0.54%
on 04/30/24
unch (unch)
since 03/28/24
3-Month
176.500 +4.82%
on 04/12/24
190.275 -2.77%
on 03/14/24
+3.250 (+1.79%)
since 01/30/24
52-Week
165.400 +11.85%
on 12/06/23
199.825 -7.42%
on 09/15/23
+6.300 (+3.53%)
since 04/28/23

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LEM26 : 245.800s (-0.50%)
LEJ26 : 248.200s (+0.07%)
GFK26 : 366.625s (-1.01%)
GFJ26 : 368.900s (-0.84%)
GFQ26 : 366.050s (-1.02%)
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LEQ26 : 242.375s (-0.21%)
LEM26 : 245.800s (-0.50%)
LEJ26 : 248.200s (+0.07%)
GFK26 : 366.625s (-1.01%)
GFJ26 : 368.900s (-0.84%)
GFQ26 : 366.050s (-1.02%)
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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 186.667
2nd Resistance Point 186.333
1st Resistance Point 185.667
Last Price 185.000s
1st Support Level 184.667
2nd Support Level 184.333
3rd Support Level 183.667

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52-Week High 199.825
Fibonacci 61.8% 186.675
Last Price 185.000s
Fibonacci 50% 182.612
Fibonacci 38.2% 178.550
52-Week Low 165.400

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