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Live Cattle Pit Apr '23 (LCJ23)
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Live Cattle (Pit) Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Settle Mixed on Friday

Live cattle futures bounced into the weekend, though feeder futures stayed under pressure from the grain rally. At the bell the front month fats were 40 to 85 cents higher, with left April at a 67 cent gain for the week. April feeders stayed 15 cents higher for the week, but closed 20 cents lower on Friday. The week’s cash cattle trade was heaviest on Wednesday from $162 to $166, with the bulk of action near $163 in the South and $165 in the WCB. CME’s 3/23 Feeder Cattle Index was up by $1.07 to $188.85. 

Weekly Commitment of Traders data showed a massive long liquidation from the live cattle spec traders during the week that ended 3/21. That reduced their net long by 28.8k contracts (the largest single week bear move on record) to 63,749. Feeder cattle spec traders were 7,141 contracts net long as of 3/21. That was a 3,227 contract weaker net long for the week. 

China is set to lift the import ban on Brazilian beef put in place following BSE’s discovery in late February... Read more

Contract Specifications

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Contract
Live Cattle [Pit]
Contract Size
40,000 pounds
Tick Size
0.00025 per pound ($10.00 per contract)
Trading Hours
8:30a.m. - 1:02p.m. CST
Exchange
CME
Point Value
$400
Expiration Date
04/28/23 (34 days)

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Live Cattle Pit Apr '23
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
161.550 +0.90%
on 03/15/23
166.100 -1.87%
on 03/06/23
-2.375 (-1.44%)
since 02/24/23
3-Month
159.125 +2.44%
on 01/19/23
166.100 -1.87%
on 03/06/23
+1.175 (+0.73%)
since 12/23/22
52-Week
151.250 +7.77%
on 05/31/22
166.100 -1.87%
on 03/06/23
+7.975 (+5.14%)
since 03/24/22

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Barchart Trading Guide

The Barchart Trading Guide is a Sell Signal with a Maximum Signal Strength.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 163.000
2nd Resistance Point 163.000
1st Resistance Point 163.000
Last Price 163.000s
1st Support Level 163.000
2nd Support Level 163.000
3rd Support Level 163.000

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52-Week High 166.100
Last Price 163.000s
Fibonacci 61.8% 160.427
Fibonacci 50% 158.675
Fibonacci 38.2% 156.923
52-Week Low 151.250

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