Your browser of choice has not been tested for use with Barchart.com. If you have issues, please download one of the browsers listed here.
Stocks | Futures | Watchlist | News | More
or
Faster, Cleaner, Better.

Live Cattle Jun '17 (LEM17)

[[ item.lastPrice ]] [[ item.priceChange ]] ([[ item.percentChange ]]) [[ item.tradeTime ]] [CME]
[[ item.bidPrice ]] x [[ item.bidSize ]] [[ item.askPrice ]] x [[ item.askSize ]]
[[ rootItem.symbol ]]underlying price [[ rootItem.lastPrice ]] [[ rootItem.priceChange ]] ([[ rootItem.percentChange ]]) [[ rootItem.tradeTime ]]
Quote Overview for [[ item.sessionDateDisplayLong ]]
[[ rowChartData.labelLow ]]
[[ rowChartData.lowPriceFormatted ]]
[[ rowChartData.lowPrice ]]
[[ rowChartData.labelHigh ]]
[[ rowChartData.highPriceFormatted ]]
[[ rowChartData.highPrice ]]
since [[ rowChartData.lowDate ]]
since [[ rowChartData.highDate ]]
[[ value ]] [[ value ]]

Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Rallying Ahead of Cattle on Feed Report

Live cattle futures are showing $2.17 to $2.70 gains on Friday. Cash trade got kicked off on Thursday, with a few sales at $228 across the country and $356-358. The Friday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 1,708 head listed and bids of $227-228. Feeder cattle futures are up $5.10 to $6.10 so far on Friday. The CME feeder cattle index from December 17 was up 26 cents from the day prior at $350.05.

The December Cattle on Feed report will be released this afternoon, with traders looking for November placements to be down 8% from last year and marketings with a 11.3% drop. December 1 on feed is expected to be 1.6% below last year.

USDA Wholesale Boxed Beef prices were mixed in the Friday morning report, with the Chc/Sel spread widening to $13.35. Choice boxes were up $3.61 to $360.89, while Select was $3.57 lower at $347.54. USDA federally inspected cattle slaughter was estimated at 123,000 head on Thursday, with the weekly total at 472,000 head. That... Read more

Contract Specifications

See More
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
06/05/17
Expiration Date
06/30/17 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Live Cattle Jun '17
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Jun Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Dec 9, 2025

View Chart Details
Commercials - Long / Short
110,295 (-3,228)
172,269 (-3,716)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
132,576 (-503)
56,486 (-2,943)
Producers - Long / Short
47,669 (-3,507)
163,420 (+1,027)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
60,135 (+489)
6,358 (-4,533)
Managed Money - Long / Short
105,713 (+4,399)
19,279 (-199)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
26,863 (-4,902)
37,207 (-2,744)
Get Realtime - Quotes and Charts for Futures Traders. Learn More >>

Price Performance

See More
Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
118.000 +0.93%
on 06/22/17
134.225 -11.27%
on 06/06/17
-3.875 (-3.15%)
since 05/30/17
3-Month
108.675 +9.59%
on 04/05/17
134.550 -11.48%
on 05/04/17
+8.225 (+7.42%)
since 03/30/17
52-Week
91.300 +30.45%
on 10/13/16
134.550 -11.48%
on 05/04/17
+11.375 (+10.56%)
since 06/30/16

More Live Cattle Quotes

All Futures Prices
Please wait...

Most Recent Stories

More News
Cattle on Feed

Cattle on Feed - 2025-12-19

GFH26 : 339.400s (+1.43%)
LEG26 : 230.800s (+1.05%)
Cattle Rallying Ahead of Cattle on Feed Report

Live cattle futures are showing $2.17 to $2.70 gains on Friday. Cash trade got kicked off on Thursday, with a few sales at $228 across the country and $356-358. The Friday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction...

LEJ26 : 230.000s (+0.81%)
LEG26 : 230.800s (+1.05%)
LEZ25 : 230.400s (+0.86%)
GFH26 : 339.400s (+1.43%)
GFF26 : 345.600s (+1.56%)
GFJ26 : 337.600s (+1.33%)
Hogs Trading Firm on Friday

Lean hog futures are up 15 to 45 cent gains so far on Friday. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported on Friday morning due to thin volume. The CME Lean Hog Index was up 1 cent on December 17...

HEJ26 : 89.125s (+0.20%)
HEG26 : 84.500s (+0.45%)
HEK26 : 92.925s (+0.05%)
Cattle Look to Square Up Ahead of USDA Report

Live cattle futures were down 97 cents to $1.90 on Thursday. Preliminary open interest was up 1,151 contracts. There were 20 deliveries retendered at 1 cent on Thursday. Cash trade got kicked off on Thursday,...

LEJ26 : 230.000s (+0.81%)
LEG26 : 230.800s (+1.05%)
LEZ25 : 230.400s (+0.86%)
GFH26 : 339.400s (+1.43%)
GFF26 : 345.600s (+1.56%)
GFJ26 : 337.600s (+1.33%)
Hogs Look to Close Out the Week

Lean hog futures closed with Thursday gains of 95 cents to $1.12. Preliminary open interest was up just 1,023 contracts on Thursday. USDA’s national base hog price was down $1.06 in the Thursday afternoon...

HEJ26 : 89.125s (+0.20%)
HEG26 : 84.500s (+0.45%)
HEK26 : 92.925s (+0.05%)
Hogs Post Gains on Thursday

Lean hog futures closed with Thursday gains of 95 cents to $1.12. USDA’s national base hog price was down $1.06 in the Thursday afternoon report at $68.65. The CME Lean Hog Index was up 57 cents on December...

HEJ26 : 89.125s (+0.20%)
HEG26 : 84.500s (+0.45%)
HEK26 : 92.925s (+0.05%)
Cattle Fall Back on Thursday Ahead of Friday’s USDA Report

Live cattle futures were down 97 cents to $1.90 on Thursday. There were 20 deliveries retendered at 1 cent on Thursday. Cash trade got kicked off on Thursday, with a few early sales at $228 across the...

LEJ26 : 230.000s (+0.81%)
LEG26 : 230.800s (+1.05%)
LEZ25 : 230.400s (+0.86%)
GFH26 : 339.400s (+1.43%)
GFF26 : 345.600s (+1.56%)
GFJ26 : 337.600s (+1.33%)
Shootin' the Bull about incentive

Lower boxes proved no incentive to bid higher for inventory.

Hogs Higher on Thursday

Lean hog futures are up 85 cents to $1 so far on Thursday. USDA’s national base hog price was down $1.90 in the Thursday morning report at $68.27. The CME Lean Hog Index was up 47 cents on December 16...

HEJ26 : 89.125s (+0.20%)
HEG26 : 84.500s (+0.45%)
HEK26 : 92.925s (+0.05%)
Cattle Slipping Lower on Thursday

Live cattle futures are down $1.75 to 2.80 so far on Thursday. Cash trade has been slow this week, with a few early sales at $229 and KS bids this morning at $227. Dressed northern sales have been $358...

LEJ26 : 230.000s (+0.81%)
LEG26 : 230.800s (+1.05%)
LEZ25 : 230.400s (+0.86%)
GFH26 : 339.400s (+1.43%)
GFF26 : 345.600s (+1.56%)
GFJ26 : 337.600s (+1.33%)

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 120.367
1st Resistance Point 119.733
Last Price 119.100s
1st Support Level 118.733
2nd Support Level 118.367
3rd Support Level N/A

See More

52-Week High 134.550
Last Price 119.100s
Fibonacci 61.8% 118.028
Fibonacci 50% 112.925
Fibonacci 38.2% 107.822
52-Week Low 91.300

See More

Solutions for Ag Professionals barchart.com/cmdty
Data and Statistics for Meats
Explore Data
cmdtyView Pro for Livestock Professionals
Start Free Trial
We help Ag Professionals make better decisions
Learn Now
Want to use this as
your default charts setting?
Save this setup as a Chart Templates
Switch the Market flag
for targeted data from your country of choice.
Open the menu and switch the
Market flag for targeted data from your country of choice.
Want Streaming Chart Updates?
Switch your Site Preferences
to use Interactive Charts
Need More Chart Options?
Right-click on the chart to open the Interactive Chart menu.
Use your up/down arrows to move through the symbols.
Free Barchart Webinar