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Live Cattle Oct '24 (LEV24)

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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Look to Thursday After Wednesday Pullback

Live cattle futures saw losses of 85 cents to $1.15 on Wednesday. Open interest was up 2,348 contracts. 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... 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
10/07/24
Expiration Date
10/31/24 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Live Cattle Oct '24
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Oct 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
183.600 +5.12%
on 10/01/24
193.000 unch
on 10/31/24
+9.225 (+5.02%)
since 09/30/24
3-Month
173.725 +11.10%
on 08/21/24
193.000 unch
on 10/31/24
+5.550 (+2.96%)
since 07/30/24
52-Week
168.500 +14.54%
on 12/07/23
193.000 unch
on 10/31/24
+9.425 (+5.13%)
since 10/30/23

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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 203.700
2nd Resistance Point 198.350
1st Resistance Point 195.675
Last Price 193.000s
1st Support Level 187.650
2nd Support Level 182.300
3rd Support Level 179.625

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52-Week High 193.000
Last Price 193.000s
Fibonacci 61.8% 183.641
Fibonacci 50% 180.750
Fibonacci 38.2% 177.859
52-Week Low 168.500

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