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Live Cattle Apr '27 (LEJ27)

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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Fall Back on Monday

Barchart - Mon May 18, 5:25PM CDT

Live cattle futures ended the Monday session with contracts down 52 cents to $1.15. Cash trade was mostly $260-265 in the South last week, with northern trade at $408-415 dressed and up to $265 live. Feeder cattle futures were down $1.40 to $3.15 on the day, with May up 12 cents. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down $2.46 to $367.63 on May 15.

The Monday Crop Progress report showed US pasture ratings at 28% in good/excellent category, down 3% from last week. The inclusive Brugler500 index was down 8 points (100-500 point scale) to 267.

China has renewed expired export licenses for more than 400 US beef plants after letting them lapse. On Sunday, the White House released a fact sheet on the US/China talks from last week, in part stating that “China will purchase at least $17 billion per year of U.S. agricultural products in 2026 (prorated), 2027, and 2028, in addition to the soybean purchase commitments that it made in October 2025.”

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Contract Specifications

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

04/05/27 (322 days)

Expiration Date

04/30/27 (347 days)

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Live Cattle Apr '27

Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Apr Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of May 12, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short

96,978 (-3,668)

174,755 (-14,927)

Non-Commercials - Long / Short

158,107 (-7,284)

63,602 (+1,930)

Producers - Long / Short

26,519 (-5,243)

163,909 (-16,520)

Swap Dealers - Long / Short

69,117 (+1,097)

9,504 (+1,115)

Managed Money - Long / Short

143,522 (-6,269)

14,568 (+2,795)

Other Reportables - Long / Short

14,585 (-1,015)

49,034 (-865)

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Price Performance

Period	Period Low		Period High	Performance
1-Month	231.700 +2.35% on 04/23/26		245.300 -3.32% on 05/01/26	+0.950 (+0.40%) since 04/17/26
3-Month	221.800 +6.92% on 03/09/26		245.300 -3.32% on 05/01/26	+3.150 (+1.35%) since 02/18/26

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Cattle Slipping Lower on Monday Barchart - Mon May 18, 12:28PM CDT

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Hogs Retreating Lower on Monday Barchart - Mon May 18, 12:28PM CDT

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Cattle Look to Monday Trade Barchart - Mon May 18, 7:27AM CDT

Live cattle futures posted $1.20 to $2.05 higher trade across the board on Friday, with June holding up $5 on the week as the cash market was a driver. Open interest was up 3,445 contracts on Friday. Cash...

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Hogs Look to New Week Barchart - Mon May 18, 7:27AM CDT

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Symbol	Latest	Change
LEJ27	237.150s	-1.000
Live Cattle Apr '27
LEQ26	247.150s	-0.775
Live Cattle
GFQ26	358.850s	-2.600
Feeder Cattle
HEN26	102.750s	-0.600
Lean Hogs
KMM26	114.475s	unch
Pork Cutout
DLM26	16.90	-0.04
Class III Milk
BDN26	168.0000s	-2.0250
Butter Cash-Settled
BJM26	1.6490s	-0.0130
Cheese Cash-Settled

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3rd Resistance Point	241.333
2nd Resistance Point	240.417
1st Resistance Point	238.783
Last Price	237.150s
1st Support Level	236.233
2nd Support Level	235.317
3rd Support Level	233.683

52-Week High	245.300
Last Price	237.150s
Fibonacci 61.8%	226.496
Fibonacci 50%	220.688
Fibonacci 38.2%	214.879
52-Week Low	196.075

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