Feeder Cattle Nov '26 (GFX26)
Feeder Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary
Live cattle futures headed into the weekend with weakness on Friday, as contracts were down 45 cents to $1.30. October fell $6.20 last week. Open interest was up 2,465 contracts on Friday. Cash trade picked up later in the week, with $222 sales across the country. Feeder cattle futures slipped back $1.55 to $1.97 to close Friday, with September down $8.12 this week. Open interest was up 2,250 contracts. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down another 67 cents on August 27 to $332.80.
Commitment of Traders data showed managed money trimming another 4,073 contracts from their net long in live cattle futures and options to 57,441 contracts as of Tuesday. In feeder cattle futures and options specs cut back 1,784 contracts from their net long to just 5,714 contracts in the week of August 25.
On Friday, President Trump posted that “in order to break this powerful (packer) monopoly, with much of its ownership based outside the U.S., I am authorizing legal documents to be drawn in... Read more
Barchart · 30 minutes ago
Traders this will week will be digesting how announcements from President Donald Trump will move cattle prices.
ONE44 Analytics · 59 minutes ago
Educational and Actionable information using Fibonacci and W.D. Gann analysis.
Barchart · Mon Aug 31, 7:30AM CDT
Lean hog futures posted 90 cent to $1.27 gains to close out Friday, as October was up $1.02 on the week. Open interest was up 2,289 contracts. USDA’s...
Barchart · Mon Aug 31, 7:30AM CDT
Live cattle futures headed into the weekend with weakness on Friday, as contracts were down 45 cents to $1.30. October fell $6.20 last week. Open interest...
Walsh Trading · Fri Aug 28, 4:45PM CDT
Early short-cover attempt fails
Barchart · Fri Aug 28, 4:36PM CDT
Lean hog futures were 90 cents to $1.27 higher to close Friday, with October up $1.02 on the week, led by the Friday strength. USDA’s national base hog...
Barchart · 13 minutes ago
Cisco Systems has outperformed the Telecommunications industry over the past year, and analysts are cautiously optimistic about the stock’s prospects....
Barchart · 15 minutes ago
Accenture has notably underperformed the Technology sector over the past year, but analysts are cautiously optimistic about the stock’s prospects.
Barchart · 21 minutes ago
Walt Disney has underperformed the Dow over the past year, but analysts are highly optimistic about the stock’s prospects.
Barchart · 23 minutes ago
Cisco and Supermicro are expanding their roles in AI infrastructure, but their vastly different risk profiles could make one stock a much more attractive...
Barchart · 26 minutes ago
Danaher has underperformed the Nasdaq over the past year, but analysts are highly optimistic about the stock’s prospects.
Barchart · 29 minutes ago
The dollar index (DXY00 ) is down by -0.16% today. The dollar is modestly lower today, consolidating below last Friday’s 2-week high. Today’s rally...
Barchart · 31 minutes ago
Traders this will week will be digesting how announcements from President Donald Trump will move cattle prices.
Barchart · 36 minutes ago
Adobe has notably underperformed the S&P 500 over the past year, and analysts are cautious about the stock’s prospects.