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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Slip into the Lock Weekend, with Placements Coming in Below Estimates

Live cattle futures posted Thursday losses of 82 cents to $2.22 at the close, with August holding for gains of $5.45 this week. The Thursday Fed Cattle online auction showed no sales on the 1,466 head offered, with bids at $254. Cash trade has been slow this week, with bids reported at $353-354 on Thursday. Feeder cattle futures were down 30 cents to $1.10 on Friday, as August was still $9.17 higher this week. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up $3.04 on June 17 to $367.06. The market will be closed on Friday in observance of Juneteenth.

USDA Cattle on Feed data from this afternoon showed May placements down 9.7% from a year ago and below estimate calling for a 5.5% drop from a year ago. Marketings were down 11.77% compared to 2025 at 1.551 million head. June 1 on feed inventory was 2.09% larger than the same period last year at 11.682 million head.

The weekly Export Sales report showed 10,449 MT of beef sold for 2026 in the week ending on June 11, nearly half of what was... Read more

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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
256.000 unch
on 06/18/26
260.000 -1.54%
on 05/29/26
-4.000 (-1.54%)
since 05/18/26
3-Month
235.000 +8.94%
on 03/27/26
260.000 -1.54%
on 05/29/26
+16.000 (+6.67%)
since 03/18/26
52-Week
215.000 +19.07%
on 12/05/25
260.000 -1.54%
on 05/29/26
+23.000 (+9.87%)
since 06/18/25

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ZCZ26 : 444-0s (unch)
GCQ26 : 4,172.9 (-1.72%)
ZSN26 : 1122-6s (unch)
LEQ26 : 246.625s (unch)
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ZWN26 : 605-6s (unch)
SIN26 : 64.910 (-2.12%)
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Lean hog futures were 5 to 27 cents higher in the front months on Thursday, with December and beyond, down 12 to 32 cents. July was still down $2.42 this week. USDA’s national base hog price was reported...

HEQ26 : 96.725s (unch)
HEN26 : 95.025s (unch)
HEV26 : 81.325s (unch)
Cattle Slip into the Lock Weekend, with Placements Coming in Below Estimates

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LEV26 : 239.975s (unch)
LEQ26 : 246.625s (unch)
LEM26 : 254.800s (unch)
GFU26 : 364.675s (unch)
GFQ26 : 366.600s (unch)
GFV26 : 361.750s (unch)
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Shootin' the Bull about a lot of cattle on feed

On feed came out as expected with 102% on feed (11.7 million head) 90% placed and 88% marketed.

Cattle on Feed

Cattle on Feed - 2026-06-18

GFQ26 : 366.600s (unch)
LEQ26 : 246.625s (unch)
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HEQ26 : 96.725s (unch)
HEN26 : 95.025s (unch)
HEV26 : 81.325s (unch)

Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 256.000
2nd Resistance Point 256.000
1st Resistance Point 256.000
Last Price 256.000s
1st Support Level 256.000
2nd Support Level 256.000
3rd Support Level 256.000

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52-Week High 260.000
Last Price 256.000s
Fibonacci 61.8% 242.810
Fibonacci 50% 237.500
Fibonacci 38.2% 232.190
52-Week Low 215.000

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