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Live Cattle Aug '26 (LEQ26)

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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Finding Some Buyers on Monday with Beef Bouncing at Midday

Live cattle futures are up $1.50 to $2.12 so far at Monday’s midday. Cash trade settled in at $238-240 in the north last week, with Southern trade at $237-238. Feeder cattle futures are $3.87 to $4.75 higher across the front months at midday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down another $1.49 on July 16 to $364.03. 

The Friday Commitment of Traders report showed managed money cutting back another 16,997 contracts from their net long in live cattle futures and options to 96,324 contracts as of Tuesday. In feeder cattle futures and options spec funds were busy slashing another 3,810 contracts from the net long as of July 14 to 9,880 contracts.

Wholesale Boxed Beef prices were quoted higher in the Monday AM report. Choice boxes were $2.51 higher at $369.32, with Select up 76 cents to $356.05. USDA’s Federally inspected cattle slaughter for the week totaled 525,000 head through Saturday. That is down 4,000 head from the previous week and 42,470 head below the same week last... 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
08/10/26 (21 days)
Expiration Date
08/31/26 (42 days)

Seasonal Chart

Live Cattle Aug '26
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Aug Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jul 14, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
104,345 (+8,106)
165,669 (-1,463)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
122,352 (-16,310)
52,647 (-4,347)
Producers - Long / Short
36,080 (+7,654)
157,341 (-490)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
66,211 (+644)
6,274 (-781)
Managed Money - Long / Short
109,102 (-15,752)
10,967 (+1,021)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
13,250 (-558)
41,680 (-5,368)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
223.675 +1.27%
on 07/20/26
250.000 -9.39%
on 06/22/26
-20.100 (-8.15%)
since 06/18/26
3-Month
223.675 +1.27%
on 07/20/26
251.650 -9.98%
on 05/01/26
-15.075 (-6.24%)
since 04/20/26
52-Week
197.525 +14.68%
on 11/25/25
251.650 -9.98%
on 05/01/26
+18.100 (+8.68%)
since 07/18/25

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 230.867
2nd Resistance Point 228.858
1st Resistance Point 227.692
Last Price 226.525s
1st Support Level 224.517
2nd Support Level 222.508
3rd Support Level 221.342

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52-Week High 251.650
Fibonacci 61.8% 230.974
Last Price 226.525s
Fibonacci 50% 224.587
Fibonacci 38.2% 218.201
52-Week Low 197.525

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