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Live Cattle Jun '25 (LEM25)

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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Firms Up on Thursday

Live cattle futures posted gains of 77 cent to $1.125 at the close, with August 7 cents lower. Cash trade has picked up a few at $355-360 dressed and $226. The Thursday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 1,520 head offered, with bids of $223 to 225. Feeder cattle futures were down $1.55 to $2.12 higher across the board. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down another 51 cents on August 19 to $341.85. 

Export Sales data from USDA showed beef sales for 2026 at 9,299 MT for the week ending on 8/13. That was a 5-week low. Mexico was the buyer of 1,600 MT, with 1,400 MT to South Korea. Shipments were tallied at 12,646 MT, which was a 6-week high. South Korea was the destination of 3,600 MT, with 3,200 MT headed to Japan.

Cattle on Feed data will be released on Friday, with traders looking for July placements down 6.7% and marketings down 7.2% from a year ago. August 1 on feed data is seen up 2.4%. \

Wholesale Boxed Beef prices were lower in t... 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
$3,520/3,200
First Notice Date
06/09/25
Expiration Date
06/30/25 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Aug 11, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
105,162 (-7,726)
140,323 (-8,304)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
94,599 (-3,040)
50,587 (-3,464)
Producers - Long / Short
36,238 (-6,288)
134,768 (-4,667)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
68,068 (-346)
4,699 (-2,545)
Managed Money - Long / Short
82,466 (-772)
16,517 (-1,755)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
12,133 (-2,268)
34,070 (-1,709)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
215.500 +4.81%
on 06/03/25
229.125 -1.42%
on 06/12/25
+10.400 (+4.83%)
since 05/30/25
3-Month
191.800 +17.77%
on 04/09/25
229.125 -1.42%
on 06/12/25
+21.025 (+10.26%)
since 03/28/25
52-Week
170.250 +32.67%
on 08/21/24
229.125 -1.42%
on 06/12/25
+41.775 (+22.69%)
since 06/28/24

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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 227.842
2nd Resistance Point 227.158
1st Resistance Point 226.517
Last Price 225.875s
1st Support Level 225.192
2nd Support Level 224.508
3rd Support Level 223.867

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52-Week High 229.125
Last Price 225.875s
Fibonacci 61.8% 206.635
Fibonacci 50% 199.688
Fibonacci 38.2% 192.740
52-Week Low 170.250

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