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Feeder Cattle Jan '17 (GFF17)

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Feeder Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Traders Look To Square Up Ahead of Friday Report

Live cattle futures posted steady to 20 cent higher trade across all but the nearby October contract, which was down 50 cents. Cash trade has yet to kick off this week. This morning’s Central Stockyards online Fed Cattle Exchange auction showed no sales on the 1,354 head listed, with bids of $178 to $179 and asks of $183-184.  Feeder cattle futures were down 80 cents to 7 cents higher at the close. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back down a nickel at $243.39 on September 17. 

Friday’s Cattle on Feed report is expected to show August placements down 1% from a year ago, with August marketings dropping 3.4% according to a Reuters survey of analysts. September 1 on feed estimates are running up 0.9% from 2023.

USDA wholesale Boxed Beef prices lower in the Wednesday afternoon report. Choice boxes were down another $2.53 at $301.38, with Select $2.47 lower @ $289.75. The Chc/Select spread widened to $11.63. USDA estimated Wednesday’s federally inspected cattle slaughter at 12... 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
$4,537/4,125
First Notice Date
01/26/17
Expiration Date
01/26/17 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Feeder Cattle Jan '17
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Jan Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Sep 10, 2024

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Commercials - Long / Short
16,131 (+220)
8,236 (-455)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
11,532 (-588)
17,926 (+841)
Producers - Long / Short
12,378 (+342)
5,434 (-430)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
2,401 (-68)
1,450 (+29)
Managed Money - Long / Short
8,335 (-800)
10,943 (+546)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
3,197 (+212)
6,983 (+295)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
127.250 +3.60%
on 01/09/17
133.200 -1.03%
on 01/20/17
+1.100 (+0.84%)
since 12/23/16
3-Month
114.950 +14.68%
on 11/07/16
133.200 -1.03%
on 01/20/17
+13.475 (+11.39%)
since 10/26/16

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LEV24 : 179.575 (+0.72%)
LEZ24 : 181.275 (+0.79%)
LEG25 : 182.475 (+0.77%)
GFU24 : 245.125 (+0.95%)
GFV24 : 243.650 (+1.54%)
GFX24 : 241.200 (+1.29%)

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 132.358
1st Resistance Point 132.092
Last Price 131.825s
1st Support Level 131.667
2nd Support Level 131.508
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 150.150
Fibonacci 61.8% 135.061
Last Price 131.825s
Fibonacci 50% 130.400
Fibonacci 38.2% 125.739
52-Week Low 110.650

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