Barchart.com
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.
Menu
Stocks | Futures | Watchlist | News | More
 
or
Watchlist | Portfolio | Dashboard
Site News
Contact
Market:
Faster, Cleaner, Better.

Live Cattle Jun '24 (LEM24)

[[ 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 ]]
Live Cattle Prices for [[ item.sessionDateDisplayLong ]]
Help
Go To:
Find the latest Live Cattle prices and Live Cattle futures quotes for all active contracts below.
[[ timeframe ]] futures price quotes as of Thu, Feb 5th, 2026.
Latest price quotes as of [[ snapshotDate ]].
[[ timeframe ]] futures price quotes, based on [[ timeframe ]] data.
Looking for expired contracts? Check out our Live Cattle Historical Prices page.

Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Look to Thursday Following Early Week Strength
Barchart - 1 hour ago

Live cattle futures saw marginal gains of 17 to 60 cents in the front months on Wednesday. Open interest rose 2,822 contracts on the day. The Wednesday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 1,602 head offered, with bids of $237. Cash trade has been slow this week, with last week at $238-240. Feeder cattle futures were up $1.35 to $2.15 on the day. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back down 44 cents to $374.57 on February 3. 

Wholesale Boxed Beef prices were lower in the Wednesday PM report, with the Chc/Sel spread at $5.93. Choice boxes were down $2.69 to $368.02, while Select was $5.14 lower at $362.09. USDA reported federally inspected cattle slaughter at 113,000 head for Wednesday, with the weekly total at 336,000 head. That is 12,000 head above last week but 20,175 head shy of the same week last year. 

Feb 26 Live Cattle  closed at $240.525, up $0.200,

Apr 26 Live Cattle  closed at $241.800, up $0.175,

Jun 26 Live Cattle  closed at $237... Read more

Livestock Futures News

See More
  • Hereford cows on farm, close-up with calves by mineral feeder_ Image by cctm via Shutterstock_
    Cattle Continue Gains on Wednesday

    Barchart Wed Feb 4, 5:02PM CST

    Live cattle futures saw marginal gains of 17 to 60 cents in the front months on Wednesday. The Wednesday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales...

  • Piglets in a pasture by Beatrice Hohl via Pixabay
    Hogs Close Mixed on Wednesday

    Barchart Wed Feb 4, 5:02PM CST

    Lean hog futures saw mixed trade at the Wednesday close, with contracts 55 cents lower to 30 cents higher. USDA’s national base hog price was reported...

  • Pig grazing in a field by Santiago Gonzalez via Pixabay
    Hogs Mixed on Wednesday

    Barchart Wed Feb 4, 12:33PM CST

    Lean hog futures are mixed, with contracts 77 cents lower to 15 cents higher at midday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $86.29 on Wednesday...

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
[[ data.userDate ]]
[[ data.eventTime | date: 'EEE, MMM dd, yyyy h:mm a' ]] [[ zone ]]
Reserve Your Spot