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Live Cattle Jun '25 (LEM25)

225.875s +1.125 (+0.50%) 06/30/25 [CME]
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Quote Overview for Mon, Jun 30th, 2025
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Day Low
225.150
Day High
226.475
Open 225.300
Previous Close 224.750 224.750
Volume 496 496
Open Interest 475 475
Stochastic %K 39.56% 39.56%
Weighted Alpha +26.91 +26.91
5-Day Change +3.575 (+1.61%) +3.575 (+1.61%)
52-Week Range 170.250 - 229.125 170.250 - 229.125
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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Rally to Close Out the Week

Live cattle futures found some strength on Friday with higher cash movement, as contracts were up $2.30 to $3. August was up $8.15 this week. Cash trade picked up to $228-$230 on Friday, in the South, up $4-5. Northern Action was $240, $8-10 higher wk/wk. Feeder cattle posted Friday gains of $4 to $4.20, with August up $15.82 this week. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up $1.53 to $323.37 on July 10.

Managed money trimmed their large net long position in live cattle futures and options by 1,039 contracts to a total of 128,423 contracts as of July 8th. In feeder cattle, spec traders continued to add to their record net long position, at 37,493 contracts as of Tuesday, An increase of 3,607 contracts on the week

The monthly WASDE update showed a 170 million lb drop for expected 2025 beef production on a smaller quarter 2 through quarter 4 production, leaving the full year estimate at 26.188 billion lbs. Production for 2026 was projected up 540 million lbs from last month to... 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
06/09/25
Expiration Date
06/30/25 (expired)

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jul 8, 2025

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Commercials - Long / Short
119,418 (+3,164)
198,334 (-2,291)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
187,710 (+2,829)
86,388 (+5,615)
Producers - Long / Short
61,972 (+3,265)
188,055 (-1,361)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
51,809 (+812)
4,642 (-17)
Managed Money - Long / Short
153,191 (+2,800)
29,427 (+2,195)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
34,519 (+29)
56,961 (+3,420)
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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
Period Open: 215.475
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
Period Open: 204.850
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
Period Open: 184.100
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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