Your browser of choice has not been tested for use with Barchart.com. If you have issues, please download one of the browsers listed here.
Stocks | Futures | Watchlist | News | More
or

Feeder Cattle Apr '25 (GFJ25)

[[ item.lastPrice ]] [[ item.priceChange ]] ([[ item.percentChange ]]) [[ item.tradeTime ]] [CME]
[[ item.bidPrice ]] x [[ item.bidSize ]] [[ item.askPrice ]] x [[ item.askSize ]]
[[ rootItem.symbol ]]underlying price [[ rootItem.lastPrice ]] [[ rootItem.priceChange ]] ([[ rootItem.percentChange ]]) [[ rootItem.tradeTime ]]
Quote Overview for [[ item.sessionDateDisplayLong ]]
[[ rowChartData.labelLow ]]
[[ rowChartData.lowPriceFormatted ]]
[[ rowChartData.lowPrice ]]
[[ rowChartData.labelHigh ]]
[[ rowChartData.highPriceFormatted ]]
[[ rowChartData.highPrice ]]
since [[ rowChartData.lowDate ]]
since [[ rowChartData.highDate ]]
[[ value ]] [[ value ]]

Feeder Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Close Mixed on Friday

Live cattle futures settled the Friday session with contracts up 22 cents to 40 cents lower. February slipped back down $2.025 from last Friday. Cash trade this week came in at $200-201 in the South, with sales reported of $202-205 on NE. Feeder cattle futures were 5 to 32 cents higher in the front months, with deferreds down 7 to 50 cents. January was up $1.15 this week. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back down $1.25 from the day prior at $277.06 on January 16.

Large managed money spec traders in live cattle futures and options added 3,965 contracts to their net long as of last Tuesday, to 147,421 contracts. Speculators in feeder cattle futures and options added 2,365 contracts in the week of January 14 to a new record net long of 28,749 contracts. 

USDA wholesale Boxed Beef prices were mixed in the Friday PM report, with the Chc/Sel spread tightening to $13.86. Choice boxes were up 28 cents at $333.69/cwt, with Select 45 cents higher @ $319.83. USDA estimated federall... Read more

Contract Specifications

See More
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
04/17/25 (86 days)
Expiration Date
04/17/25 (86 days)

Seasonal Chart

Feeder Cattle Apr '25
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Apr Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jan 14, 2025

View Chart Details
Commercials - Long / Short
13,774 (-1,193)
20,285 (+261)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
36,209 (+2,929)
18,429 (+1,336)
Producers - Long / Short
10,119 (+243)
17,131 (+512)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
2,100 (-1,641)
1,599 (-456)
Managed Money - Long / Short
31,922 (+2,885)
5,154 (+709)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
4,287 (+44)
13,275 (+627)
Get Realtime - Quotes and Charts for Futures Traders. Learn More >>

Price Performance

See More
Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
254.900 +5.19%
on 12/19/24
271.825 -1.36%
on 01/10/25
+8.750 (+3.37%)
since 12/17/24
3-Month
238.875 +12.24%
on 10/31/24
271.825 -1.36%
on 01/10/25
+23.875 (+9.77%)
since 10/17/24

More Feeder Cattle Quotes

All Futures Prices
Please wait...

Most Recent Stories

More News
Walsh Gamma Trader

Low-Cost Options, With Limited Risk

Soybeans are Holding Key Levels Below, is 1095.00 Next

Educational and Actionable information using Fibonacci and W.D. Gann analysis.

ZSH25 : 1050-6 (+1.62%)
Pure Hedge - Livestock and Grain

The Art of the Hedge

Cattle Close Mixed on Friday

Live cattle futures settled the Friday session with contracts up 22 cents to 40 cents lower. February slipped back down $2.025 from last Friday. Cash trade this week came in at $200-201 in the South, with...

LEM25 : 192.200s (+0.12%)
LEG25 : 196.750s (+0.08%)
LEJ25 : 197.500s (-0.09%)
GFF25 : 273.500s (+0.02%)
GFH25 : 268.050s (+0.12%)
GFJ25 : 268.125s (-0.03%)
Hogs Fall Lower on Friday

Lean hog futures fell back 65 cents to $2.22 on the Friday session, with Feb slipping down $1.425 on the week. The national average base hog negotiated price was reported at $78.50 on Friday afternoon,...

HEG25 : 81.125s (-1.43%)
HEJ25 : 88.325s (-2.46%)
HEK25 : 93.100s (-2.31%)
Cattle Gameplan February 2025

Hedging Opportunity

Shootin'the Bull about tiger traps and input costs

Feed and fuel costs are now sharply higher over just a few weeks ago.  Throw in the tremendous rise in retail interest rates and it appears that once again, some of the most expensive beef is being produced...

Cattle Back Higher on Friday

Live cattle futures are back up 45 to 95 cents so far on Friday. Cash trade this week came in at $200-201 in the South, with sales reported of $202-205 on NE. Feeder cattle futures are 30 to 85 cents higher...

LEM25 : 192.200s (+0.12%)
LEG25 : 196.750s (+0.08%)
LEJ25 : 197.500s (-0.09%)
GFF25 : 273.500s (+0.02%)
GFH25 : 268.050s (+0.12%)
GFJ25 : 268.125s (-0.03%)
Hogs Falling on Friday

Lean hog futures are trading with Friday losses of 80 cents to $2. The national average base hog negotiated price was reported at $78.08 on Friday morning, down $2.36 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog...

HEG25 : 81.125s (-1.43%)
HEJ25 : 88.325s (-2.46%)
HEK25 : 93.100s (-2.31%)

Barchart Trading Guide

The Barchart Trading Guide is a Buy Signal with a Average Signal Strength.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 272.050
2nd Resistance Point 270.575
1st Resistance Point 269.350
Last Price 268.125s
1st Support Level 266.650
2nd Support Level 265.175
3rd Support Level 263.950

See More

52-Week High 271.825
Last Price 268.125s
Fibonacci 61.8% 254.129
Fibonacci 50% 248.663
Fibonacci 38.2% 243.196
52-Week Low 225.500

See More

Solutions for Ag Professionals barchart.com/cmdty
Data and Statistics for Meats
Explore Data
cmdtyView Pro for Livestock Professionals
Start Free Trial
We help Ag Professionals make better decisions
Learn Now
Want to use this as
your default charts setting?
Save this setup as a Chart Templates
Switch the Market flag
for targeted data from your country of choice.
Open the menu and switch the
Market flag for targeted data from your country of choice.
Want Streaming Chart Updates?
Switch your Site Preferences
to use Interactive Charts
Need More Chart Options?
Right-click on the chart to open the Interactive Chart menu.
Use your up/down arrows to move through the symbols.

Free Barchart Webinar