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Feeder Cattle Apr '25 (GFJ25)

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Feeder Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Close with Thursday Losses

Live cattle rounded out a weaker Thursday session with contracts down $5 to $6.20. The Thursday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 1,602 head offered, with bids of $235-236. Cash movement has been quiet this week. Feeder cattle futures were down $6 to $7.50 in the front months on the Thursday session. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back up 59 cents to $375.16 on February 4.

Late on Wednesday, workers at the Greeley, CO JBS plant (~5,000 hd/day) voted to authorize a strike, though they did not give specifics on a timeline of when said strike would begin.

USDA reported 19,748 MT of beef sold in the week ending on 1/29. That was the largest so far in the calendar year. South Korea was the largest buyer of 7,600 MT, with 6,300 MT sold to Japan. Shipments were tallied at just 12,992 MT, which was 3.32% above the previous week, but down 34.53% from the same week last year. Of that total, 4,400 MT was headed to South Korea, with 3,800 MT shipped to Japan... Read more

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 Jan 27, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
15,190 (+119)
17,818 (+395)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
32,841 (+879)
24,166 (-154)
Producers - Long / Short
7,858 (+51)
15,205 (+475)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
5,633 (+210)
914 (+62)
Managed Money - Long / Short
26,201 (+968)
7,336 (-492)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
6,640 (-89)
16,830 (+338)
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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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LEM26 : 232.200s (-2.12%)
LEJ26 : 235.600s (-2.56%)
LEG26 : 235.250s (-2.19%)
GFJ26 : 360.500s (-1.90%)
GFH26 : 364.075s (-1.62%)
GFK26 : 356.200s (-2.08%)

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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