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Feeder Cattle Apr '21 (GFJ21)

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Feeder Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Settled Mixed Ahead of the USDA CoF Release

Live cattle futures were cautiously 12 cents lower to 17 cents higher at the Friday settlement, awaiting the USDA Cattle on Feed report after the close. Cash trade was the week saw action at $187 in the south, with trade in the north mainly at $192, with some coming in at $193.50. Feeder cattle were weaker, down $.67 to $1.22 and higher corn and lower LC were not a bullish combination for the walking inputs. The CME Feeder Cattle index was up another $1.33 on May 23 to $250.14. 

Cattle on Feed data from Friday showed April placements down 5.8% at 1.656 million head, as April Marketings were up 10.12% to 1.872 million head. That tool the May 1 on feed inventory to 11.554 million head, now down 0.86% from last year. Cold Storage data was also released showing 430.683 million lbs of beef in stocks at the end of April. That was a drop of 0.88% from the previous month and 4.73% below a year ago (vs. the 9.06% yr/yr drop in the month prior).

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Contract Specifications

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Contract
Feeder Cattle
Contract Size
50,000 pounds
Tick Size
0.00025 per pound ($12.50 per contract)
Trading Hours
8:30a.m. - 1:05p.m. (Settles 1:00p.m.) CST
Exchange
CME
Point Value
$500
Margin/Maintenance
$4,537/4,125
First Notice Date
04/29/21
Expiration Date
04/29/21 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Feeder Cattle Apr '21
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Apr Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of May 21, 2024

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Commercials - Long / Short
16,040 (+528)
9,262 (-459)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
14,003 (-115)
15,191 (+630)
Producers - Long / Short
11,601 (+284)
8,224 (-373)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
3,633 (+305)
232 (-25)
Managed Money - Long / Short
9,883 (-34)
5,679 (+173)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
4,120 (-81)
9,512 (+457)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
132.200 +1.46%
on 04/22/21
148.050 -9.40%
on 04/08/21
-12.695 (-8.65%)
since 03/30/21
3-Month
132.200 +1.46%
on 04/22/21
148.175 -9.48%
on 03/29/21
-6.620 (-4.70%)
since 01/29/21
52-Week
126.100 +6.37%
on 10/19/20
148.175 -9.48%
on 03/29/21
+4.705 (+3.64%)
since 04/30/20

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Barchart Trading Guide

The Barchart Trading Guide is a Sell Signal with a Maximum Signal Strength.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 134.130
2nd Resistance Point 134.130
1st Resistance Point 134.130
Last Price 134.130s
1st Support Level 134.130
2nd Support Level 134.130
3rd Support Level 134.130

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52-Week High 148.175
Fibonacci 61.8% 139.742
Fibonacci 50% 137.137
Fibonacci 38.2% 134.533
Last Price 134.130s
52-Week Low 126.100

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