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Feeder Cattle Pit Apr '16 (FCJ16)

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Feeder Cattle (Pit) Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Posting Midday Losses Amid More BIAV Fallout

Live cattle are slipping lower on Wednesday, with midday losses of $1.37 to $2.30. Cash action has been negligible thus far. Last week’s trade was $183-184 live and $292 dressed in the North, steady to down $1 from the previous week. Southern trade was steady, at $182. Feeders are down 75 cents in the April contract, with others $2.37 to $2.95 lower. The CME Feeder Cattle index was up another $1.11 on April 22 to $243.22. 

USDA has issued an order requiring dairy cows be tested before moving to a new state on Wednesday. This came after several inactivated remnants of the BIAV, which pose no known risk to humans, were detected in milk samples, along with the virus being detected in a lung of an asymptomatic dairy cow that was sent to slaughter.

USDA’s Wholesale Boxed Beef prices were pushed back lower in Wednesday morning’s report. Choice boxes were $1.62 lower to $295.78, with Select down $1.99 at $290.77. That took the Chc/Sel spread back up to $5.01. USDA estimated cat... Read more

Contract Specifications

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Contract
Feeder Cattle [Pit]
Contract Size
50,000 pounds
Tick Size
0.00025 per pound ($12.50 per contract)
Trading Hours
8:30a.m. - 1:02p.m. CST
Exchange
CME
Point Value
$500
Expiration Date
04/28/16 (expired)

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Feeder Cattle Pit Apr '16
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Pit Contracts
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
145.400 +0.09%
on 04/28/16
157.650 -7.69%
on 04/01/16
-10.050 (-6.46%)
since 03/28/16
3-Month
145.400 +0.09%
on 04/28/16
166.725 -12.72%
on 03/17/16
-13.425 (-8.45%)
since 01/28/16

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GFK24 : 244.100s (-0.79%)
GFQ24 : 256.300s (-1.20%)
Cattle Take Foot Off the Gas, Closed Mixed on Tuesday

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LEJ24 : 182.100s (-0.68%)
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Cattle Reverse Action to Close Mixed on Tuesday

Live cattle were higher early in the Tuesday session but bulls felt queasy by midday. Futures closed down 12 to 90 cents in the nearbys and 32 cents to $1.12 higher out in the 2025 contracts. Cash action...

LEJ24 : 182.100s (-0.68%)
LEM24 : 175.250s (-1.07%)
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GFK24 : 244.100s (-0.79%)
GFQ24 : 256.300s (-1.20%)

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 146.242
1st Resistance Point 145.883
Last Price 145.525s
1st Support Level 145.283
2nd Support Level 145.042
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 213.000
Fibonacci 61.8% 186.088
Fibonacci 50% 177.775
Fibonacci 38.2% 169.462
Last Price 145.525s
52-Week Low 142.550

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