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Live Cattle Apr '25 (LEJ25)

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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Extend Losses on Thursday

Live cattle futures closed Thursday with losses of $1.12 to $2. Thursday morning’s Fed Cattle Exchange online auction from Central Stockyards showed no sales on the 1,174 head listed. Bids ranged from $186-190 live. Outside of that, bids have been reported at $190, with a few sales there as well.

Feeder cattle posted losses of $1.27 to $2.10 at the close. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up another 61 cents from the day prior at $260.47 on December 4. 

Weekly Export Sales data showed just 138 MT of beef sold for 2024 export, with 13,706 MT sold for 2025 in the week of 11/28. South Korea was the largest buyer of 2025 at 7,000 MT, with 3,000 MT sold to Japan. Shipments totaled 14,383 MT in that week, a 4-week low. The largest destination was South Korea at 3,900 MT, with 3,400 MT headed to Japan.

Monthly trade data from Census was released this morning, with October beef exports tallied at 241.1 million lbs when converted to a carcass basis, slightly below the same mo... 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
$2,420/2,200
First Notice Date
04/07/25 (122 days)
Expiration Date
04/30/25 (145 days)

Seasonal Chart

Live Cattle Apr '25
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Apr Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Nov 26, 2024

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Commercials - Long / Short
114,156 (-447)
184,359 (+6,666)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
159,852 (+6,988)
66,103 (-1,574)
Producers - Long / Short
43,991 (+264)
172,739 (+4,275)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
60,561 (-3,081)
2,016 (+21)
Managed Money - Long / Short
129,676 (+5,113)
11,326 (-1,384)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
30,176 (+1,875)
54,777 (-190)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
185.650 +1.56%
on 11/11/24
192.000 -1.80%
on 11/25/24
+1.550 (+0.83%)
since 11/05/24
3-Month
176.100 +7.07%
on 09/09/24
192.000 -1.80%
on 11/25/24
+9.700 (+5.42%)
since 09/05/24
52-Week
175.525 +7.42%
on 08/21/24
196.400 -4.00%
on 03/14/24
+6.450 (+3.54%)
since 12/05/23

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Lean hog futures closed out the Thursday session on a mixed note, with December down 7 cents and other contracts steady to 22 cents higher. The national average base hog negotiated price was not at $85.34...

HEZ24 : 82.425s (-0.09%)
HEG25 : 86.350s (unch)
HEJ25 : 91.150s (+0.16%)
Cattle Extend Losses on Thursday

Live cattle futures closed Thursday with losses of $1.12 to $2. Thursday morning’s Fed Cattle Exchange online auction from Central Stockyards showed no sales on the 1,174 head listed. Bids ranged from...

LEJ25 : 188.550s (-1.02%)
LEZ24 : 186.975s (-0.74%)
LEG25 : 186.325s (-1.06%)
GFF25 : 254.925s (-0.79%)
GFH25 : 253.600s (-0.82%)
GFJ25 : 254.625s (-0.81%)
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Hogs Posting Midday Gains

Lean hog futures are up 5 to 50 cents so far on Thursday. The national average base hog negotiated price was not reported on Thursday morning due to light volume. The CME Lean Hog Index was reported at...

HEZ24 : 82.425s (-0.09%)
HEG25 : 86.350s (unch)
HEJ25 : 91.150s (+0.16%)
Cattle Extending Losses into Thursday

Live cattle futures are trading with $1.22 to $1.87 losses on Thursday’s midday. Thursday morning’s Fed Cattle Exchange online auction from Central Stockyards showed no sales on the 1,174 head listed....

LEJ25 : 188.550s (-1.02%)
LEZ24 : 186.975s (-0.74%)
LEG25 : 186.325s (-1.06%)
GFF25 : 254.925s (-0.79%)
GFH25 : 253.600s (-0.82%)
GFJ25 : 254.625s (-0.81%)
Hogs See Weaker Trade on Wednesday

Lean hog futures settled the Wednesday trade with 75 cent to $1.50 losses. The national average base hog negotiated price was reported at $87.62 on Wednesday afternoon, up 73 cents from the day prior....

HEZ24 : 82.425s (-0.09%)
HEG25 : 86.350s (unch)
HEJ25 : 91.150s (+0.16%)
Cattle Fall Lower on Wednesday

Live cattle futures ended the midweek session with contracts down 10 to 75 cents. Wednesday morning’s Fed Cattle Exchange online auction from Central Stockyards showed sales on one lot of the 1,322 head...

LEJ25 : 188.550s (-1.02%)
LEZ24 : 186.975s (-0.74%)
LEG25 : 186.325s (-1.06%)
GFF25 : 254.925s (-0.79%)
GFH25 : 253.600s (-0.82%)
GFJ25 : 254.625s (-0.81%)
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Barchart Trading Guide

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 192.283
2nd Resistance Point 191.517
1st Resistance Point 190.033
Last Price 188.550s
1st Support Level 187.783
2nd Support Level 187.017
3rd Support Level 185.533

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52-Week High 196.400
Last Price 188.550s
Fibonacci 61.8% 188.426
Fibonacci 50% 185.962
Fibonacci 38.2% 183.499
52-Week Low 175.525

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