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LEV8 expiry: October 31, 2028

LEV8 is the October 2028 delivery of Live Cattle on CME. Its last trading day is October 31, 2028, and the app moves its default to the next listed month on October 27, 2028, 4 calendar days earlier. One tick is 0.025, worth $10.00, on a multiplier of 400.

Updated September 2026First published 16 October 2026

On this page
  1. Contract specifications
  2. When LEV8 stops trading
  3. When the volume actually leaves
  4. What one tick is worth on LEV8
  5. Every LE delivery listed in 2028
  6. Related pages
  7. In the same section
  8. This page in other languages
  9. Frequently asked questions

Contract specifications

Contract symbol
LEV8
Product
Live Cattle (LE)
Exchange
CME
Delivery month
October 2028 (code V)
Last trading day
October 31, 2028
Default rolls on
October 27, 2028 (4 days before)
Tick size
0.025
Tick value
$10.00
Point value
$400.00
Next delivery
LEZ8 (December 29, 2028)

When LEV8 stops trading

Trading terminates on the last business day of the contract month. For LEV8 that falls on October 31, 2028.

Senzoukria stops offering LEV8 as the default contract on October 27, 2028, 4 calendar days before that last trading day, and keeps it selectable with a badge. The date is computed from the exchange rule rather than stored. The engine counts Monday to Friday and holds no CME holiday table, so a date that falls next to a public holiday can be one day off the exchange calendar. Check the exchange calendar when the date sits close to a holiday.

When the volume actually leaves

Livestock contracts follow the production calendar, so the listed months are uneven and the gap between two deliveries can be two months. The active month is the one carrying the volume.

For LEV8 the next listed delivery is LEZ8, whose last trading day is December 29, 2028. That is the contract the volume moves into, just as it moved out of LEQ8 on August 27, 2028.

What one tick is worth on LEV8

The minimum price fluctuation is 0.025, which is $10.00 per contract on a multiplier of 400. A full point is therefore $400.00. On a footprint chart one row is one tick, so the same vertical space holds a different number of rows depending on the product: a tick of 0.025 sets how finely the bid and ask volume of LE can be read.

These are the values the app itself trades on, taken from its contract table rather than retyped, so the P&L shown on a LEV8 position and the rows of its footprint come from the same numbers.

Every LE delivery listed in 2028

LE lists 6 delivery months a year (G, J, M, Q, V, Z). LEV8 is number 5 of 6 in 2028.

LE 2028: last trading day and roll date of every listed delivery
ContractDeliveryLast trading dayDefault rolls on
LEG8Feb 2028Feb 29, 2028Feb 25, 2028
LEJ8Apr 2028Apr 28, 2028Apr 24, 2028
LEM8Jun 2028Jun 30, 2028Jun 26, 2028
LEQ8Aug 2028Aug 31, 2028Aug 27, 2028
LEV8 (this page)Oct 2028Oct 31, 2028Oct 27, 2028
LEZ8Dec 2028Dec 29, 2028Dec 25, 2028

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Frequently asked questions

When does LEV8 expire?
The last trading day of LEV8 is October 31, 2028. Trading terminates on the last business day of the contract month.
When should I roll out of LEV8?
The app switches its default to the next listed month on October 27, 2028, which is LEZ8. In practice the volume moves before the calendar does, so compare the traded volume and open interest of the two months rather than waiting for the last trading day.
How much is one tick of LEV8 worth?
One tick of 0.025 is $10.00 per contract, and a full point is $400.00, on a multiplier of 400.
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