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Live Cattle Aug '24 (LEQ24)

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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Falling on Monday

Live cattle futures are kicking off Monday with losses of $2.47 to $3.12. Cash trade from last week started at $250-252 across the country and worked up to $256-257. Feeder cattle futures are falling $6.07 to $7.50 at midday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up $1.56 to $374.03 on April 30. The weekly OKC feeder cattle auction has an estimated 7,000 head for sale.

Managed money increased their net long in live cattle futures and options by 1,796 contracts in the week ending on April 28, taking it to 136,591 contracts. In feeder cattle futures/options spec funds cut back 1,676 contracts from their net long to 17,089 contracts.

Wholesale Boxed Beef prices were higher in the Monday morning report, with the Chc/Sel at $2.77. Choice boxes were up $2.54 to $390.65, while Select was $1.83 higher at $388.88. USDA estimated federally inspected cattle slaughter for last week at 534,000 head. That is up 5,000 head from last week and 28,668 head below the same week last year.  

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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
08/05/24
Expiration Date
08/30/24 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Live Cattle Aug '24
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Aug Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Apr 28, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
101,257 (+4,811)
187,736 (+5,178)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
157,509 (+989)
57,171 (+3,124)
Producers - Long / Short
32,748 (+4,496)
179,912 (+4,729)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
67,454 (+564)
6,769 (+698)
Managed Money - Long / Short
143,609 (+746)
12,049 (+2,002)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
13,900 (+243)
45,122 (+1,122)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
179.800 +3.36%
on 08/05/24
187.500 -0.88%
on 08/01/24
-1.850 (-0.99%)
since 07/30/24
3-Month
175.800 +5.72%
on 06/06/24
189.325 -1.84%
on 07/26/24
+6.075 (+3.38%)
since 05/30/24
52-Week
163.625 +13.58%
on 12/06/23
192.450 -3.43%
on 09/15/23
-0.175 (-0.09%)
since 08/29/23

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LEQ26 : 246.175s (-0.67%)
LEM26 : 251.750s (-0.49%)
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GFU26 : 364.800s (-1.59%)
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HEM26 : 99.750s (-1.51%)
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HEN26 : 101.825s (-1.50%)
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LEV26 : 240.450s (-0.82%)
LEQ26 : 246.175s (-0.67%)
LEM26 : 251.750s (-0.49%)
GFQ26 : 366.600s (-1.50%)
GFK26 : 366.600s (-1.29%)
GFU26 : 364.800s (-1.59%)
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Fats and Oils

Fats and Oils - 2026-05-01

RSN26 : 758.80s (+0.33%)
KGN26 : 0.8292 (-1.51%)
ZCN26 : 485-6s (+1.15%)
ZSDAUS-BIW.CM : 4,506,573 (unch)
XSN26 : 3,674s (+0.33%)
CTN26 : 82.92s (-1.51%)
KON26 : 4,663 (+0.89%)
XUU26 : 3,024s (+0.23%)
XTN26 : 4,947s (+0.02%)
XVN26 : 2,423s (-0.25%)
XXU26 : 8,597s (+0.55%)
ZSBAUS.CM : -0.6762 (-1.67%)

Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 186.467
2nd Resistance Point 186.183
1st Resistance Point 186.017
Last Price 185.850s
1st Support Level 185.567
2nd Support Level 185.283
3rd Support Level 185.117

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52-Week High 192.450
Last Price 185.850s
Fibonacci 61.8% 181.439
Fibonacci 50% 178.038
Fibonacci 38.2% 174.636
52-Week Low 163.625

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