Feeder Cattle Aug '26 (GFQ26)
Feeder Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary
Live cattle futures are falling $1.22 to $2.15 at midday. Cash trade from last week was been $260 to $265 across the country, with late sales slipping to $258-260. Feeder cattle futures are slipping back $2 to $2.35 on Tuesday, fading off the early gains. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down $2.52 to $368.20 on May 21.Â
CFTC data showed managed money trimming just 773 contracts from their net long in live cattle futures and options as of Tuesday, taking it to 130,113 contracts. In feeder cattle futures and options, specs were adding back some length (mainly via fewer shorts), adding 1,194 contracts to their net long to 16,380 contracts.
USDA’s Cattle on Feed report showed April placements at 1.702 million head, up 5.52% vs. last year and above the +3.4% estimates. Marketings were down 10.03% from a year ago at 1.642 million head. May 1 on feed inventory was tallied at 11.584 million head, up 1.83% yr/yr. compared to estimates looking for a 1.6% increase.
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