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Feeder Cattle Aug '25 (GFQ25)

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Feeder Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Shrug Off Early Session Weakness at Midday

Live cattle futures are trading with $1.55 to $2.70 losses at midday, but bouncing off early session lows. Cash trade has seen a few $256 sales so far this week. The Thursday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed $256 sales. Feeder cattle futures are down $4.40 to $4.80 The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back down 14 cents to $375.19 on May 5.  

The weekly Export Sales report showed 10,005 MT of beef sold for 2026 in the week ending on April 30. That was the second lowest for the calendar year. Shipments were pegged at 14,207 MT, which was a 6-week high. 

Wholesale Boxed Beef prices were lower in the Thursday morning report, with the Chc/Sel spread at a $2.50 premium to Choice. Choice boxes were down $2.04 to $387.58, while Select was $4.55 lower at $385.08. USDA estimated federally inspected cattle slaughter for Wednesday at 108,000 head, taking the weekly total to 313,000 head. That is down 11,000 head from last week and 34,133 head below the same week last year. 

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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
08/28/25
Expiration Date
08/29/25 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Apr 28, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
15,265 (+653)
15,931 (-1,011)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
29,705 (-1,430)
22,467 (+16)
Producers - Long / Short
7,790 (+483)
13,662 (-207)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
6,227 (+1,043)
1,021 (+69)
Managed Money - Long / Short
26,033 (-1,156)
7,425 (+584)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
3,672 (-274)
15,042 (-568)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
330.200 +10.65%
on 08/01/25
366.425 -0.29%
on 08/28/25
+29.180 (+8.68%)
since 07/29/25
3-Month
298.325 +22.48%
on 05/30/25
366.425 -0.29%
on 08/28/25
+65.455 (+21.82%)
since 05/29/25

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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Relative Strength is above 70%. The market is in overbought territory. Watch for a potential trend reversal.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 365.380
2nd Resistance Point 365.380
1st Resistance Point 365.380
Last Price 365.380s
1st Support Level 365.380
2nd Support Level 365.380
3rd Support Level 365.380

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52-Week High 366.425
Last Price 365.380s
Fibonacci 61.8% 316.650
Fibonacci 50% 301.275
Fibonacci 38.2% 285.900
52-Week Low 236.125

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