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Live Cattle Jun '22 (LEM22)

138.000s +1.200 (+0.88%) 06/30/22 [CME]
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Quote Overview for Thu, Jun 30th, 2022
Day Low
136.750
Day High
138.000
Open 136.950
Previous Close 136.800 136.800
Volume 208 208
Open Interest 200 200
Stochastic %K 78.84% 78.84%
Weighted Alpha +3.62 +3.62
5-Day Change +2.750 (+2.03%) +2.750 (+2.03%)
52-Week Range 127.875 - 143.350 127.875 - 143.350
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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Rally to New All Time Highs on Tuesday

Live cattle futures posted stronger trade on Tuesday, with contracts up $3 to $3.40. There were no deliveries issued for August live cattle on Tuesday. Cash trade has been quiet this week, as last week picked up to $235-236 in the South and Northern trade reported at $247. Feeder cattle futures are rallied $5.10 to $5.65 across the front months on Tuesday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back up 21 cents to $336.03 on August 4.

Beef export data from Census and converted to a carcass basis was tallied at 217.03 million lbs for June. That was the lowest export total for any month since June 2020. 

USDA Wholesale Boxed Beef prices were higher in the Tuesday afternoon report, with the Chc/Sel spread at $24.00. Choice boxes were up $4.15 at $369.94, while Select was $4.35 higher to $345.94. USDA estimated cattle slaughter for Tuesday at 115,000 head, with the weekly total at 216,000 head. That was down 5,000 head from last week and 22,589 head lower vs. the same week in 2024.... 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
$3,025/2,750
First Notice Date
06/06/22
Expiration Date
06/30/22 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Live Cattle Jun '22
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Jun Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jul 29, 2025

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Commercials - Long / Short
114,130 (-219)
198,115 (-2,251)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
198,150 (-349)
91,520 (+1,879)
Producers - Long / Short
58,741 (-625)
189,835 (-2,388)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
53,899 (+549)
6,790 (+280)
Managed Money - Long / Short
158,173 (-786)
33,227 (+563)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
39,977 (+437)
58,293 (+1,316)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
130.225 +5.97%
on 05/31/22
Period Open: 132.175
138.250 -0.18%
on 06/21/22
+5.825 (+4.41%)
since 05/27/22
3-Month
130.225 +5.97%
on 05/31/22
Period Open: 138.000
140.000 -1.43%
on 04/22/22
unch (unch)
since 03/30/22
52-Week
127.875 +7.92%
on 09/13/21
Period Open: 132.475
143.350 -3.73%
on 02/10/22
+5.525 (+4.17%)
since 06/30/21

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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 139.667
2nd Resistance Point 138.833
1st Resistance Point 138.417
Last Price 138.000s
1st Support Level 137.167
2nd Support Level 136.333
3rd Support Level 135.917

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52-Week High 143.350
Last Price 138.000s
Fibonacci 61.8% 137.439
Fibonacci 50% 135.613
Fibonacci 38.2% 133.786
52-Week Low 127.875

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