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Feeder Cattle Aug '24 (GFQ24)

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Feeder Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Extending Losses to Friday

Live cattle futures are trading with 80 cent to $1.80 losses at midday. Cash trade kicked off on Thursday at $247-248 across the country, a $7-8 drop from last week. The Friday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed $248-248.50 sales on 536 of the 1,356 head. Feeder cattle futures are trading with $2.50 to $2.75 losses on Friday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back up $3.70 on July 8 to $374.45. 

Wholesale Boxed Beef prices were higher in the Friday AM report, with the Chc/Sel spread at $14.25. Choice boxes were up $3.09 at $383.90, with Select $6.16 higher to $369.63. USDA’s federally inspected cattle slaughter for Thursday was estimated at 112,000 head, taking the weekly total to 430,000 head. That is down 3,000 from the previous week and 35,480 head below the same week last year.

Aug 26 Live Cattle  are at $234.450, down $0.800,

Oct 26 Live Cattle  are at $229.925, down $1.675,

Dec 26 Live Cattle  are at $229.750, down $1.800,

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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
$6,270/5,700
First Notice Date
08/29/24
Expiration Date
08/30/24 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jun 30, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
16,775 (+864)
15,092 (+969)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
25,418 (-464)
22,203 (+901)
Producers - Long / Short
7,657 (+532)
12,617 (+937)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
7,616 (+217)
973 (-83)
Managed Money - Long / Short
23,024 (-54)
7,417 (+34)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
2,394 (-410)
14,786 (+867)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
237.075 +2.48%
on 08/20/24
257.750 -5.74%
on 07/31/24
-14.025 (-5.46%)
since 07/30/24
3-Month
237.075 +2.48%
on 08/20/24
263.900 -7.94%
on 07/03/24
-16.125 (-6.22%)
since 05/30/24

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GFQ26 : 354.600s (-0.44%)
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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 242.950
2nd Resistance Point 242.950
1st Resistance Point 242.950
Last Price 242.950s
1st Support Level 242.950
2nd Support Level 242.950
3rd Support Level 242.950

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52-Week High 282.925
Fibonacci 61.8% 262.517
Fibonacci 50% 256.212
Fibonacci 38.2% 249.908
Last Price 242.950s
52-Week Low 229.500

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