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 Aug '23 (GFQ23)

[[ 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 Look to Thursday Trade

Live cattle futures closed out the Wednesday session with losses of 27 to 95 cents. Wednesday morning’s Central Stockyards Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 2,636 head listed, with bids hitting $182-183. A few sales of $187 were reported in the WCB. Feeder cattle futures were down 70 cents to $1.62 on Wednesday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up 73 cents at $249.48 on October 8. 

USDA wholesale Boxed Beef prices were higher in the Wednesday PM report. Choice boxes were up $1.34 to $308.18/cwt, with Select 2 cents higher @ $288.63. The Chc/Select spread widened to $19.55. USDA estimated Wednesday’s federally inspected cattle slaughter at 125,000 head, bringing the weekly total to 359,000 head. That is 8,000 head below the previous week and down 17,989 head from the week last year.

Oct 24 Live Cattle  closed at $188.200, down $0.275,

Dec 24 Live Cattle  closed at $187.225, down $0.650,

Feb 25 Live Cattle  closed at $188.175, down $0.775... 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
08/31/23
Expiration Date
09/01/23 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Feeder Cattle Aug '23
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Aug Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Oct 1, 2024

View Chart Details
Commercials - Long / Short
14,240 (-1,502)
9,260 (+400)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
14,279 (+1,283)
14,451 (-2,190)
Producers - Long / Short
10,344 (-1,282)
6,603 (+635)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
2,685 (-56)
1,446 (-71)
Managed Money - Long / Short
12,326 (+2,300)
7,523 (-1,452)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
1,953 (-1,017)
6,928 (-738)
Get Realtime - Quotes and Charts for Futures Traders. Learn More >>

Price Performance

See More
Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
243.400 +2.27%
on 08/17/23
250.950 -0.80%
on 08/29/23
+0.455 (+0.18%)
since 08/01/23
3-Month
226.700 +9.81%
on 06/21/23
251.300 -0.94%
on 07/12/23
+7.280 (+3.01%)
since 06/01/23
52-Week
193.850 +28.41%
on 10/10/22
251.300 -0.94%
on 07/12/23
+49.680 (+24.93%)
since 09/01/22

More Feeder Cattle Quotes

All Futures Prices
Please wait...

Most Recent Stories

More News
Livestock Markets Retreat

Livestock futures catch their breath in Wednesday’s trade. A healthy correction or more pressure to come?

Cattle Look to Thursday Trade

Live cattle futures closed out the Wednesday session with losses of 27 to 95 cents. Wednesday morning’s Central Stockyards Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 2,636 head listed,...

LEG25 : 188.050 (-0.07%)
LEV24 : 187.975 (-0.12%)
LEZ24 : 187.325 (+0.05%)
GFV24 : 249.225 (-0.02%)
GFX24 : 248.625 (-0.02%)
GFF25 : 245.675 (-0.08%)
Hogs Show Losses on Wednesday

Lean hog futures saw losses of 20 cents to $1.60 on Wednesday. The national average base hog price was reported at $75.16 on Wednesday afternoon, down $1.32 from the previous day. The CME Lean Hog Index...

HEV24 : 84.000 (+0.09%)
HEZ24 : 75.775 (+0.26%)
HEG25 : 79.500 (+0.06%)
Live Cattle has a number of technical and fundamental indicators that are at extreme levels

Live Cattle is historically a negative carry market but has been in positive territory for the past 16 weeks. Over the past year the carry yield is (2.5%) which is well below the 3 year carry yield of...

Pure Hedge - Livestock and Grain

Livestock Markets - Lower. Grains - Higher. Before the WASDE Report on Friday

Cattle Fall Back on Wednesday

Live cattle futures closed out the Wednesday session with losses of 27 to 95 cents. This morning’s Central Stockyards Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 2,636 head listed, with...

LEG25 : 188.050 (-0.07%)
LEV24 : 187.975 (-0.12%)
LEZ24 : 187.325 (+0.05%)
GFV24 : 249.225 (-0.02%)
GFX24 : 248.625 (-0.02%)
GFF25 : 245.675 (-0.08%)
Hogs See Midweek Pullback

Lean hog futures saw losses of 20 cents to $1.60 on Wednesday. The national average base hog price was reported at $75.16 on Wednesday afternoon, down $1.32 from the previous day. The CME Lean Hog Index...

HEV24 : 84.000 (+0.09%)
HEZ24 : 75.775 (+0.26%)
HEG25 : 79.500 (+0.06%)
Are Cattle Futures Running Out of Gas?

Cattle futures got hit hard in August but have made that ground back over the last month. Is it time to start looking back at the short side?

Shootin' the Bull about definitive price action.

Price action today is weighted as definitive.  Fats posted an outside reversal and dark shadow on the candlestick charts.

Broiler Hatchery

Broiler Hatchery - 2024-10-09

Z8Y00 : 116.50s (unch)
WDF25 : 3,471s (unch)

Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 248.930
2nd Resistance Point 248.930
1st Resistance Point 248.930
Last Price 248.930s
1st Support Level 248.930
2nd Support Level 248.930
3rd Support Level 248.930

See More

52-Week High 251.300
Last Price 248.930s
Fibonacci 61.8% 229.354
Fibonacci 50% 222.575
Fibonacci 38.2% 215.796
52-Week Low 193.850

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