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Live Cattle Oct '25 (LEV25)

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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Close Higher on Wednesday as Beef Falters

Live cattle futures closed out the Wednesday session with contracts up 50 to 70 cents and August down 20. Cash trade saw very light $225 Southern action reported on Tuesday. The Wednesday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction from Central Stockyards, showed no sales on the 928 head, with bids of just $220. Feeder cattle futures were up 77 cents to $1.35 on the day.  The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up $5.36 to $316.76 on July 8.

Later in the day, President Trump raised the tariffs on Brazilian goods starting on August 1 to 50%. Brazil has been one of the top exporters of beef to the US so far this year. 

USDA Wholesale Boxed Beef prices were sharply lower in the Wednesday PM report, with the Chc/Sel spread narrowing to $13.18. Choice boxes fell $6.59 to $386.45, while Select was quoted $5.19 at $373.27/cwt. Estimated cattle slaughter for Wednesday was 117,000 head according to the USDA, with the weekly total at 349,000 head. That was 11,000 head below last week and 7... 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
$3,025/2,750
First Notice Date
10/06/25 (89 days)
Expiration Date
10/31/25 (114 days)

Seasonal Chart

Live Cattle Oct '25
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Oct Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jul 1, 2025

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Commercials - Long / Short
116,254 (+6,239)
200,625 (+3,630)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
184,881 (-6,014)
80,773 (-3,939)
Producers - Long / Short
58,707 (+4,688)
189,416 (+2,464)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
50,997 (+236)
4,659 (-149)
Managed Money - Long / Short
150,391 (-5,749)
27,232 (-1,355)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
34,490 (-265)
53,541 (-2,584)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
205.025 +6.01%
on 06/26/25
217.950 -0.28%
on 07/09/25
+1.475 (+0.68%)
since 06/09/25
3-Month
190.975 +13.81%
on 04/10/25
217.950 -0.28%
on 07/09/25
+23.400 (+12.06%)
since 04/09/25
52-Week
170.500 +27.48%
on 09/09/24
217.950 -0.28%
on 07/09/25
+35.025 (+19.21%)
since 07/09/24

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LEZ25 : 217.300s (+0.31%)
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GFU25 : 320.025s (+0.27%)
GFQ25 : 320.475s (+0.42%)
GFV25 : 318.025s (+0.24%)

Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 219.617
2nd Resistance Point 218.783
1st Resistance Point 218.067
Last Price 217.350s
1st Support Level 216.517
2nd Support Level 215.683
3rd Support Level 214.967

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52-Week High 217.950
Last Price 217.350s
Fibonacci 61.8% 199.824
Fibonacci 50% 194.225
Fibonacci 38.2% 188.626
52-Week Low 170.500

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