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Live Cattle Feb '18 (LEG18)

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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Posts Rebound on Monday

Live cattle futures rounded out the Monday session with contracts closing $1.75 to $2.35 higher. Cash trade was slow last week, with the South kicking things off at $181, down $2 on the week. Northern sales were light with $180-183 reported last week by the USDA. Feeder cattle futures were up $3.42 to $3.80 at the close. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up $1.74 at $243.92 on September 6.  The weekly OKC Feeder Cattle Auction on Monday is estimated to have 10,500 head for sale, well above the previous sale and comparable with a year ago. Feeder steers were down $1-5, with steer and heifer calves down $5-10.

USDA wholesale Boxed Beef prices were mixed in the Monday PM report. Choice boxes were down 20 cents @ $3098.52, with Select $2.37 higher at $298.49. The Chc/Select spread narrowed to $10.03. USDA estimated Monday’s federally inspected cattle slaughter at 114,000 head. That is well above the previous week due to the holiday but 7,407 head below the same week last year.

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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
$2,695/2,450
First Notice Date
02/05/18
Expiration Date
02/28/18 (expired)

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Live Cattle Feb '18
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Feb Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Sep 3, 2024

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Commercials - Long / Short
109,383 (+2,944)
127,753 (-241)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
95,135 (-1,917)
64,806 (+1,523)
Producers - Long / Short
43,108 (+1,234)
122,701 (-1,108)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
63,301 (+848)
2,078 (+5)
Managed Money - Long / Short
63,602 (+1,434)
20,939 (+427)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
31,533 (-3,351)
43,867 (+1,096)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
123.550 +3.20%
on 01/30/18
130.525 -2.32%
on 02/20/18
+2.900 (+2.33%)
since 01/26/18
3-Month
116.250 +9.68%
on 01/11/18
130.525 -2.32%
on 02/20/18
+1.825 (+1.45%)
since 11/28/17
52-Week
102.750 +24.09%
on 03/03/17
131.950 -3.37%
on 11/06/17
+23.725 (+22.86%)
since 02/28/17

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Live cattle futures rounded out the Monday session with contracts closing $1.75 to $2.35 higher. Cash trade was slow last week, with the South kicking things off at $181, down $2 on the week. Northern...

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LEV24 : 176.925s (+1.00%)
LEZ24 : 176.800s (+1.20%)
LEG25 : 177.750s (+1.34%)
GFU24 : 237.725s (+1.46%)
GFV24 : 234.725s (+1.63%)
GFX24 : 231.825s (+1.67%)
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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 130.533
1st Resistance Point 129.017
Last Price 127.500s
1st Support Level 126.742
2nd Support Level 125.983
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 131.950
Last Price 127.500s
Fibonacci 61.8% 120.796
Fibonacci 50% 117.350
Fibonacci 38.2% 113.904
52-Week Low 102.750

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