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Feeder Cattle Apr '25 (GFJ25)

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Feeder Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Fading Back on Wednesday

Live cattle futures are down $1.45 to $1.75 on Wednesday. Cash trade has yet to get kicked off this week. The Wednesday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 1,024 head offered, as bids were $233-235 live and $369 in the beef. Feeder cattle futures are up 50 cents in soon to expire March, with other contracts down $1.50 to $2.15. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back up 26 cents to $361.59 on March 23. 

The Tuesday APHIS update on new world screwworm showed 33 active cases in the bordering Mexican state of Tamaulipas.

Cold Storage data was out on Tuesday afternoon, with 413.34 million lbs of beef stocks on February 28, the lowest since 2014.

Wholesale Boxed Beef prices were mixed in the Wednesday morning report, with the Chc/Sel heading to an inverted $5.03. Choice boxes collapsed $7.91 to $392.00, while Select was $2.53 higher at $397.03. USDA estimated federally inspected cattle slaughter on Tuesday at 107,000 head, with the weekly total at 212... 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 Mar 17, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
15,606 (-267)
17,803 (-309)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
29,500 (+669)
20,627 (-12)
Producers - Long / Short
8,089 (-822)
14,906 (-540)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
5,403 (+354)
783 (+30)
Managed Money - Long / Short
24,691 (+38)
5,317 (-624)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
4,809 (+631)
15,310 (+612)
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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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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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