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Live Cattle Jun '25 (LEM25)

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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Closes Lower on Wednesday

Live cattle futures saw losses of 85 cents to $1.15 on Wednesday. There were another 20 deliveries tendered on Wednesday. Cash trade has been slow this week, with a few early sales at $229. The Wednesday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 1,708 head listed and bids of $227 live and $347.50-354 dressed. Feeder cattle futures were down 1.25 to $1.80 across the front months. The CME feeder cattle index from December 16 was up 94 cents from the day prior at $349.79.

Commitment of Traders data in the week ending on 12/2 showed spec funds in live cattle futures and options cutting 10,703 contracts from their net long to 82,208 contracts. Managed money was busy trimming another 2,630 contracts from their net long in the week of December 2 to 13,418 contracts, the smallest since November 2024. 

The December Cattle on Feed report will be released on Friday, with traders looking for November placements to be down 8% from last year and marketings with a 11.3%... 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
$3,630/3,300
First Notice Date
06/09/25
Expiration Date
06/30/25 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Live Cattle Jun '25
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Jun Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Dec 2, 2025

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Commercials - Long / Short
113,523 (+8,566)
175,985 (+990)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
133,079 (-10,417)
59,429 (-2,396)
Producers - Long / Short
51,176 (+5,912)
162,393 (+1,059)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
59,646 (+2,718)
10,891 (-5)
Managed Money - Long / Short
101,314 (-10,659)
19,478 (-1,227)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
31,765 (+242)
39,951 (-1,169)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
215.500 +4.81%
on 06/03/25
229.125 -1.42%
on 06/12/25
+10.400 (+4.83%)
since 05/30/25
3-Month
191.800 +17.77%
on 04/09/25
229.125 -1.42%
on 06/12/25
+21.025 (+10.26%)
since 03/28/25
52-Week
170.250 +32.67%
on 08/21/24
229.125 -1.42%
on 06/12/25
+41.775 (+22.69%)
since 06/28/24

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Barchart Trading Guide

The Barchart Trading Guide is a Sell Signal with a Soft Signal Strength.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 227.842
2nd Resistance Point 227.158
1st Resistance Point 226.517
Last Price 225.875s
1st Support Level 225.192
2nd Support Level 224.508
3rd Support Level 223.867

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52-Week High 229.125
Last Price 225.875s
Fibonacci 61.8% 206.635
Fibonacci 50% 199.688
Fibonacci 38.2% 192.740
52-Week Low 170.250

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