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Live Cattle Dec '24 (LEZ24)

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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Pulls Back on Monday

Live cattle futures closed out the day with contracts down 30 to 62 cents across the board. There were no new deliveries on Monday for October cattle. Last week there were Southern cash sales of $188 and Northern sales of $188 live and $296 in the beef. 

Feeder cattle futures were down 75 cents to $1.25 on the Monday session. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down 54 cents at $250.26 on October 18. Monday’s OKC feeder cattle auction is estimated to have 8,600 head for sale, which is well above last week and the same week last year. Sales were initially reported steady to down $3 for feeder steers and stead to $2 lower for feeder heifers. Heifer calves were steady, with steer calves down $2-5.

USDA wholesale Boxed Beef prices were higher again in the Monday afternoon report. Choice boxes were up $2.21 to $322.86/cwt, with Select $2.01 higher @ $296.21. The Chc/Select spread widened to $26.65. USDA estimated Monday’s federally inspected cattle slaughter at 120,000 head. That... 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
12/09/24 (48 days)
Expiration Date
12/31/24 (70 days)

Seasonal Chart

Live Cattle Dec '24
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Dec Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Oct 15, 2024

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Commercials - Long / Short
110,888 (+839)
160,099 (+4,252)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
135,289 (+7,238)
63,871 (+580)
Producers - Long / Short
37,908 (-473)
152,618 (+3,392)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
67,561 (+474)
2,062 (+22)
Managed Money - Long / Short
102,955 (+7,891)
14,654 (-2,446)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
32,334 (-653)
49,217 (+3,026)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
182.825 +2.19%
on 09/23/24
188.550 -0.91%
on 10/11/24
+3.625 (+1.98%)
since 09/20/24
3-Month
173.175 +7.88%
on 08/21/24
189.475 -1.40%
on 07/29/24
+2.150 (+1.16%)
since 07/19/24
52-Week
172.250 +8.46%
on 12/07/23
191.625 -2.50%
on 03/14/24
-2.700 (-1.42%)
since 10/20/23

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LEV24 : 187.000s (-0.33%)
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LEG25 : 187.625s (-0.27%)
LEV24 : 187.000s (-0.33%)
LEZ24 : 186.825s (-0.27%)
GFV24 : 247.575s (-0.30%)
GFX24 : 246.600s (-0.40%)
GFF25 : 244.250s (-0.51%)
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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 188.308
2nd Resistance Point 187.892
1st Resistance Point 187.358
Last Price 186.825s
1st Support Level 186.408
2nd Support Level 185.992
3rd Support Level 185.458

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52-Week High 191.625
Last Price 186.825s
Fibonacci 61.8% 184.224
Fibonacci 50% 181.938
Fibonacci 38.2% 179.651
52-Week Low 172.250

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