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Feeder Cattle Pit Mar '09 (FCH09)

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Feeder Cattle (Pit) Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Buying the Fact on Screwworm Confirmation, with Near Limit Gains in Feeders

Live cattle futures are in rally mode on Thursday, with bulls active across most contracts, up $2.80 to $5.02 Cash trade started this week at $255, with more action at $256 later in the week. The Thursday Fed Cattle Exchange showed sales of $256.50 on 284 of the 1,116 head offered and another $405-$405.50 dressed sales on another 80 head. Feeder cattle futures are buying the fact following the screwworm confirmation late on Wednesday, with contracts up $10.50 to $10.75 at midday hitting the $10.75 limit up during the session in several contracts. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down another 12 cents on June 1 to $364.14. 

Late on Wednesday evening, the USDA confirmed a case of the New World Screwworm in South Texas after testing a suspected case in a 3-week old calf in Zavala county. It’s important to remember there should be no food safety concerns associated with the screwworm.

The weekly Export Sales report showed 5,020 MT of beef sold for 2026 in the week ending on M... 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
03/26/09 (expired)

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Feeder Cattle Pit Mar '09
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
89.750 +4.07%
on 03/12/09
94.400 -1.06%
on 03/20/09
+1.100 (+1.19%)
since 02/26/09
3-Month
87.600 +6.62%
on 02/23/09
97.900 -4.60%
on 01/06/09
+1.650 (+1.80%)
since 12/26/08
52-Week
84.200 +10.93%
on 12/05/08
118.050 -20.88%
on 08/05/08
-14.800 (-13.68%)
since 03/26/08

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GFV26 : 346.650s (+3.20%)
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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 93.700
1st Resistance Point 93.550
Last Price 93.400s
1st Support Level 93.300
2nd Support Level 93.200
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 118.050
Fibonacci 61.8% 105.119
Fibonacci 50% 101.125
Fibonacci 38.2% 97.131
Last Price 93.400s
52-Week Low 84.200

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