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Feeder Cattle Pit May '24 (FCK24)

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Feeder Cattle (Pit) Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Diverge on Thursday

Live cattle futures edged out higher on Thursday, with contracts up 10 to 20 cents in the front months, with deferreds 32 to 92 cents higher. Cash trade has yet to be reported so far this week. Thursday morning’s Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 1,224 head, with bids at $238. Feeder cattle futures were down $1 to $1.75 on the day, as strength in the corn market added some pressure. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down another 34 cents to $368.59 on March 4. 

The weekly Export Sales report from USDA showed a total of just 11,163 MT of beef sold in the week ending on February 26, a calendar year low. Japan was the top buyer of 3,300 MT, with 2,300 MT sold to South Korea. Shipments were up to 14,914 MT in that week, which was the second largest for 2026.The largest destination was South Korea at 5,000 MT, with 3,700 MT to Japan.

Wholesale Boxed Beef prices were higher in the Thursday afternoon report, with the Chc/Sel spread narrowing to $6.28. Choi... Read more

Contract Specifications

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Contract
Feeder Cattle [Pit]
Contract Size
50,000 pounds
Tick Size
0.00025 per pound ($12.50 per contract)
Trading Hours
8:30a.m. - 1:02p.m. CST
Exchange
CME
Point Value
$500
Expiration Date
03/25/24 (expired)

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Feeder Cattle Pit May '24
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
252.625 unch
on 03/25/24
261.575 -3.42%
on 02/26/24
-9.450 (-3.61%)
since 02/23/24
3-Month
234.450 +7.75%
on 12/28/23
262.075 -3.61%
on 02/23/24
+18.675 (+7.98%)
since 12/22/23

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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 252.625
2nd Resistance Point 252.625
1st Resistance Point 252.625
Last Price 252.625s
1st Support Level 252.625
2nd Support Level 252.625
3rd Support Level 252.625

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52-Week High 275.775
Fibonacci 61.8% 253.552
Last Price 252.625s
Fibonacci 50% 246.688
Fibonacci 38.2% 239.823
52-Week Low 217.600

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