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Feeder Cattle Jan '26 (GFF26)

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Feeder Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Push Lower on Tuesday

Live cattle futures posted losses of 10 to 67 cents on the day. Cash was picked up last week at $403 dressed in the north, with live trade at $255-256. Southern trade was $255. Feeder cattle futures were mixed, with August up 15 cents and other contracts down 47 cents to $2.85 at the close. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back up $2.08 on July 6 to $373.19. 

The weekly NASS Crop Progress report showed the US pasture rating at 33% gd/ex, down 1% from the week prior. The Brugler500 index was up 3 points to 288.

Wholesale Boxed Beef prices were mixed in the Tuesday afternoon report, with the Chc/Sel spread at $19.88. Choice boxes were down 71 cents at $385.77, with Select 2 cents higher to $365.89. USDA’s federally inspected cattle slaughter for Tuesday was estimated at 110,000 head, taking the weekly total to 210,000 head. That was down 4,000 from the previous week and 21,970 head below the same week last year.

Aug 26 Live Cattle  closed at $238.425, down $0.675,

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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
$6,270/5,700
First Notice Date
01/29/26
Expiration Date
01/29/26 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Feeder Cattle Jan '26
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Jan Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jun 30, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
16,775 (+864)
15,092 (+969)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
25,418 (-464)
22,203 (+901)
Producers - Long / Short
7,657 (+532)
12,617 (+937)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
7,616 (+217)
973 (-83)
Managed Money - Long / Short
23,024 (-54)
7,417 (+34)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
2,394 (-410)
14,786 (+867)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
349.225 +6.15%
on 12/31/25
370.690 unch
on 01/30/26
+21.140 (+6.05%)
since 12/30/25
3-Month
299.525 +23.76%
on 11/25/25
370.690 unch
on 01/30/26
+36.465 (+10.91%)
since 10/30/25
52-Week
256.000 +44.80%
on 02/11/25
380.200 -2.50%
on 10/16/25
+107.990 (+41.11%)
since 01/30/25

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LEZ26 : 234.000s (-0.20%)
LEV26 : 234.025s (-0.27%)
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GFQ26 : 360.650s (+0.04%)
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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Relative Strength just crossed above 70%. The market has entered overbought territory.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 370.690
2nd Resistance Point 370.690
1st Resistance Point 370.690
Last Price 370.690s
1st Support Level 370.690
2nd Support Level 370.690
3rd Support Level 370.690

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52-Week High 380.200
Last Price 370.690s
Fibonacci 61.8% 332.756
Fibonacci 50% 318.100
Fibonacci 38.2% 303.444
52-Week Low 256.000

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