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Live Cattle

Product Overview

Live Cattle futures provide a way to:

  • Engage in price discovery for the cattle marketplace
  • Effectively manage the price risk that merchandisers, producers, processors and others have related to the purchase or sale of cattle
  • Evaluate or reflect on both the current and future supply and demand situation for cattle, competing meats and feedgrains
  • Take advantage of arbitrage and spread opportunities with other commodities including related meats and grains
  • Trade to hedge or speculate based on expectations of directional price, spread movement or volatility in cattle
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General News & Announcements for Agricultural Commodity
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Revised Trading Hours: Cheese Spot Call, Butter Spot Call and Nonfat Dry Milk Contracts

Effective Monday, May 19, 2008, revised trading hours will go into effect for the Spot Dairy and Nonfat Dry Milk contracts.


Free Webinar: Navigating the Uncharted Waters of Weather and Supply and Demand Fundamentals

Industry experts will discuss the impact of current weather on grains and oilseeds and provide an outlook for market prices – June 12 at 2 p.m.

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Price Limit Update

Get details on price limit increases for CME Group Grain and Oilseed products.

Market Regulation Advisory


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Contract Specification View
Trade Unit 40,000 pounds
Settle Method Delivery
Point Size 1 point = $.01 per hundred pounds = $4.00
Strike Price Interval
Strike
Limits/Price Banding See Floor Venue limits.
Tick Size (Minimum Fluctuation)
Regular0.00025/lb=$10.00
Trading Hours Mon-Thurs 9:05 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Shutdown period from 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Friday Close 1:30 p.m. LTD(12:00 p.m.)
Listed
Product Codes Clearing=48 Ticker=LC GLOBEX=LE
Minimum Block Size
Product Calendar Nine (9) months in the Even Monthly Cycle: Feb, Apr, Jun, Aug, Oct, Dec.
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Trade Unit 40,000 pounds
Settle Method Delivery
Point (Tick) Size 1 point = $.01 per hundred pounds = $4.00
Strike Price Interval
Strike
Limits/Price Banding $.030/lb, $1200
Minimum Fluctuation
Regular0.00025/lb=$10.00
Trading Hours 9:05 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Listed 1.5 cents per pound ($600 per contract) (150 points) above or below the previous day's settlement price.
Product Codes Clearing=48 Ticker=LC GLOBEX=LE
Minimum Block Size
Product Calendar Nine (9) months in the Even Monthly Cycle: Feb, Apr, Jun, Aug, Oct, Dec.
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General News & Announcements for Agricultural Commodity
RSS

Revised Trading Hours: Cheese Spot Call, Butter Spot Call and Nonfat Dry Milk Contracts

Effective Monday, May 19, 2008, revised trading hours will go into effect for the Spot Dairy and Nonfat Dry Milk contracts.


Free Webinar: Navigating the Uncharted Waters of Weather and Supply and Demand Fundamentals

Industry experts will discuss the impact of current weather on grains and oilseeds and provide an outlook for market prices – June 12 at 2 p.m.

Register


Price Limit Update

Get details on price limit increases for CME Group Grain and Oilseed products.

Market Regulation Advisory


Contracts Currently Eligible to Trade and Recently Expired Contracts
Contract Month Product Code First Trade Date Last Trade Date Settlement Date
JUN08 LCM08 01/02/2007 Add to Outlook 06/30/2008 06/30/2008
AUG08 LCQ08 03/01/2007 Add to Outlook 08/29/2008 08/29/2008
OCT08 LCV08 09/17/2007 Add to Outlook 10/31/2008 10/31/2008
DEC08 LCZ08 09/17/2007 Add to Outlook 12/31/2008 12/31/2008
FEB09 LCG09 09/17/2007 Add to Outlook 02/27/2009 02/27/2009
APR09 LCJ09 11/01/2007 Add to Outlook 04/30/2009 04/30/2009
JUN09 LCM09 01/02/2008 Add to Outlook 06/30/2009 06/30/2009
AUG09 LCQ09 05/01/2008 Add to Outlook 08/31/2009 08/31/2009
OCT09 LCV09 05/01/2008 Add to Outlook 10/30/2009 10/30/2009
DEC09 LCZ09 07/01/2008 Add to Outlook 12/31/2009 12/31/2009
General News & Announcements for Agricultural Commodity
RSS

Revised Trading Hours: Cheese Spot Call, Butter Spot Call and Nonfat Dry Milk Contracts

Effective Monday, May 19, 2008, revised trading hours will go into effect for the Spot Dairy and Nonfat Dry Milk contracts.


Free Webinar: Navigating the Uncharted Waters of Weather and Supply and Demand Fundamentals

Industry experts will discuss the impact of current weather on grains and oilseeds and provide an outlook for market prices – June 12 at 2 p.m.

Register


Price Limit Update

Get details on price limit increases for CME Group Grain and Oilseed products.

Market Regulation Advisory