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Live Cattle Apr '18 (LEJ18)

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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Back to Retreat Mode on H5N1 Virus News

Live cattle ended the day with weakness, as contracts were down $1.20 to $2.12 on Wednesday. This morning’s Fed Cattle Exchange auction saw no sales on the 894 head listed, with bids of $181 and asks of $184. A few cash sales in the South popped up today at $182, even with a week ago. Feeders were down $1.95 to $3.10 on the day, with April 65 cents lower ahead of Thursday’s expiration. The CME Feeder Cattle index was back down 58 cents on April 23 to $243.64. 

USDA has issued an order requiring that lactating dairy cows be tested before moving across state lines on Wednesday. This came after several inactivated remnants, which pose no known risk to humans, of the H5N1 virus were detected in pasteurized milk samples, along with the virus being detected in a lung of an asymptomatic dairy cow that was sent to slaughter.

Cold Storage data from this afternoon indicated frozen been stocks at 432.22 million lbs on March 31. That was a 3.38% drop from last month and down 9.54% f... 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
04/09/18
Expiration Date
04/30/18 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Apr 16, 2024

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Commercials - Long / Short
102,062 (-1,090)
138,037 (-7,594)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
95,527 (-4,908)
52,516 (+1,052)
Producers - Long / Short
44,209 (-897)
132,661 (-7,476)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
54,984 (+245)
2,507 (+320)
Managed Money - Long / Short
61,052 (-5,067)
24,020 (+37)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
34,475 (+159)
28,496 (+1,015)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
110.100 +12.40%
on 04/04/18
125.150 -1.12%
on 04/30/18
+10.000 (+8.79%)
since 03/29/18
3-Month
110.100 +12.40%
on 04/04/18
127.950 -3.28%
on 02/20/18
-0.425 (-0.34%)
since 01/30/18
52-Week
110.100 +12.40%
on 04/04/18
130.100 -4.88%
on 11/06/17
+5.475 (+4.63%)
since 04/28/17

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ZWK24 : 594-4s (+1.62%)
ZSK24 : 1166-0s (-0.13%)
ZCK24 : 437-6s (-1.19%)
LEJ24 : 182.100s (-0.68%)
GCM24 : 2,330.1 (-0.35%)
Hogs Close Mostly Lower, USDA Shows Slight Build to Pork Stocks

Lean hogs closed the midweek session with contracts a dime to $1.22 lower, as August was the lone exception, up a nickel. USDA’s National Average Base Hog negotiated price was down 36 cents on Wednesday...

HEK24 : 97.350s (-1.24%)
HEM24 : 107.450s (-0.46%)
HEN24 : 109.850s (-0.09%)
Cattle Back to Retreat Mode on H5N1 Virus News

Live cattle ended the day with weakness, as contracts were down $1.20 to $2.12 on Wednesday. This morning’s Fed Cattle Exchange auction saw no sales on the 894 head listed, with bids of $181 and asks...

LEJ24 : 182.100s (-0.68%)
LEM24 : 175.250s (-1.07%)
LEQ24 : 173.375s (-1.21%)
GFJ24 : 243.100s (-0.27%)
GFK24 : 244.100s (-0.79%)
GFQ24 : 256.300s (-1.20%)
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Broiler Hatchery

Broiler Hatchery - 2024-04-24

Z8Y00 : 116.50s (unch)
WDU24 : 3,823s (+0.26%)
Cold Storage

Cold Storage - 2024-04-24

FCK24 : 252.625s (-0.45%)
GFQ24 : 256.300s (-1.20%)
LCM24 : 181.600s (-0.71%)
LEM24 : 175.250s (-1.07%)
LHM24 : 101.675s (+1.98%)
HEM24 : 107.450s (-0.46%)
YKU24 : 17,810s (-0.47%)
BDK24 : 295.3500s (unch)
OJN24 : 365.85s (+1.29%)
Hogs Mixed on the Midweek Session

Lean hogs are mixed on Wednesday, with losses of 30 to 85 cents in the front months and a couple fall contracts 10 to 22 cents higher. USDA’s National Average Base Hog negotiated price was up 29 cents...

HEK24 : 97.350s (-1.24%)
HEM24 : 107.450s (-0.46%)
HEN24 : 109.850s (-0.09%)
Cattle Posting Midday Losses Amid More BIAV Fallout

Live cattle are slipping lower on Wednesday, with midday losses of $1.37 to $2.30. Cash action has been negligible thus far. Last week’s trade was $183-184 live and $292 dressed in the North, steady...

LEJ24 : 182.100s (-0.68%)
LEM24 : 175.250s (-1.07%)
LEQ24 : 173.375s (-1.21%)
GFJ24 : 243.100s (-0.27%)
GFK24 : 244.100s (-0.79%)
GFQ24 : 256.300s (-1.20%)
Cattle Take Foot Off the Gas, Closed Mixed on Tuesday

Live cattle were higher early in the Tuesday session but bulls felt queasy by midday. Futures closed down 12 to 90 cents in the nearbys and 32 cents to $1.12 higher out in the 2025 contracts. Cash action...

LEJ24 : 182.100s (-0.68%)
LEM24 : 175.250s (-1.07%)
LEQ24 : 173.375s (-1.21%)

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 125.617
1st Resistance Point 124.683
Last Price 123.750s
1st Support Level 123.283
2nd Support Level 122.817
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 130.100
Last Price 123.750s
Fibonacci 61.8% 122.460
Fibonacci 50% 120.100
Fibonacci 38.2% 117.740
52-Week Low 110.100

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