Livestock Roundup 12/14/22

Posted: Dec. 14, 2022, 8:27 a.m.

Cattle Summary

Daily Cutout Values

Choice: 254.95, Down 2.07 from the previous day.

Select: 225.46, Down .22 from the previous day.

Choice/Select Spread: 29.49

5 Area Average Cattle Price

Live Steer: N/A

Live Heifer: N/A

Dressed Steer: N/A

Dressed Heifer: N/A

Daily Slaughter

Estimated at 121,000. 7,000 less than last week and 3,000 less than the same week last year.

Feeder Cattle Index

12/12/2022: 179.97

12/09/2022: 179.94

Live Cattle (February)

Managed Money Position: 60,255 (Updated with the weekly CoT Report)

Seasonal Trend in Play:  A bullish seasonal for April live cattle goes from December 9th to January 2nd and has played out for 15 straight years.

Techncials: February live cattle have made their way back to technical resistance, which neutralizes our near-term optimism, the same can be said for April futures.  If you're playing the Bullish seasonal trend, remember that you're not tied to those dates.

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Feeder Cattle (January)

Managed Money Position: -4,872 (Updated with the weekly CoT Report)

Seasonal Trend in Play None

Technicals:  Feeder cattle futures were able to firm yesterday, failing to take out highs for the week but closing at the highest price since September.  This opens the door for a retest of those mid-September highs, 185.40-186.00.  First support comes in from 182.55-182.85.

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Hogs Summary

Daily Direct Hogs Plant Delivered (as of 1:30 PM CT)

Carcass Base Price

Range: 74.00-85.00

Weighted Average: 81.48

Change from Prior Day: -.20

Head Count: 12,322

Daily Hog Slaughter

487,000. 4,000 less than last week but 18,000 more than last year.


Lean Hogs (February)

Managed Money Position: 47,257 (Updated with the weekly CoT Report)

Seasonal Trend Play: A bullish seasonal trend for August lean hogs goes from December 6th to January 18th.  This has played out for 12 of the last 15 years.

TechnicalsIt was a choppy day for lean hogs, which if you trade or watch lean hogs, you know that's pretty much par for the course.  The market rallied into our pivot pocket, 85.90-86.55 but failed there, spurring some selling in the last hour of trade.  The reversal didn't do significant damage to the chart, but it does raise a caution flag.  Support remains intact from 82.80-83.1, the Bulls NEED to defend this pocket to prevent a pullback to the October 6th gap, 79.15-79.475.

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