
Will cattle futures respond favorably to last Friday’s Cattle on Feed report?
Live Cattle
Technicals (February – G)
There was some concern last week that we could see another bearish surprise in the monthly Cattle on Feed report. Going into the report, we thought that a neutral report could have a bullish reaction. This report was a hair more friendly than neutral; we will soon find out if the market does in fact see this is bullish. If the Bulls can chew through our pivot pocket from 180.325-181.00, we could see the buying accelerate prices higher.
Resistance: 182.00-182.50**, 184.625 -185.00**, 186.275**
Pivot: 180.325-181.00
Support: 175.85-176.55***

Seasonal Tendencies
Below is a look at historical seasonality’s (updated each Monday) VS today’s prices (black line).
*Past performance is not necessarily indicative of futures results.

Feeder Cattle
Technicals (January – F)
January feeder cattle futures chopped around and consolidated last week as market participants trade more cautiously with the uptick in volatility over the last month +. Resistance to start the week comes in from 230.70-231.42. If the Bulls can clear this hurdle, we could see an extension of the recovery towards 233.37-234.95.
Resistance: 230.70-231.42***, 233.37-234.95***
Pivot: 227.425
Support: 223.625**

Seasonal Tendencies
Below is a look at historical seasonality’s (updated each Monday) VS today’s prices (black line).
*Past performance is not necessarily indicative of futures results.

Lean Hogs
Technicals (December – Z)
December lean hogs finished the week just a hair below the low end of our pivot pocket which we’ve outlined as 70.00-70.25. A failure to defend this pocket to start the week could keep pressure on with the next support pocket not coming in until 67.32-67.80.
Resistance: 74.00-74.500***
Pivot: 70.00-70.25
Support: 67.32-67.80***, 65.40-65.67**

Seasonal Tendencies
Below is a look at historical seasonality’s (updated each Monday) VS today’s prices (black line).
*Past performance is not necessarily indicative of futures results.Â
