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Live Cattle Dec '26 (LEZ26)

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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Bounce Higher on Monday

Live cattle futures are closed the session with contracts $2.10 to $3.10 higher on Monday. Cash trade has yet to get kicked of this week with Monday compiling showlists. Last week settled in at $238-240 in the north, with Southern trade at $237-238. Feeder cattle futures rallied $4.57 to $7 on the Monday session. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down another $4.32 on July 17 to $359.71. 

The weekly NASS Crop Progress report showed the US pasture rating at 29% gd/ex, down 1% from the week prior. The Brugler500 index was down 6 points to 271.

Wholesale Boxed Beef prices were quoted higher in the Monday PM report. Choice boxes were $3.29 higher at $370.10, with Select up 16 cents to $355.45. USDA’s Federally inspected cattle slaughter for Monday was 106,000. That is up 1,000 head from the previous Monday and 479 head above the same Monday last year.

Aug 26 Live Cattle  closed at $226.525, up $2.100,

Oct 26 Live Cattle  closed at $223.300, up $2.600,

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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
12/07/26 (139 days)
Expiration Date
12/31/26 (163 days)

Seasonal Chart

Live Cattle Dec '26
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Dec 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
219.700 +1.50%
on 07/20/26
242.000 -7.85%
on 06/22/26
-16.025 (-6.70%)
since 06/18/26
3-Month
219.700 +1.50%
on 07/20/26
245.900 -9.31%
on 05/01/26
-13.625 (-5.76%)
since 04/20/26
52-Week
197.050 +13.17%
on 11/25/25
245.900 -9.31%
on 05/01/26
+16.775 (+8.13%)
since 07/18/25

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Cattle Bounce Higher on Monday

Live cattle futures are closed the session with contracts $2.10 to $3.10 higher on Monday. Cash trade has yet to get kicked of this week with Monday compiling showlists. Last week settled in at $238-240...

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LEV26 : 223.300s (+1.18%)
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HEQ26 : 101.275s (-0.37%)
HEZ26 : 79.075s (+0.38%)
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LEZ26 : 223.000s (+1.12%)
LEV26 : 223.300s (+1.18%)
LEQ26 : 226.525s (+0.94%)
GFU26 : 346.250s (+2.03%)
GFQ26 : 352.000s (+1.75%)
GFV26 : 339.825s (+2.10%)
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HEV26 : 87.725s (-0.26%)
HEQ26 : 101.275s (-0.37%)
HEZ26 : 79.075s (+0.38%)
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GFQ26 : 352.000s (+1.75%)
GFQ26 : 352.000s (+1.75%)
CLQ26 : 84.34 (+1.33%)
HEQ26 : 101.275s (-0.37%)
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Hogs Look to Monday Trade

Lean hog futures posted mostly higher trad on Friday, with contracts up 25 cents to $1.37 at the close. August was up $2.65 last week. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $99.32 Friday afternoon,...

HEV26 : 87.725s (-0.26%)
HEQ26 : 101.275s (-0.37%)
HEZ26 : 79.075s (+0.38%)

Barchart Trading Guide

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

Relative Strength just crossed above 30%. The market has bounced from oversold territory. Beware of a potential mean reversion.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 227.858
2nd Resistance Point 225.567
1st Resistance Point 224.283
Last Price 223.000s
1st Support Level 220.708
2nd Support Level 218.417
3rd Support Level 217.133

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52-Week High 245.900
Fibonacci 61.8% 227.239
Last Price 223.000s
Fibonacci 50% 221.475
Fibonacci 38.2% 215.711
52-Week Low 197.050

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