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Live Cattle Dec '21 (LEZ21)

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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Corrects Higher as CoF Data Comes in Neutral

Live cattle futures posted Friday gains of 62 cents to $1.85, as Feb was down $3.625 on the week. A few cattle have exchanged hands this week at $195-195.50 in the North, steady from last week, with light Southern action at $191. Feeder cattle futures were back up $1.07 to $1.42 on Friday, with the week’s loss limited to $2.05 for January. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down 8 cents from the day prior at $262.15 on December 19.

Monthly Cattle on Feed data was released this afternoon, showing a total of 1.796 million head of cattle placed during November, which was down 3.7% from last year and slightly above estimates. November marketings were down 1.48% at 1.725 million head, above the pre-report trade expectations. December 1 on feed inventory was down 0.28% at 11.982 million head from last year. 

Commitment of Traders data showed managed money spec funds expanding their net long position by 8,040 contracts as of Tuesday the largest new long in over 5 ½ years to 134,34... 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
$2,420/2,200
First Notice Date
12/06/21
Expiration Date
12/31/21 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Live Cattle Dec '21
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Dec Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Dec 17, 2024

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Commercials - Long / Short
100,389 (-2,189)
188,332 (+7,840)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
175,651 (+8,532)
64,873 (+455)
Producers - Long / Short
33,949 (-3,449)
181,643 (+6,993)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
60,341 (+774)
590 (+361)
Managed Money - Long / Short
147,322 (+7,339)
11,109 (-112)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
28,329 (+1,193)
53,764 (+567)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
134.000 +3.66%
on 12/20/21
139.550 -0.47%
on 12/30/21
+3.025 (+2.23%)
since 11/30/21
3-Month
125.000 +11.12%
on 10/01/21
139.550 -0.47%
on 12/30/21
+13.175 (+10.48%)
since 09/30/21
52-Week
118.300 +17.41%
on 01/04/21
139.550 -0.47%
on 12/30/21
+19.225 (+16.06%)
since 12/30/20

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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 140.767
2nd Resistance Point 140.033
1st Resistance Point 139.467
Last Price 138.900s
1st Support Level 138.167
2nd Support Level 137.433
3rd Support Level 136.867

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52-Week High 139.550
Last Price 138.900s
Fibonacci 61.8% 131.432
Fibonacci 50% 128.925
Fibonacci 38.2% 126.417
52-Week Low 118.300

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