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Live Cattle Dec '23 (LEZ23)
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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Close Week Lower

Fat cattle’s triple digit losses flipped the board to net red for the week’s move. Feb closed Friday down by $2.70, and was #$1.85 weaker wk/wk. Cash trade for the week was mostly $174-$175, UNCH to $1-2 weaker for the week. 

Feeder cattle prices were down by over 2% on the last trade day of the week. Jan closed with a net $5.25 loss on Friday’s session, leaving the weekly chart on a $4.90 loss. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was $1.12 stronger for 11/30 at $225.89. 

USDA quoted the Wholesale Boxed Beef prices at $297.46 for Choice ($5.92.98 cwt. for ribs) and $265.49 for Select (ribs @ $466.27 cwt.). That was down by $1.56 for Choice and up by 74 cents for Select for a $31.97 Chc/Sel spread. USDA reported the week’s beef production was 529.7 million lbs on a 635k head harvest. That was down 3.8% from last year, as the YTD total trails 2022 by 5.3% on output and 4.7% on slaughter.    

Dec 23 Cattle  are at $170.150, down $0.725,

Feb 24 Cattle  are at $170.550, d... 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
12/04/23 (2 days)
Expiration Date
12/29/23 (27 days)

Seasonal Chart

Live Cattle Dec '23
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Dec Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Nov 28, 2023

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Commercials - Long / Short
105,202 (-3,782)
141,529 (-3,372)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
78,406 (-804)
38,549 (-2,005)
Producers - Long / Short
47,507 (-2,406)
138,418 (-2,724)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
55,443 (-650)
859 (+78)
Managed Money - Long / Short
50,990 (-1,526)
18,299 (+953)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
27,416 (+722)
20,250 (-2,958)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
168.425 +0.50%
on 11/27/23
184.975 -8.49%
on 11/03/23
-14.350 (-7.81%)
since 11/01/23
3-Month
168.425 +0.50%
on 11/27/23
192.050 -11.86%
on 09/19/23
-14.900 (-8.09%)
since 09/01/23
52-Week
162.150 +4.39%
on 12/07/22
192.050 -11.86%
on 09/19/23
+5.625 (+3.44%)
since 12/01/22

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HEG24 : 70.100s (-1.92%)
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Cattle Close Week Lower

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LEZ23 : 169.275s (-0.94%)
LEG24 : 169.125s (-1.57%)
LEJ24 : 171.625s (-1.61%)
LEY00 : 175.000s (unch)
GFF24 : 214.425s (-2.51%)
GFH24 : 217.225s (-2.40%)
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HEZ23 : 68.600s (-0.25%)
HEG24 : 70.100s (-1.92%)
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Cattle Down again for Friday

Front month live cattle prices are currently $0.90 to $1.52 in the red. The final print of the month left the Feb cattle contract down by a net $12.80 for November, following October’s $7.87 loss. USDA...

LEZ23 : 169.275s (-0.94%)
LEG24 : 169.125s (-1.57%)
LEJ24 : 171.625s (-1.61%)
LEY00 : 175.000s (unch)
GFF24 : 214.425s (-2.51%)
GFH24 : 217.225s (-2.40%)
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Cattle Finished November with $12.80 Loss

The final print of the month left the Feb cattle contract down by a net $12.80, following October’s $7.87 loss. The Thursday session itself also flipped the week’s net move back to red after live cattle...

LEZ23 : 169.275s (-0.94%)
LEG24 : 169.125s (-1.57%)
LEJ24 : 171.625s (-1.61%)
GFF24 : 214.425s (-2.51%)
GFH24 : 217.225s (-2.40%)

Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 173.142
2nd Resistance Point 172.258
1st Resistance Point 170.767
Last Price 169.275s
1st Support Level 168.392
2nd Support Level 167.508
3rd Support Level 166.017

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52-Week High 192.050
Fibonacci 61.8% 180.628
Fibonacci 50% 177.100
Fibonacci 38.2% 173.572
Last Price 169.275s
52-Week Low 162.150

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