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Feeder Cattle Sep '25 (GFU25)

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Feeder Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Close Mixed on Thursday

Live cattle futures were down 12 to 72 cents at Thursday’s close, with some deferreds higher. Cash trade has seen a few cattle exchange hands at $232 so far this week on thin volume. The Wednesday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 1,228 head, with bids of $230-230.50. Feeder cattle futures were down 50 cents in nearby January, with most other contracts facing weakness. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down $2.18 to $365.23 on January 21.

The monthly Cattle on Feed report will be out on Friday afternoon, with traders looking for December placements down 6.5% and marketing up 1.5% yr/yr. January 1 on feed inventory is seen down 3.2%.

USDA’s wholesale Boxed Beef report from Thursday afternoon were mixed, with the Chc/Sel spread widening to $5.72. Choice boxes were up $1.34 to $365.89, while Select was 72 cents lower at $361.73. Thursday’s USDA federally inspected cattle slaughter was estimated at 114,000 head, with the weekly total at 447,000. That wa... 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
09/25/25
Expiration Date
09/25/25 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jan 13, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
15,333 (+748)
16,359 (-425)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
31,696 (-568)
24,697 (+777)
Producers - Long / Short
8,047 (+574)
13,981 (-164)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
5,712 (+444)
804 (+9)
Managed Money - Long / Short
24,957 (-243)
7,909 (+100)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
6,739 (-325)
16,788 (+677)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
349.725 +4.38%
on 09/12/25
370.000 -1.34%
on 08/27/25
-0.010 (unch)
since 08/26/25
3-Month
303.350 +20.34%
on 06/27/25
370.000 -1.34%
on 08/27/25
+61.665 (+20.33%)
since 06/26/25
52-Week
244.000 +49.61%
on 11/01/24
370.000 -1.34%
on 08/27/25
+115.990 (+46.57%)
since 09/26/24

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 365.040
2nd Resistance Point 365.040
1st Resistance Point 365.040
Last Price 365.040s
1st Support Level 365.040
2nd Support Level 365.040
3rd Support Level 365.040

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52-Week High 370.000
Last Price 365.040s
Fibonacci 61.8% 321.868
Fibonacci 50% 307.000
Fibonacci 38.2% 292.132
52-Week Low 244.000

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