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Live Cattle Feb '25 (LEG25)

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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Heads Home Mixed on Friday

Live cattle futures closed mixed on Friday, with front months steady to 37 cents lower and deferreds up 10 to 20 cents. October was up $2.475 on the week. Cash trade this week saw sales of $180-182 reported in the South this week, steady to $1 higher from last week, with the North steady to $1 higher at $181-182. Feeder cattle futures closed out the Friday session with contracts down 15 to 62 cents. September managed to head into the weekend with a $7.60 gain since last Friday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back up $1.42 at $243.32 on September 12. 

Spec funds in live cattle futures and options added just 632 contracts to their net long position as of 9/10 to 38,690 contracts. In feeder cattle they added 1,473 contracts to their net long position, at 2,029 contracts by Tuesday

USDA wholesale Boxed Beef prices were lower in the Friday PM report. Choice boxes were down $2.27 at $304.91, with Select $1.47 lower at $294.17. The Chc/Select spread narrowed to $10.74. That wa... 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
$2,695/2,450
First Notice Date
02/10/25 (147 days)
Expiration Date
02/28/25 (165 days)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Sep 10, 2024

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Commercials - Long / Short
106,570 (-2,813)
127,710 (-43)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
96,103 (+968)
63,054 (-1,752)
Producers - Long / Short
41,614 (-1,494)
122,501 (-200)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
61,827 (-1,474)
2,080 (+2)
Managed Money - Long / Short
64,658 (+1,056)
20,336 (-603)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
31,445 (-88)
42,718 (-1,149)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
174.125 +3.14%
on 08/21/24
182.750 -1.72%
on 08/15/24
-1.750 (-0.96%)
since 08/13/24
3-Month
174.125 +3.14%
on 08/21/24
191.350 -6.14%
on 07/05/24
-8.625 (-4.58%)
since 06/13/24
52-Week
174.125 +3.14%
on 08/21/24
199.575 -10.01%
on 09/20/23
-15.800 (-8.09%)
since 09/13/23

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Lean hog futures closed the Friday session with losses of a tick to 45 cent across most contracts. October was down another $1.05 on the week. The national average base hog price was reported at $76.00...

HEV24 : 78.450s (-0.57%)
HEZ24 : 71.300s (-0.35%)
HEG25 : 74.975s (-0.30%)
Cattle Heads Home Mixed on Friday

Live cattle futures closed mixed on Friday, with front months steady to 37 cents lower and deferreds up 10 to 20 cents. October was up $2.475 on the week. Cash trade this week saw sales of $180-182 reported...

LEV24 : 177.650s (-0.21%)
LEZ24 : 178.500s (-0.06%)
LEG25 : 179.600s (unch)
GFU24 : 241.900s (-0.06%)
GFV24 : 239.125s (-0.26%)
GFX24 : 235.200s (-0.12%)
Shootin' the Bull about a lull in the cash markets

As expected, this week's trading did very little in providing a direction, and more so just narrowed basis.  I expect a great deal more of this as seemingly cash markets are in a lull.

Hogs Slipping Lower on Thursday

Lean hog futures are trading with Friday losses of 20 to 35 cents at midday. The national average base hog price was reported at $75.94 on Friday morning, down 78 cents from the previous day. The CME Lean...

HEV24 : 78.450s (-0.57%)
HEZ24 : 71.300s (-0.35%)
HEG25 : 74.975s (-0.30%)
Cattle Slipping Lower on Friday

Live cattle futures are fading off the Thursday strength, with Friday losses of 50 to 90 cents. Cash trade has shown sales of $180-182 reported in the South this week, steady to $1 higher from last week,...

LEV24 : 177.650s (-0.21%)
LEZ24 : 178.500s (-0.06%)
LEG25 : 179.600s (unch)
GFU24 : 241.900s (-0.06%)
GFV24 : 239.125s (-0.26%)
GFX24 : 235.200s (-0.12%)

Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 182.142
2nd Resistance Point 181.333
1st Resistance Point 180.467
Last Price 179.600s
1st Support Level 178.792
2nd Support Level 177.983
3rd Support Level 177.117

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52-Week High 199.575
Fibonacci 61.8% 189.853
Fibonacci 50% 186.850
Fibonacci 38.2% 183.847
Last Price 179.600s
52-Week Low 174.125

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