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Feeder Cattle Oct '08 (GFV08)

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Feeder Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Pulling Back on Thursday

Live cattle futures are trading with Thursday midday losses of 42 cents to $1.15. Cash trade has been limited so far, with last week at $260 to $265 across the country. The Wednesday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 1,008 head offered, with bids of $253-255. Feeder cattle futures are 12 to 40 cents lower on the day. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down $4.23 on May 25 to $367.26. 

Wholesale Boxed Beef prices were lower in the Thursday AM report, with the Chc/Sel spread at $5.16. Choice boxes were down $2.23 to $392.49, while Select was $1.96 lower at $387.33. USDA estimated federally inspected cattle slaughter for Wednesday at 110,000 head, with the weekly total at 222,000 head. That was down 20,284 head from the same post-Memorial Day week last year. 

Jun 26 Live Cattle  closed at $250.275, down $1.150,

Aug 26 Live Cattle  closed at $241.900, down $0.600,

Oct 26 Live Cattle  closed at $233.550, down $0.425,

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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
Expiration Date
10/30/08 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Feeder Cattle Oct '08
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Oct Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of May 19, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
13,917 (+470)
16,053 (+1,753)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
30,272 (+451)
23,736 (-82)
Producers - Long / Short
7,355 (+431)
13,643 (+1,599)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
5,382 (-188)
1,230 (-73)
Managed Money - Long / Short
27,459 (+272)
8,640 (-638)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
2,813 (+179)
15,096 (+556)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
95.450 +0.65%
on 10/10/08
104.200 -7.80%
on 10/01/08
-7.925 (-7.62%)
since 09/30/08
3-Month
95.450 +0.65%
on 10/10/08
118.800 -19.13%
on 08/01/08
-18.550 (-16.18%)
since 07/30/08
52-Week
95.450 +0.65%
on 10/10/08
118.800 -19.13%
on 08/01/08
-16.725 (-14.83%)
since 10/30/07

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 96.258
1st Resistance Point 96.167
Last Price 96.075s
1st Support Level 96.017
2nd Support Level 95.958
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 118.800
Fibonacci 61.8% 109.880
Fibonacci 50% 107.125
Fibonacci 38.2% 104.370
Last Price 96.075s
52-Week Low 95.450

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