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Live Cattle Dec '24 (LEZ24)

193.850s -0.225 (-0.12%) 12/31/24 [CME]
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Quote Overview for Tue, Dec 31st, 2024
Day Low
193.600
Day High
194.500
Open 194.175
Previous Close 194.075 194.075
Volume 221 221
Open Interest 213 213
Stochastic %K 90.69% 90.69%
Weighted Alpha +8.24 +8.24
5-Day Change +2.875 (+1.51%) +2.875 (+1.51%)
52-Week Range 173.175 - 194.500 173.175 - 194.500
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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
12/09/24
Expiration Date
12/31/24 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Live Cattle Dec '24
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Dec 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
186.900 +3.72%
on 12/05/24
Period Open: 187.975
194.500 -0.33%
on 12/31/24
+5.875 (+3.13%)
since 11/29/24
3-Month
182.600 +6.16%
on 11/15/24
Period Open: 184.800
194.500 -0.33%
on 12/31/24
+9.050 (+4.90%)
since 09/30/24
52-Week
173.175 +11.94%
on 08/21/24
Period Open: 180.675
194.500 -0.33%
on 12/31/24
+13.175 (+7.29%)
since 12/29/23

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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 195.267
2nd Resistance Point 194.883
1st Resistance Point 194.367
Last Price 193.850s
1st Support Level 193.467
2nd Support Level 193.083
3rd Support Level 192.567

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52-Week High 194.500
Last Price 193.850s
Fibonacci 61.8% 186.354
Fibonacci 50% 183.837
Fibonacci 38.2% 181.321
52-Week Low 173.175

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