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Live Cattle Apr '24 (LEJ24)

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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Rally in Unison with Boxed Beef

Live cattle posted Thursday gains of a nickel to 92 cents, as boxed beef price continue to rally ahead of Memorial Day. Cash action has been quiet this week, with USDA reporting a few in the WCB at $186-190 on Thursday. The Central Stockyards Fed Cattle Exchange saw no bids or sales on the 1,352 head listed this morning, with asks in the $185-186 range. Feeders settled the Thursday session with contracts up 95 cents to $1.70.  The CME Feeder Cattle index was up 54 cents on May 15 to $242.33.

Weekly Export Sales data showed 15,132 MT of beef sold in the week ending on May 9, up 22.66% from the previous week. Shipments were tallied at a total of 15,589 MT in that week, a wk/wk decline of 4.01%.

USDA’s Wholesale Boxed Beef prices continued to shoot higher in the Thursday afternoon report. Choice boxes were up another $3.38 at $310.15, with Select $2.20 higher to $296.51. That raised the Chc/Sel spread to $13.64. USDA estimated federally inspected cattle slaughter at 124,000... 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
04/08/24
Expiration Date
04/30/24 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of May 7, 2024

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Commercials - Long / Short
98,469 (+740)
135,793 (-24)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
96,844 (-2,821)
53,369 (-2,493)
Producers - Long / Short
40,839 (+1,898)
127,718 (-1,234)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
53,922 (-1,451)
4,367 (+917)
Managed Money - Long / Short
61,698 (-1,678)
20,944 (-2,959)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
35,146 (-1,143)
32,425 (+466)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
176.500 +4.82%
on 04/12/24
186.000 -0.54%
on 04/30/24
unch (unch)
since 03/28/24
3-Month
176.500 +4.82%
on 04/12/24
190.275 -2.77%
on 03/14/24
+3.250 (+1.79%)
since 01/30/24
52-Week
165.400 +11.85%
on 12/06/23
199.825 -7.42%
on 09/15/23
+6.300 (+3.53%)
since 04/28/23

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GFQ24 : 257.350s (+0.58%)
GFU24 : 258.400s (+0.56%)
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LEM24 : 179.025s (+0.43%)
LEQ24 : 177.375s (+0.48%)
LEV24 : 180.625s (+0.51%)
GFK24 : 244.850s (+0.70%)
GFQ24 : 257.350s (+0.58%)
GFU24 : 258.400s (+0.56%)
Hogs Ready to Kick Off Thursday Trade

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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 186.667
2nd Resistance Point 186.333
1st Resistance Point 185.667
Last Price 185.000s
1st Support Level 184.667
2nd Support Level 184.333
3rd Support Level 183.667

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52-Week High 199.825
Fibonacci 61.8% 186.675
Last Price 185.000s
Fibonacci 50% 182.612
Fibonacci 38.2% 178.550
52-Week Low 165.400

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