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Feeder Cattle Apr '25 (GFJ25)

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Feeder Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Bouncing into the Weekend

Live cattle futures are showing Friday gains of a quarter to $1.25 at midday. Light cash trade has been reported this week in the North at $225-227, with $228 reported in the South. Feeder cattle futures are showing a bounce to close out the week, up $1 to $2.05. We have expanded limits of $10.75 for live cattle and $13.75 for feeders today. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down another $1.75 to $342.42 on November 12.

USDA Wholesale Boxed Beef prices were weaker in the Friday AM print, narrowing the Chc/Sel spread to $16.15. Choice boxes were down $2.89 to $370.68, while Select was 50 cents lower at $354.53. USDA federally inspected cattle slaughter for Thursday was at 120,000 head, with the weekly total at 471,000. That is 15,000 head above last week and 13,455 head below the same week last year. 

Dec 25 Live Cattle  are at $219.250, up $0.250,

Feb 26 Live Cattle  are at $219.650, up $0.700,

Apr 26 Live Cattle  are at $219.725, up $1.125,

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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
$6,600/6,000
First Notice Date
04/17/25
Expiration Date
04/17/25 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Feeder Cattle Apr '25
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Apr Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Sep 23, 2025

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Commercials - Long / Short
14,433 (-577)
21,670 (-1,292)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
37,913 (-872)
20,643 (+857)
Producers - Long / Short
9,138 (-367)
18,485 (-763)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
3,873 (-99)
1,763 (-418)
Managed Money - Long / Short
31,391 (-1,068)
7,518 (+471)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
6,522 (+196)
13,125 (+386)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
273.100 +7.41%
on 04/07/25
293.750 -0.14%
on 04/17/25
+9.150 (+3.22%)
since 03/17/25
3-Month
262.900 +11.58%
on 02/11/25
293.750 -0.14%
on 04/17/25
+25.225 (+9.41%)
since 01/17/25

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Cattle Bouncing into the Weekend

Live cattle futures are showing Friday gains of a quarter to $1.25 at midday. Light cash trade has been reported this week in the North at $225-227, with $228 reported in the South. Feeder cattle futures...

LEJ26 : 219.575s (+0.45%)
LEG26 : 219.525s (+0.26%)
LEZ25 : 219.150s (+0.07%)
GFF26 : 320.550s (+0.66%)
GFX25 : 338.675s (+0.50%)
GFH26 : 313.350s (+0.51%)
Hogs Pushing Higher on Friday

Lean hog futures are back up 40 to 70 cents on Friday. USDA’s national base hog price from Friday morning was not reported due to thin volume. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 3 cents on November...

HEG26 : 79.375s (+0.67%)
HEZ25 : 78.500s (+0.54%)
HEJ26 : 83.150s (+0.36%)
How Low Can Cattle Go?

After reaching record highs in a bull market that began at the 2020 pandemic-inspired low, live and feeder cattle futures have run out of bullish steam. With the bull market turning into a bear market,...

GFF26 : 320.550s (+0.66%)
GFX25 : 338.675s (+0.50%)
LEZ25 : 219.150s (+0.07%)
Shootin' the Bull about strangleholds

In my opinion, the stranglehold cattle producers obtained from 2021 to 2024 was due to excessive printing of money, and maybe some drought.

Cattle Look to Close the Week with Expanded Limits

Live cattle futures closed the Thursday session with contracts $5.47 to $6.27 lower. Light cash trade has been reported this week in the North at $225-227, with $228 reported in the South. There were sales...

LEJ26 : 219.575s (+0.45%)
LEG26 : 219.525s (+0.26%)
LEZ25 : 219.150s (+0.07%)
GFF26 : 320.550s (+0.66%)
GFX25 : 338.675s (+0.50%)
GFH26 : 313.350s (+0.51%)
Hogs Look to Friday Trade

Lean hog futures fell to weakness on Thursday, with contracts down $2.55 to $2.70. Open interest data from Thursday showed new short interest, rising 3,058 contracts. USDA’s national base hog price...

HEG26 : 79.375s (+0.67%)
HEZ25 : 78.500s (+0.54%)
HEJ26 : 83.150s (+0.36%)
Hogs

Lean hog futures fell to weakness on Thursday, with contracts down $2.55 to $2.70. USDA’s national base hog price from Thursday afternoon was reported at $77.86, down 92 cents from the day prior. The...

HEG26 : 79.375s (+0.67%)
HEZ25 : 78.500s (+0.54%)
HEJ26 : 83.150s (+0.36%)
Cattle Fall, Some by the Limit, on Thursday

Live cattle futures closed the Thursday session with contracts $5.47 to $6.27 lower. Light cash trade has been reported this week in the North at $225-227, with $228 reported in the South. There were sales...

LEJ26 : 219.575s (+0.45%)
LEG26 : 219.525s (+0.26%)
LEZ25 : 219.150s (+0.07%)
GFF26 : 320.550s (+0.66%)
GFX25 : 338.675s (+0.50%)
GFH26 : 313.350s (+0.51%)
Shootin' the Bull about farmer/feeders

I heard it through the grapevine that some cattle feeders are marketing Bison sized cattle.

Cattle Falling on Thursday

Live cattle futures are posting $3 to $3.50 losses so far at midday. Light cash trade has been reported this week in the North at $225-227, with $228 reported in the South. There were sales on 554 of the...

LEJ26 : 219.575s (+0.45%)
LEG26 : 219.525s (+0.26%)
LEZ25 : 219.150s (+0.07%)
GFF26 : 320.550s (+0.66%)
GFX25 : 338.675s (+0.50%)
GFH26 : 313.350s (+0.51%)

Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 294.283
2nd Resistance Point 294.017
1st Resistance Point 293.683
Last Price 293.350s
1st Support Level 293.083
2nd Support Level 292.817
3rd Support Level 292.483

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52-Week High 293.750
Last Price 293.350s
Fibonacci 61.8% 267.678
Fibonacci 50% 259.625
Fibonacci 38.2% 251.571
52-Week Low 225.500

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