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Live Cattle Oct '17 (LEV17)

120.500s +0.925 (+0.77%) 10/31/17 [CME]
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Quote Overview for Tue, Oct 31st, 2017
Day Low
118.525
Day High
121.000
Open 119.800
Previous Close 119.575 119.575
Volume 198 198
Open Interest 121 121
Stochastic %K 95.42% 95.42%
Weighted Alpha +25.49 +25.49
5-Day Change +6.875 (+6.05%) +6.875 (+6.05%)
52-Week Range 93.800 - 122.850 93.800 - 122.850
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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
10/09/17
Expiration Date
10/31/17 (expired)

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Live Cattle Oct '17
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Oct 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
107.400 +12.20%
on 10/03/17
Period Open: 109.100
121.000 -0.41%
on 10/31/17
+11.400 (+10.45%)
since 09/29/17
3-Month
104.200 +15.64%
on 08/31/17
Period Open: 112.425
121.000 -0.41%
on 10/31/17
+8.075 (+7.18%)
since 07/28/17
52-Week
93.800 +28.46%
on 11/07/16
Period Open: 95.325
122.850 -1.91%
on 06/06/17
+25.175 (+26.41%)
since 10/28/16

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GCQ25 : 3,382.0 (+0.54%)
SIU25 : 39.430 (+1.22%)
^USDJPY : 147.231 (-0.13%)
^EURUSD : 1.16901 (unch)
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DXY00 : 97.843 (-0.01%)
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DXY00 : 97.843 (-0.01%)
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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 122.483
1st Resistance Point 121.492
Last Price 120.500s
1st Support Level 119.017
2nd Support Level 117.533
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 122.850
Last Price 120.500s
Fibonacci 61.8% 111.753
Fibonacci 50% 108.325
Fibonacci 38.2% 104.897
52-Week Low 93.800

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