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Feeder Cattle Apr '25 (GFJ25)

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Feeder Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Trading with Weakness on Wednesday

Live cattle futures are down $2.30 to $2.65 across most contracts at midday. Very light cash trade was reported on Tuesday in the North at $227, but not enough for a full market test. There were a few bids of 227-228 in the Wednesday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction, with $229-232 bids using the BidTheGridâ„¢ method. Feeder cattle futures are down $3.45 to $4.30 across the front months on Wednesday with nearby November down a tick. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back down $1.61 to $342.76 on November 10.

USDA Wholesale Boxed Beef prices were mixed Wednesday AM print, tightening the Chc/Sel spread to $13.89. Choice boxes were down $3.24 to $375.98, while Select was $2.01 higher at $362.09. USDA federally inspected cattle slaughter for Tuesday was at 116,000 head, with the weekly total at 229,000. That is 2,000 head above last week and 5,686 head below the same week last year. 

Dec 25 Live Cattle  are at $224.550, down $2.650,

Feb 26 Live Cattle  are at $224... 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
$6,600/6,000
First Notice Date
04/17/25
Expiration Date
04/17/25 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Sep 23, 2025

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Commercials - Long / Short
14,433 (-577)
21,670 (-1,292)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
37,913 (-872)
20,643 (+857)
Producers - Long / Short
9,138 (-367)
18,485 (-763)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
3,873 (-99)
1,763 (-418)
Managed Money - Long / Short
31,391 (-1,068)
7,518 (+471)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
6,522 (+196)
13,125 (+386)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
273.100 +7.41%
on 04/07/25
293.750 -0.14%
on 04/17/25
+9.150 (+3.22%)
since 03/17/25
3-Month
262.900 +11.58%
on 02/11/25
293.750 -0.14%
on 04/17/25
+25.225 (+9.41%)
since 01/17/25

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GFF26 : 327.475s (-0.51%)
GFX25 : 339.025s (+0.40%)
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LEJ26 : 224.500s (-0.59%)
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LEZ25 : 225.275s (-0.85%)
GFF26 : 327.475s (-0.51%)
GFX25 : 339.025s (+0.40%)
GFH26 : 321.025s (-0.71%)
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HEZ25 : 80.625s (-2.09%)
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HEG26 : 81.525s (-2.04%)
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HEJ26 : 85.550s (-1.72%)
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Live cattle futures are down 7 to 65 cents in the front months so far on Tuesday, giving back some of the Monday limit gains. Last week’s cash trade was reported at $225-230 in the north, with $230-232...

LEJ26 : 224.500s (-0.59%)
LEG26 : 224.975s (-0.63%)
LEZ25 : 225.275s (-0.85%)
GFF26 : 327.475s (-0.51%)
GFX25 : 339.025s (+0.40%)
GFH26 : 321.025s (-0.71%)

Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 294.283
2nd Resistance Point 294.017
1st Resistance Point 293.683
Last Price 293.350s
1st Support Level 293.083
2nd Support Level 292.817
3rd Support Level 292.483

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52-Week High 293.750
Last Price 293.350s
Fibonacci 61.8% 267.678
Fibonacci 50% 259.625
Fibonacci 38.2% 251.571
52-Week Low 225.500

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