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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Mixed on Friday

Live cattle futures are gaining steam from the cash market, with February up $1.10 at midday. April is up 7 cents with other contracts lower. Cash trade has came in a $238-240 live across the country and $375-378 dressed. The Friday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed sales of $240-241 live on 719 head, with dressed trade at 375 on 36 head of the 1,510 head listed. Feeder cattle futures are falling $3.95 to $4.35 so far on Friday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back up $2.70 to $366.69 on January 28.

Thursday afternoon’s update from APHIS showed 4 new cases of new world screwworm in Tamaulipas and 1 new case on San Luis Potosi, taking the total active cases in those Mexican states to 13.

The annual Cattle Inventory report from USDA will be released later today, with traders looking for all cattle an calves down 0.3% from last year.  Beef cows are seen up 0.4%, with replacement heifers up 1.7% yr/yr.

Wholesale Boxed Beef prices were mixed in the Frida... Read more

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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
229.000 +2.75%
on 01/02/26
235.290 unch
on 01/29/26
+6.290 (+2.75%)
since 12/29/25
3-Month
215.000 +9.44%
on 12/05/25
238.000 -1.14%
on 10/31/25
-2.710 (-1.14%)
since 10/29/25
52-Week
197.000 +19.44%
on 03/14/25
242.000 -2.77%
on 09/12/25
+34.290 (+17.06%)
since 01/29/25

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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 235.290
2nd Resistance Point 235.290
1st Resistance Point 235.290
Last Price 235.290s
1st Support Level 235.290
2nd Support Level 235.290
3rd Support Level 235.290

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52-Week High 242.000
Last Price 235.290s
Fibonacci 61.8% 224.810
Fibonacci 50% 219.500
Fibonacci 38.2% 214.190
52-Week Low 197.000

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