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Live Cattle Jun '17 (LEM17)

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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Pops with Help from Higher Cash Trade

Live cattle futures ended Thursday with contracts rallying off of early weakness, up 15 cents to $1.05. This morning’s Central Stockyards FCE online auction showed no sales on the 1,100 head. Bids ranged from $179-182, as reserve prices, or asks were $184 across the board. Cash trade so far this week has been slow, with a few sale of $184-185 starting in the South today and Northern bids of $185. Feeder cattle futures were up anywhere from a tick to 92 cents on Thursday as September rolled off the board. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back down 10 cents at $244.30 on September 25. 

Cold Storage data showed August 31 beef stocks at 395.186 million lbs. That was slightly below the same time last year, while also being a 10-year low, and was a 1.83% drop from the end of July.

Export Sales data showed beef sales at just 10,061 MT in the week that ended on 9/19, a 7-week low. The largest buyer was China, with purchases of 2,100 MT, as Japan bought 1,700 MT. Export shipments... 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
06/05/17
Expiration Date
06/30/17 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Live Cattle Jun '17
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Jun Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Sep 17, 2024

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Commercials - Long / Short
107,831 (+1,261)
125,807 (-1,903)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
96,606 (+503)
66,108 (+3,054)
Producers - Long / Short
39,905 (-1,709)
118,476 (-4,025)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
62,687 (+860)
2,092 (+12)
Managed Money - Long / Short
64,491 (-167)
20,714 (+378)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
32,115 (+670)
45,394 (+2,676)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
118.000 +0.93%
on 06/22/17
134.225 -11.27%
on 06/06/17
-3.875 (-3.15%)
since 05/30/17
3-Month
108.675 +9.59%
on 04/05/17
134.550 -11.48%
on 05/04/17
+8.225 (+7.42%)
since 03/30/17
52-Week
91.300 +30.45%
on 10/13/16
134.550 -11.48%
on 05/04/17
+11.375 (+10.56%)
since 06/30/16

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LEV24 : 184.100s (+0.57%)
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GFU24 : 245.400s (+0.01%)
GFV24 : 246.925s (+0.37%)
GFX24 : 244.975s (+0.38%)
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Cold Storage

Cold Storage - 2024-09-26

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HEZ24 : 73.925s (-1.30%)
GFX24 : 244.975s (+0.38%)
OJX24 : 475.30s (-2.83%)
BDV24 : 287.0500s (-1.53%)
LEZ24 : 184.825s (+0.27%)
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Cattle Mixed, as Cash Trade Kicks Off and Boxed Beef Weakens

Live cattle futures are showing mixed action at midday, with nearby October up 45 cents and other contracts steady to 32 cents lower. This morning’s Central Stockyards FCE online auction showed no sales...

LEG25 : 185.650s (+0.08%)
LEV24 : 184.100s (+0.57%)
LEZ24 : 184.825s (+0.27%)
GFU24 : 245.400s (+0.01%)
GFV24 : 246.925s (+0.37%)
GFX24 : 244.975s (+0.38%)
Are Livestock Markets Running Out of Momentum?

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Cattle Look to Thursday Trade as Boxed Beef Collapses

Live cattle futures saw mixed trade on Wednesday with front months down 7 to 15 cents and deferreds 5 to 25 cents higher. Cash trade has yet to get kicked off this week, with Wednesday morning’s Central...

LEG25 : 185.650s (+0.08%)
LEV24 : 184.100s (+0.57%)
LEZ24 : 184.825s (+0.27%)
GFU24 : 245.400s (+0.01%)
GFV24 : 246.925s (+0.37%)
GFX24 : 244.975s (+0.38%)

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 120.367
1st Resistance Point 119.733
Last Price 119.100s
1st Support Level 118.733
2nd Support Level 118.367
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 134.550
Last Price 119.100s
Fibonacci 61.8% 118.028
Fibonacci 50% 112.925
Fibonacci 38.2% 107.822
52-Week Low 91.300

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