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Feeder Cattle Nov '26 (GFX26)

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Feeder Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Bounce Higher Ahead of Cattle on Feed Report

Live cattle futures were rallying into the close, with gains of 77 cents to $1.72 on the day, as April was $3.15 higher this week. Cash trade settled in late with $235-236 sales in the North and $235 in the South. The Friday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed $370 dressed sales on just 38 of the 1,026 head offered, with other bids of $233-235. Feeder cattle futures were in rally mode, up $32.22 to $3.42 at the close, with March $8.27 higher this week. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up another $1.37 to $362.06 on March 19. 

Cattle on Feed data from Friday afternoon showed a total of 1.611 million head of feeders placed in lots over 1,000 head during February, a 3.67% increase yr/yr. Marketings totaled 1.522 million head, down 7.8% vs. last year. That took the March 1 on feed inventory to 11.549 million head, a 0.24% drop yr/yr and compares to a 1.86% decline on Feb 1.

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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
$6,600/6,000
First Notice Date
11/19/26 (243 days)
Expiration Date
11/19/26 (243 days)

Seasonal Chart

Feeder Cattle Nov '26
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Nov Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Mar 17, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
15,606 (-267)
17,803 (-309)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
29,500 (+669)
20,627 (-12)
Producers - Long / Short
8,089 (-822)
14,906 (-540)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
5,403 (+354)
783 (+30)
Managed Money - Long / Short
24,691 (+38)
5,317 (-624)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
4,809 (+631)
15,310 (+612)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
331.125 +3.21%
on 03/12/26
354.850 -3.69%
on 02/23/26
-10.700 (-3.04%)
since 02/20/26
3-Month
326.975 +4.52%
on 12/24/25
356.925 -4.25%
on 02/19/26
+14.675 (+4.49%)
since 12/19/25

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 348.258
2nd Resistance Point 345.467
1st Resistance Point 343.608
Last Price 341.750s
1st Support Level 338.958
2nd Support Level 336.167
3rd Support Level 334.308

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52-Week High 356.925
Last Price 341.750s
Fibonacci 61.8% 329.068
Fibonacci 50% 320.462
Fibonacci 38.2% 311.857
52-Week Low 284.000

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