# USCA Comments on Recent Amendments to Live Cattle Futures Contract | TSLN.com

> The United States Cattlemen's Association welcomed CME Group amendments that reduce spot-month position limits during the final days of each live cattle contract month. The group says the change lowers the risk of a squeeze and eases pressure points tied to the gap between cash and futures prices.

- Date: 2017-02-17 · published 2017-02-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72632-usca-comments-on-recent-amendments-to-live-cattle-futures-contract-tsln-com
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter spot-month limits reduce the chance of a short squeeze in live cattle futures, which could dampen sudden futures spikes that distort cash cattle pricing.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2017-06-21 | [CFTC fines U.S. cattle futures traders $5 million](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70628-cftc-fines-u-s-cattle-futures-traders-5-million.md) | -3.7% | -5.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-05-19 | [Livestock groups unite on need to address cattle markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47227-livestock-groups-unite-on-need-to-address-cattle-markets.md) | -0.0% | +2.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-09-20 | [CME Reduces Price Limits In Cattle Contracts \| Industry News \| feedlotmagazine.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28436-cme-reduces-price-limits-in-cattle-contracts-industry-news-feedlotmagazine-com.md) | +1.7% | +3.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-06-21 | [Regulators Accuse Brokerage of Cattle-Futures Scheme](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70629-regulators-accuse-brokerage-of-cattle-futures-scheme.md) | -3.7% | -5.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-08-26 | [CME Group Plans Cattle Futures Changes - Zia Commodities, LLC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51753-cme-group-plans-cattle-futures-changes-zia-commodities-llc.md) | -0.7% | -1.0% |

## Sources

- tsln.com: https://www.tsln.com/news/usca-comments-on-recent-amendments-to-live-cattle-futures-contract/

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