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Live Cattle Cash (LEY00)
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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Turned Around for Mostly Higher Close

The live cattle futures market reversed course and ended Friday mostly higher. June and August futures ended in the red by 55 and 40 cents respectively, while the deferred months closed up by 10 to 15 cents. For the week’s move, June cattle were $1.80 in the black, while August was $1.05 lower. Feeders also firmed up for the close, going home UNCH to 35 cents higher. Cash trade this week was $188-$194 in the North, and near $186 in the South. The CME Feeder Cattle Index for 6/7 was $222.20 after another $2.92 increase. 

Weekly CoT data confirmed live cattle spec traders were closing shorts and adding new longs during the week that ended 6/6. That extended their net long to 114,637 contracts. Managed money was 18,070 contracts net long in feeder cattle after a week of light net new buying. 

USDA’s monthly update for quarterly beef production increased 2023 by 165m lbs, up by 55 for Q2, Q3 +65, Q4 +45. The Q1 for 2024 was also raised by 40m lbs. USDA now projects 27.086b l... Read more

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
170.000 +11.76%
on 05/24/23
190.000 unch
on 06/08/23
+18.000 (+10.47%)
since 05/08/23
3-Month
163.000 +16.56%
on 03/30/23
190.000 unch
on 06/08/23
+25.000 (+15.15%)
since 03/08/23
52-Week
135.000 +40.74%
on 08/11/22
190.000 unch
on 06/08/23
+54.000 (+39.71%)
since 06/08/22

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Cattle Turned Around for Mostly Higher Close

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LEM23 : 178.225s (-0.31%)
LEQ23 : 171.850s (-0.23%)
LEV23 : 174.800s (+0.06%)
LEY00 : 190.000s (unch)
GFQ23 : 239.000s (+0.15%)
GFU23 : 241.700s (+0.09%)
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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 190.000
2nd Resistance Point 190.000
1st Resistance Point 190.000
Last Price 190.000s
1st Support Level 190.000
2nd Support Level 190.000
3rd Support Level 190.000

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52-Week High 190.000
Last Price 190.000s
Fibonacci 61.8% 168.990
Fibonacci 50% 162.500
Fibonacci 38.2% 156.010
52-Week Low 135.000

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