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Feeder Cattle Aug '80 (GFQ80)

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Feeder Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Bounce into the Weekend

Live cattle saw Friday gains of $1.50 to $2.50, with February up $1.90 this week. The Friday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed $242-243 sales on 761 of the 1,602 head offered. Cash trade picked up to $240-241 in the north and $242-245 in the south.  Feeder cattle futures were up 90 cents to $3.35 in the front months on Friday, with March up $7.15 this week. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back down 69 cents to $374.47 on February 5. 

The weekly Commitment of Traders report showed a total of 8,846 contracts added to the managed money net long position in live cattle futures and options as of 2/3, taking the net long to 114,531 contracts. In Feeder cattle futures and options, specs were trimming 194 contracts from the spec net long to 16,435 contracts.

Wholesale Boxed Beef prices were higher in the Friday afternoon report, with the Chc/Sel spread narrowing to $4.80. Choice boxes were up $2.08 to $369.33, while Select was $4.16 higher at $364.53. USDA reported feder... 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
Expiration Date
08/21/80 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Feeder Cattle Aug '80
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Aug Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Feb 3, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
14,076 (-1,114)
18,342 (+524)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
31,840 (-1,001)
21,744 (-2,422)
Producers - Long / Short
6,939 (-919)
15,601 (+396)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
5,195 (-438)
799 (-115)
Managed Money - Long / Short
25,545 (-656)
7,620 (+284)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
6,295 (-345)
14,124 (-2,706)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
74.700 +1.31%
on 07/22/80
81.200 -6.80%
on 08/18/80
+0.425 (+0.56%)
since 07/21/80
3-Month
69.400 +9.04%
on 06/03/80
81.200 -6.80%
on 08/18/80
+5.400 (+7.68%)
since 05/21/80
52-Week
65.450 +15.62%
on 04/03/80
88.000 -14.01%
on 11/21/79
-8.075 (-9.64%)
since 08/21/79

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 76.625
1st Resistance Point 76.150
Last Price 75.675s
1st Support Level 75.300
2nd Support Level 74.925
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 88.000
Fibonacci 61.8% 79.386
Fibonacci 50% 76.725
Last Price 75.675s
Fibonacci 38.2% 74.064
52-Week Low 65.450

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