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Feeder Cattle Oct '22 (GFV22)

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Feeder Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Rally Resuming on Wednesday

Live cattle futures are up $1.45 to $1.72 so far on Wednesday. Cash trade has yet to develop this week, as sales came in at $258-260 last week. The Wednesday morning, Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 1,636 head offered, with bids at $255. Feeders are the leaders, with contracts $4.97 to $6.65 higher at midday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up $2.44 on June 22 to $373.00. 

Wholesale Boxed Beef prices were mixed in the Wednesday AM report, with the Chc/Sel spread at $21.08. Choice boxes were up 63 cents to $400.94, while Select was $1.20 lower at $379.86. USDA’s federally inspected cattle slaughter for Tuesday was estimated at 110,000 head, with the weekly total at 216,000 head. That was up 8,000 from the previous week but 12,895 head below the same week last year.

Jun 26 Live Cattle  are at $256.600, up $1.450,

Aug 26 Live Cattle  are at $247.725, up $1.725,

Oct 26 Live Cattle  are at $241.450, up $1.700,

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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
10/27/22
Expiration Date
10/28/22 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Feeder Cattle Oct '22
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Oct Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jun 16, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
14,538 (-3)
13,120 (+888)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
24,442 (+2,477)
20,341 (-19)
Producers - Long / Short
6,867 (-205)
10,645 (+734)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
6,293 (+15)
1,097 (-33)
Managed Money - Long / Short
21,263 (+1,833)
7,907 (-131)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
3,179 (+644)
12,434 (+112)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
171.450 +2.57%
on 10/10/22
178.200 -1.32%
on 09/30/22
+0.850 (+0.49%)
since 09/28/22
3-Month
171.450 +2.57%
on 10/10/22
190.200 -7.54%
on 08/17/22
-6.875 (-3.76%)
since 07/28/22
52-Week
168.875 +4.13%
on 05/23/22
190.200 -7.54%
on 08/17/22
+3.800 (+2.21%)
since 10/28/21

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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 175.850
2nd Resistance Point 175.850
1st Resistance Point 175.850
Last Price 175.850s
1st Support Level 175.850
2nd Support Level 175.850
3rd Support Level 175.850

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52-Week High 190.200
Fibonacci 61.8% 182.054
Fibonacci 50% 179.538
Fibonacci 38.2% 177.021
Last Price 175.850s
52-Week Low 168.875

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