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Feeder Cattle Mar '24 (GFH24)

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Feeder Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Rally Ahead of Cattle on Feed Release

Live cattle futures closed out the week with Thursday gains of $1.175 to $2.75, as June rounded out the short week with a $7.27 pop higher Cash trade picked up on Thursday, with sales of $208-210 in the South and $212 in the North. That would be up $4-6 from last week. Feeder cattle posted $1.42 to $2.45 gains, with expiring April up $3.40. May was up $8.145 this week. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back up $5.54 on April 16, with the average price at $293.57. The markets will be closed on Good Friday.

This afternoon’s Cattle on Feed report from USDA showed March placements 5.08% from last year at 1.841 million head. March marketings were up 1.05% at 1.725 million head. April 1 cattle on feed inventory was down 1.59% to 11.638 million head. A breakdown on steers and heifers was released this month, with 4.38 million head of heifers in feed, which is 37.64% of the total and the lowest out of the last 5 years. 

Export Sales data indicated a total of 17,470 MT beef sold in... 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
03/28/24
Expiration Date
03/28/24 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Feeder Cattle Mar '24
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Mar Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Apr 8, 2025

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Commercials - Long / Short
10,758 (-971)
16,469 (-2,099)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
35,712 (-6,741)
18,161 (-1,922)
Producers - Long / Short
5,770 (-1,012)
12,580 (-3,074)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
3,386 (+358)
2,287 (+1,292)
Managed Money - Long / Short
32,258 (-5,586)
5,307 (-625)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
3,454 (-1,155)
12,854 (-1,297)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
246.525 +0.50%
on 03/14/24
253.075 -2.10%
on 03/04/24
-1.850 (-0.74%)
since 02/28/24
3-Month
222.725 +11.24%
on 12/29/23
254.900 -2.81%
on 02/26/24
+24.625 (+11.04%)
since 12/28/23

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Cattle Rally Ahead of Cattle on Feed Release

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LEQ25 : 200.125s (+0.59%)
LEJ25 : 209.825s (+1.33%)
LEM25 : 204.075s (+0.99%)
GFK25 : 286.850s (+0.86%)
GFQ25 : 290.875s (+0.49%)
GFU25 : 289.575s (+0.33%)
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HEK25 : 90.400s (+0.28%)
HEM25 : 98.025s (+0.08%)
HEN25 : 98.100s (+0.20%)
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Cattle on Feed - 2025-04-17

GFQ25 : 290.875s (+0.49%)
LEM25 : 204.075s (+0.99%)
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Cattle Extending Gains Ahead of Cattle on Feed Release

Live cattle futures are trading with 67 cent to $1.90 gains on Thursday. Cash business has been relatively quiet this week, with some $208 bids showing up in NE. Wednesday morning’s Central Stockyards...

LEQ25 : 200.125s (+0.59%)
LEJ25 : 209.825s (+1.33%)
LEM25 : 204.075s (+0.99%)
GFK25 : 286.850s (+0.86%)
GFQ25 : 290.875s (+0.49%)
GFU25 : 289.575s (+0.33%)

Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 248.525
2nd Resistance Point 248.150
1st Resistance Point 247.950
Last Price 247.750s
1st Support Level 247.375
2nd Support Level 247.000
3rd Support Level 246.800

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52-Week High 270.100
Last Price 247.750s
Fibonacci 61.8% 247.381
Fibonacci 50% 240.363
Fibonacci 38.2% 233.344
52-Week Low 210.625

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